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RCMP training dogs to detect fentanyl; dog has already intercepted pills in B.C.
INNISFAIL, Alta. - The Mounties say they are training dogs to detect the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, and they say the training has already paid off. The RCMP says one of the three dog teams pres...
Feb 02, 2017
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in California
PALM DESERT, Calif. - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested in Southern California on Friday. Leaf, 44, was arrested on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, which is about 110 miles (177 ...
May 23, 2020
Onion Lake police seize drugs, cash during arrest
Onion Lake RCMP arrested a 38-year-old man and seized a significant amount of drugs and cash during a traffic stop on Monday.According to RCMP, officers held up an ATV, previously reported as stolen, ...
Nov 30, 2021
Shortage on shelves in midst of Co-op cybersecurity incident
A cybersecurity incident last week, affecting Co-Op cardlock locations across Western Canada, is also having an impact on peoples' ability to buy groceries.According to a statement from Federated Co-o...
Jul 02, 2024
Sask. gun owners worry federal government will soon take all firearms
Despite assurances from the prime minister that hunting rifles will not be banned, Saskatchewan gun owners say they are fed up with the government's proposed changes to Bill C-21.The federal Liberals ...
Dec 06, 2022
Grief after Thai king's death spills into anger
BANGKOK - A Thai woman accused of insulting the country’s late king was forced to kneel before his portrait at a police station on the tourist island of Samui as several hundred people bayed for...
Oct 17, 2016
Downtown businesses feeling the pain of construction
A number of downtown businesses on 101 Street are voicing their concerns about lost sales as a result of the City of North Battleford’s construction work taking place over the summer. That work,...
Aug 30, 2017
A look at the rivalry between Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders
A look at the MLS Cup, to be played Nov. 10 between Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders: WHERE: CenturyLink Field, Seattle. KICKOFF: 3 p.m. ET. HOW THEY GOT THERE: Fourth-seeded Toronto downed No. 5 D...
Oct 31, 2019
Iranian-Canadian organization moves festival online amid COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - A Toronto organization that planned to honour the lives of those who died in a plane crash in Iran has cancelled in-person events for its celebration of the Persian New Year. Tirgan said it ...
Mar 13, 2020
Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases
The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today. The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation. Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up by a dollar to...
Oct 01, 2024