Pedestrian dead after being struck by vehicle in Clarington
TORONTO — A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle in the east end of Clarington, Durham police say. It happened in the area of Highway 2 and Brownsville Road North. Police have closed the highway between Golf…
Calgarians encouraged to avoid big box stores, shop locally this holiday season
CALGARY — Some of Calgary’s destination neighbourhoods are on board with a campaign to promote holiday shopping at local businesses, as holiday markets also promote local vendors. The owners of Kent of Inglewood and Knifewear say customers get a unique…
Amid ‘stress and strain’ of newspaper decline, some Sask. community papers growing
The Moosomin World-Spectator is a paper run for the community, its people, and businesses and it’s that symbiotic relationship that owner and publisher Kevin Weedmark credits with the paper’s success. The World-Spectator is one of 59 weekly papers in operation…
QMJHL Roundup: Sunday, December 8, 2019
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Kevin Gursoy’s power-play goal 1:27 into overtime as the Charlottetown Islanders sank the Victoriaville Tigres 5-4 on Sunday afternoon in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Thomas Casey scored twice in regulation time for Charlottetown (18-11-4), while…
Alberta RCMP need help finding wanted man after shooting on Blood Tribe First Nation
Posted December 8, 2019 8:09 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Alberta RCMP are searching for a man after a shooting on the Blood Tribe First Nation reserve on Saturday. Police…
Pair of U of S students doing their part to save bees
Bees mean a lot to University of Saskatchewan fourth-year undergrad Annette Bellinger and third-year student Bryan Panasiuk. The duo wanted to do something to help restore the native bee population, so they joined the 401 Sustainability and Action class last…
Global News Investigates: Winnipeg’s Crime Wave
Global News takes a deep dive into the terrifying spike in crime happening in Winnipeg. Our reporters talk one-on-one with those affected, including a former meth addict and the mother of one of the city’s dozens of murder victims. We…
Saskatoon Food Bank preparing for the holiday season
SASKATOON — The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre aim to help those in need, and with all their services such as the food baskets or the clothing depot, they help as many people as they can, but they still…
Arrest by appointment: Winnipeg police are so busy there’s often no time to arrest suspects
In the first of a three-story series on the human toll of crime in Winnipeg, Police Chief Danny Smyth says the spike in crime is so overwhelming, that police often don’t have time to make timely arrests for things like…