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Mexican megachurch leader gets more than 16 years for abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The leader of La Luz del Mundo church has been sentenced to 16 years and eight months in a California prison for sexually abusing three girls. Naasn Joaqun Garca was sentenced Wedne...
Jun 08, 2022
Duvernay-Tardif putting NFL career on hold to do his residency
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his NFL career on hold once again. Duvernay-Tardif told The Canadian Press on Wednesday he has received four contract offers from NFL clubs - he wouldn't di...
Jun 08, 2022
Wanted men arrested on theft, weapons charges
Battlefords RCMP arrested two men on numerous offences over the weekend.Members first got a report on June 3 in the evening that two wanted men were on Saulteaux First Nation. Officers responded, loca...
Jun 08, 2022
Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe
The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his role in an illegal lobbyin...
Jun 08, 2022
Half of Stanley Mission residents told to evacuate due to wildfire
Approximately 1,000 residents of Stanley Mission are being evacuated due to the nearby McCafe fire. Those who are being told to evacuate are doing so either for health reasons or they belong to a vuln...
Jun 08, 2022
Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership chair Ian Brodie says he doesn't see any scenario in which the race could be delayed, even as party faithful fret over the long wait to certify memberships. Brodie say...
Jun 08, 2022
RBC Canadian Open: 5 Things To Know
TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open tees off at St. George's Golf and Country Club on Thursday morning. It's the first time the men's national golf championship has been held since 2019 due to the COVID-1...
Jun 08, 2022
Ukrainian culture camp offers kids week of fun learning
Children in the Battlefords area will have an opportunity to learn a little about Ukrainian culture at a fun camp this summer. The Ukrainian Day Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 4 to 8 at the St....
Jun 08, 2022
Here are 10 CFL players to watch for during the 2022 regular season
It will be a full return Thursday night for the CFL. The league will kick off the 2022 season with the Montreal Alouettes visiting the Calgary Stampeders. Teams will play a full 18-game schedule for t...
Jun 08, 2022
Russia not invited as Arctic Council resumes meetings
OTTAWA - The Arctic Council is deciding to sit again, after suspending its meetings in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But council members say Russia is not invited to the table and future me...
Jun 08, 2022