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Maidstone RCMP charge two for allegedly trying to rob vehicle at gunpoint
Two people from Little Pine First Nation have been charged for allegedly attempting to rob someone at gunpoint.On Aug. 29, Maidstone RCMP were called by a driver who said they pulled over next to a pa...
Sep 05, 2023
LLRIB honours influenza victims with bronze plaque near Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Stanley Mission victims of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1920 have been honoured by a bronze plaque in the northern Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) community. A ceremony was held Aug. 31 at the Holy...
Sep 05, 2023
Ottawa's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe advance to U.S. Open women's doubles semifinals
NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe have advanced to the U.S. Open women's doubles semifinals. The duo outlasted sixth seeds Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Taylor T...
Sep 05, 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico's Baja coast
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters ...
Sep 05, 2023
Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico's arid Baja California Peninsula with deadly floodwaters Sunday before moving over Southern California, where it swamped roads an...
Sep 05, 2023
Alaska couple reunited with cat 26 days after home collapsed into river swollen by glacial outburst
ANCHORAGE, ALaska (AP) - A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial-outburst flood and their c...
Sep 05, 2023
Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group's attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to st...
Sep 05, 2023
Political pressure to stop rate hikes now coming from premiers, as BoC decision nears
Two premiers have sent letters to Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem urging against another rate hike, as the provincial leaders attempt to sway the central bank's interest rate decision slated for ...
Sep 05, 2023
Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills at least 21 people and displaces more than 1,600
SAO PAULO (AP) - At least 21 people died in southern Brazil due to a fierce storm that caused floods in several cities, authorities said Tuesday. Rio Grande do Sul Gov. Eduardo Leite said the death to...
Sep 05, 2023
A gift 30 years in the making: P.A. man surprises grandma by visiting with previously-owned vehicle
A Prince Albert man may have just given his grandmother the greatest gift she's ever received.Over the Labour Day Long Weekend, Andrew Chornomitz drove down to Esterhazy to surprise his Baba Vickie us...
Sep 05, 2023