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Lou Marsh Trophy, given annually to Canada's top athlete, to be renamed
TORONTO - The trophy awarded to Canada's athlete of the year is getting a new name. The Lou Marsh Trophy has been handed to the country's top athlete, male or female, annually since 1936, with Nancy G...
Sep 26, 2022

Family wisdom and hard work carried Ottawa Senators rookie Mark Kastelic to the NHL
OTTAWA - The best piece of advice Mark Kastelic received from his grandfather was being told it's not where you start, it's where you finish. Wise words from a wise man who had plenty of hockey knowle...
Sep 26, 2022

Family of 18-year-old missing for nearly four months pleading for information
An 18-year-old has been missing from Cumberland House since May. His aunt believes he was murdered, and wants to know what happened to him.Hazel Harris, who has been the caregiver for her nephew Seth ...
Sep 26, 2022

Suspect to face murder, arson charges following triple homicide near Montreal
MONTREAL - Police say a man detained at the scene of a Montreal-area triple homicide will appear in court today to face murder and arson charges. A 38-year-old woman and her children, aged five and tw...
Sep 26, 2022

Candlelight Vigil for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The City of Melfort is hosting a Candlelight Vigil for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Garden. See the poster for details.
Sep 26, 2022

Feds lift border vaccine requirements, mandatory masks on planes and trains
Federal ministers say all COVID-19 border restrictions will be removed as of Saturday, including mandatory vaccination, testing and quarantine of international travellers, as well as the requirement f...
Sep 26, 2022

Kentucky man who shot classmates in '97 imprisoned for life
A Kentucky man who killed three fellow students and wounded five others when he was 14 years old will have to spend the rest of his life in prison without another opportunity to seek parole, the Kentu...
Sep 26, 2022

Australia hands Canada its first loss at FIBA World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia - Host Australia handed Canada's women's basketball team its first lost at the FIBA World Cup on Monday. Ezi Magbegor scored 16 points as the Aussies topped Canada 75-72 Nirra Fields...
Sep 26, 2022

13 dead, 23 wounded in school shooting in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 13 people and wounding 23 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said. The shooting took place in School N...
Sep 26, 2022

Egyptian cleric revered by Muslim Brotherhood dies at 96
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Youssef al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian cleric who was seen as the spiritual leader of the pan-Arab Muslim Brotherhood, died Monday at the age of 96, according to his official website. He ...
Sep 26, 2022