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October sentencing hearing set for Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault case
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has set a sentencing hearing in October for musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault case. A jury found the Hedley frontman guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm again...
Jun 10, 2022

Bond set at $100,000 for Mich. cop who killed Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A judge set bond at $100,000 for a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya. The judge on Tuesday also entered a not-guilty...
Jun 10, 2022

'A scary situation': All Stanley Mission residents ordered to evacuate
All residents of Stanley Mission have been ordered to evacuate after the McCafe fire quickly began moving towards the community last night. The general evacuation began around 8 a.m. with registration...
Jun 10, 2022

New Canadian regulations would put warning on each cigarette, not just packaging
Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette. The move builds on Canada's mandate to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco prod...
Jun 10, 2022

UK judge nixes first legal challenge to Rwanda deportations
LONDON (AP) - A British judge has rejected a bid to ground a flight due to take more than 30 asylum-seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda next week. Judge Jonathan Swift refused a request from a group...
Jun 10, 2022

112 cases of monkeypox in Canada, all of them among men: public health officer
OTTAWA, Ill. - Canada's chief public health officer says there are now 112 cases of monkeypox across Canada and all of those infected are male. Dr. Theresa Tam told a briefing today that there are 98 ...
Jun 10, 2022

Argos' newcomer Davis looking to play in sixth straight Grey Cup contest
TORONTO - He's been a very good player throughout his CFL career, but Ja'Gared Davis has also proven to be somewhat of a good-luck charm. Every year he's been in the league with the Calgary Stampeders...
Jun 10, 2022

Lac La Ronge Regional Pride Celebration in Tri-Communities
The Lac La Ronge Region is celebrating Pride Month this June with a variety of events. June 15th will host a family friendly RuPaul's Drag Race Viewing Party with an amateur Drag King and Queen Compet...
Jun 10, 2022

SJHL Draft Day begins
It is draft day in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.Some of tomorrow's top junior hockey talent will begin their journey today in the league's first Bantam Draft since 2020, featuring a couple of...
Jun 10, 2022

Canada to welcome just 4,000 additional migrants from Americas by 2028: White House
LOS ANGELES - The White House has released details of Canada's contribution to a hemispheric effort at the Summit of the Americas to ease the pressure caused by irregular migration. The U.S. says Cana...
Jun 10, 2022