Three separate incidents involving vehicles and children on bikes in as many months has underscored a need for greater caution on the road — even in the suburbs.
Month: June 2024
‘It’s always raining’: Wet weather causing some problems for outdoor businesses
Gardeners and landscapers are asking Mother Nature for a break as Winnipeg and Manitoba have been pelted by a lot of rain recently, leading to concerns on the business front.
‘That may be evidence’: Saskatoon police continue to ask Fairhaven residents for help investigating homicide
The homicide in Fairhaven last week is still on the minds of residents as police continue their search for those responsible, and work to alleviate fears in the community about the attack.
B.C.’s ‘war in the woods’ battlegrounds to be permanently protected
Forests that were environmental and Indigenous rights battlegrounds over clearcut logging during British Columbia’s “war in the woods” in the 1980s and 1990s are set to receive permanent protections.
Lethbridge Fire and EMS refresh river rescue training ahead of summer
With summer nearing, many will be finding ways to beat the heat, including taking a float down the Oldman River, and that has Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) refreshing their water skills.
Sask. Health Authority says it sent bad data to group studying hospital occupancy
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it sent the wrong information to an independent agency studying hospital capacity that incorrectly showed nearly half of Saskatoon hospital beds were unoccupied.
‘I am really, really sorry’: Lawyer reads statement from Langley, B.C., man who killed his wife
A B.C. man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife – Langley teacher-librarian Naomi Onotera – chose not to address the victim’s family and friends during a sentencing hearing Tuesday.
Fundraising company left in the dark over money owed by defunct Sask. private school
A fundraising company says it was left in the dark by a Saskatoon Montessori School that is facing allegations about teachers not being paid.
B.C. liberties group to file complaint of violent arrests at pro-Palestinian protest
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says it will be filing a complaint with the Vancouver Police Department’s civilian oversight board, saying police used “excessive use of force” at a pro-Palestinian protest last month.
Montreal doctor accused of sexual assault on young woman says encounter was consensual
A Montreal doctor accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in 2020 denied the allegations in court today, testifying that the sexual encounter was consensual.