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Melfort Rotary Club donates to multiple local organizations
The Melfort Rotary Club has been busy this week, as they were presenting cheques to multiple local organizations, to help fund and promote projects and events.One thousand dollars was donated to both ...
Jan 12, 2023
Man facing 12 sexual assault charges applies to change guilty plea
A Saskatoon man claiming to be a traditional healer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women between 2013 and 2021 but now wants to change that plea.Last April, police said there were a number o...
Jan 12, 2023
B.C. tribunal orders woman to repay employer for 'time theft' while working at home
VANCOUVER - A tribunal has ordered a British Columbia accountant to pay her former employer more than $2,600 after a tracking software showed she engaged in "time theft" while working from home. The d...
Jan 12, 2023
Toronto FC signs well-travelled Norwegian forward Adama Diomande
Toronto FC has signed veteran Norwegian forward Adama Diomande through 2024 with an option for 2025. Diomande, who turns 33 next month, was with Norway's Odds BK most recently but previously played fo...
Jan 12, 2023
Food Banks confident they can keep with demand, community support still much-needed
Last year may have been the toughest year ever for Food Banks, but 2023 could be even worse.According to Second Harvest, Canada's largest food rescue organization, the demand for food services is expe...
Jan 12, 2023
'Unnecessary and damaging': Police federation criticizes Nunavut judge's comments
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The National Police Federation is criticizing comments a Nunavut judge made as he acquitted a prosecutor and RCMP officer of criminal contempt, saying the remarks were unnecessary a...
Jan 12, 2023
Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, say B.C. researchers
VANCOUVER - Toxic chemicals from toilet paper have been found in the bodies of British Columbia's endangered orcas, according to a study conducted by marine scientists. Researchers at the University o...
Jan 12, 2023
'Dangerous' Alabama tornado slams buildings, uproots trees
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city ...
Jan 12, 2023
Warm weather postpones Quebec's snowboard cross World Cup
MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, Que. - A World Cup snowboard cross event in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que., has been postponed because of warm temperatures and lack of snow. The "Bataille Royale," scheduled for Feb. 4-5, w...
Jan 12, 2023
Stellato-Dudek aiming for first Canadian figure skating, at age 39
OSHAWA, Ont. - Deanna Stellato-Dudek hopes to capture her first Canadian figure skating title - at the age of 39, and more than 20 years after she initially retired from the sport. But a viral infecti...
Jan 12, 2023