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Police say two men from Ontario arrested after shots fired at home north of Montreal
LORRAINE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two men from Ontario have been arrested after an investigation into shots fired at a home north of Montreal led to an early-morning police chase. Police s...
Jan 20, 2024

Canadian snowboarder Brearley wins World Cup gold in slopestyle
LAAX, Switzerland - Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, On...
Jan 20, 2024

Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the "rat hole"
CHICAGO (AP) - You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the "rat hole." The indentat...
Jan 20, 2024

Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. Medvedev ne...
Jan 20, 2024

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year ter...
Jan 20, 2024

EV users not fazed by bitter extreme cold says Sask. Electric Vehicle Association
The extreme cold temperatures that bit in central and northern Saskatchewan last week didn't hinder those driving their electric vehicles.As base temperatures approached the minus 40 range in the cold...
Jan 20, 2024

New Air Ronge, La Ronge urban reserves still in the works
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is continuing the process of creating new urban reserves in Air Ronge and La Ronge. The properties to be converted to reserve land include 112 La Ronge Ave., 1112 ...
Jan 20, 2024

'I would like to know why': Weldon victim during Sask. mass stabbing not specifically targeted
The only death that appeared to be random during the mass stabbing in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon was the last one. That's according to Darren Simons, the former staff ser...
Jan 20, 2024

Quebec village sends threatening legal notices to nearly one-tenth of its population
MONTREAL - The village of Ste-Ptronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders. Tourists flock to the hamlet at the tip of picturesque Orleans Island to see its French colonial architect...
Jan 20, 2024

Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians
OTTAWA - As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservati...
Jan 20, 2024