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Teacher charged with sexual exploitation in Hepburn
A 35-year-old-man has been charged after an investigation into sexual offences at Hepburn School.Rosthern RCMP said they were notified about the incidents back in June, which involved a teenage studen...
Feb 09, 2022

'Not in the clear yet': Ontario to stick with masks and COVID-19 passports
Ontario's health minister says masking will be important for some time to come even as Alberta and Saskatchewan take steps to get rid of nearly all COVID-19 public health restrictions. "We are not in ...
Feb 09, 2022

Highway 2 blocked after collision south of Highway 355
UPDATE: RCMP reported at 7:10 p.m. that the section of Highway 2 near Highway 355 has reopened.--Prince Albert RCMP is advising drivers of a collision on Highway 2 north of the city, south of the inte...
Feb 09, 2022

Sen. Denise Batters returned to national Conservative caucus after O'Toole ousted her
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Denise Batters is back in the party's national caucus one week after the leader who kicked her out was himself dumped. Batters appeared alongside MPs who gathered today in O...
Feb 09, 2022

CEBL's Fraser Valley Bandits hire former coach of Poland's men's basketball team
After turning around Poland's men's basketball team, Mike Taylor is embarking on a new adventure - coaching in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Taylor was announced Wednesday as the new head coac...
Feb 09, 2022

Snowbird kitty: Lost cat heads home to Maine - from Florida
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited - more than six years and 1,500 miles later. Denise Cilley, of Chesterville, said she was shocked to ...
Feb 09, 2022

Census data suggests Alberta economy shifting but growth expected to stay strong
EDMONTON - Once Canada's boomtown, the latest census from Statistics Canada suggests Wild Rose Country is becoming just another Canadian province. For years, Alberta enjoyed population growth that tow...
Feb 09, 2022

Kidnapping, murder charges laid in 2011 missing person investigation
Nearly 10 years after Edward (Ted) Keith Geddes was last seen, two men who were known to him are charged with kidnapping and first degree murder in relation to his death.Fifty-eight year-old Robert "B...
Feb 09, 2022

Young Toronto FC forward Ayo Akinola says recovery from knee surgery is going well
Young Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola says he is "not too far" from returning to action from surgery last August to repair an anterior cruciate ligament injured on international duty with Canada. "I'm ...
Feb 09, 2022

Month-long search for Melfort man continues
Melfort RCMP is continuing their search for a resident who hasn't been seen for over a month.Thirty-year-old Quade Ballantyne was reported missing on January 3, 2022.Those in Melfort and surrounding a...
Feb 09, 2022