The Canadian Press ALIX, Alta. — Police in central Alberta say they’ve made an arrest in a bank robbery where the suspect allegedly fled on a snowmobile. RCMP began investigating on Dec. 20 when they said a lone male wearing a mask and gloves entered the ATB Financial branch in […]
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The Canadian PressChristopher Reynolds The workers in charge of refuelling planes at Montreal’s Trudeau and Mirabel airports could walk off the job on New Year’s Day, threatening to disrupt the busy holiday travel season. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Saturday its members have voted 99 per […]
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Rainy River’s new council was sworn in a little over a year ago and the town’s mayor, Deb Ewald, said the four new faces have been successful in adapting to their roles. “They’ve done really well. Whenever there’s a new council, it’s a big learning curve . . . but […]
Josh Councillor serves up during one of his matches at the Sunset Country Squash club’s annual Boxing Day Tournament held at the Memorial Sports Centre. The tournament saw competitors from across the district take part in the fun, day-long event. -Ken Kellar photo
Volunteers served up plates with all the fixin’s to people who turned out to the Christmas Dinner held at Knox United Church from noon until 2 p.m. on Christmas Day. The event also continued the tradition of sending out meals on wheels to those who were unable to attend the […]
Fort Frances has seen a lot of snow over the last day, making it the perfect time to break out the snowblower if you haven’t already. Meteorologists were calling for between 10 and 20 centimetres yesterday, and with another two to five centimetres expected today, it might be a good […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA — RCMP intelligence officials devised a secret Cold War plan to use a hidden briefcase camera to photograph Communists and Soviet Bloc personnel travelling through Toronto’s airport, declassified records show. The idea of snapping surreptitious images developed in late November 1964 when a member of […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA — An annual review of how well the government interacts with Canadians as they access federal benefits suggests more people would turn to online channels, if there was a human around to help them out. The report found that nearly half of people who could […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against medical services company LifeLabs over a data breach that allowed hackers to access the personal information of up to 15 million customers. In an unproven statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court on Dec. 27, […]
The Canadian PressMarc Delbes MONTREAL — Mikael Kingsbury is truly a dominant force. Kingsbury has nine wins in 11 World Cup starts the past two years. And the native of Deux Montagnes, Que., whose career average surpasses one victory for every two events (63 wins in 114 starts), shows no […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Alexis Lafreniere’s knee injury will keep him out of Canada’s next game at the world junior hockey championship, but the star winger hasn’t been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. The 18-year-old was helped off the ice early in the […]
The Canadian Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Canadian forward Joe Veleno was suspended for one game of the world junior championship on Sunday by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Veleno is being punished for an incident in the second period of Canada’s 6-0 loss to Russia on Saturday. After Veleno […]
