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Two murder cases adjourned in Melfort Provincial Court
A pair of local murder cases were on the docket in Melfort Provincial Court on Monday. Cody Chubey, 35, briefly appeared via video and his case was adjourned to July 8 in Melfort. Chubey is charged wi...
Jun 17, 2024
Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
CALGARY - Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides says cellphones help wit...
Jun 17, 2024
Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
SEATTLE (AP) - BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it ...
Jun 17, 2024
Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature
REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister.In a meeting of the Hou...
Jun 17, 2024
2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan mass shooting at splash pad remain hospitalized, sheriff says
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a suburban Detroit splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition, including an eight-year-old boy who has "made ama...
Jun 17, 2024
Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature
REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister. In a meeting of the Ho...
Jun 17, 2024
Canada's Milos Raonic sets record with 47 aces in three-set match
LONDON - Milos Raonic was at his peak when he reached the Wimbledon final in 2016 before injuries decimated his promising career. On Monday, the 33-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., served notice that he...
Jun 17, 2024
Belgium stunned by Slovakia 1-0 with VAR denying Lukaku twice at Euro 2024
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Two Romelu Lukaku goals were ruled out by video review and Belgium fell to a stunning 1-0 loss to Slovakia in wild Group D at the European Championship on Monday. Slovakia st...
Jun 17, 2024
'Revolutionary youth summer program' gets underway at McGill pro-Palestine encampment
MONTREAL - A so-called "revolutionary" summer school is starting this afternoon at a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University's downtown Montreal campus. The program includes lectures on Palest...
Jun 17, 2024
No timeline for new teacher contract as dispute heads to arbitration: Cockrill
There is still some uncertainty about whether a new teacher contract will be in place ahead of the next school year.Following the decision by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation to proceed with bind...
Jun 17, 2024