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Cause of car fire in alleyway unknown
The Melfort Fire Department responded to a car on fire on Friday, June 12.Crews responded to an alley behind the 200 block of Main Street just before 2 p.m. and found a car fully engulfed in flames. W...
Jun 15, 2020
Siding company scrambling to keep up with demand after massive hail storm
CALGARY - A Calgary company that fixes home exteriors has been scrambling to keep up with demand since powerful hail storm pounded homes in the city's northeast on the weekend. Golf-bal...
Jun 15, 2020
Senator calls for RCMP boss to resign, saying she doesn't understand racism
OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan senator says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki should resign or be removed to ensure the national police force can properly serve Indigenous communities. Sen. Lillian Dyck says Lu...
Jun 15, 2020
Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus
For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be ...
Jun 15, 2020
Weekend storm tears path through small hamlet and surrounding farms
Marlene Coulter-Hovdebo says the storm that devastated their property sounded like a train was coming through, and there was zero visibilty.Coulter-Hovdebo and her husband live just north of Brancepet...
Jun 15, 2020
Former Toronto FC defender Damien Perquis retires after 18-year career
Former Toronto FC defender Damien Perquis announced his retirement Monday after an 18-year career. The 36-year-old French-born Polish international played 25 regular-season games for Toronto in 2015 a...
Jun 15, 2020
Mystery remains whether tornado or plough-wind caused Brancepeth damage
The same storm system that brought pounding hail and flooding to Calgary on Saturday is responsible for damage across Saskatchewan this weekend.Significant power outages were reported in the Elrose ar...
Jun 15, 2020
Canada to pay another $700M for Navy support ships in latest cost increase
OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects to pay $700 million more for two new support ships for the navy than expected. The new figure was revealed today as the government officially awarded a ...
Jun 15, 2020
Partner of N.S. gunman renounces claim to gunman's estate valued at $1.2 million
HALIFAX - The girlfriend of a gunman who carried out a mass shooting in Nova Scotia has renounced any claim on his estate, initially valued at more than $1.2 million. The woma...
Jun 15, 2020
Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown
OTTAWA - The Liberals are putting together a plan to extend one of the key COVID-19 benefits ahead of a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll detail later this ...
Jun 15, 2020