This week in Winnipeg, the national women’s wheelchair basketball team was hard at work with intense training and off-court team building.
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Summer companies, starter companies, ready to launch
Entrepreneurs, adolescent and adult, don’t stand alone when Leeds Grenville Summer Company and Starter Company Plus programs have their back. “These programs exist to generate interest and provide support for entrepreneurs in the region,” said Jeanette Johnston, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville’s small business development officer. Thursday evening’s gathering was at the United […]
Montreal thunderstorm watch still in place ahead of Grand Prix weekend
Friday began with mostly cloudy skies, and just before noon the city saw thunder showers. It didn’t come as a surprise as Environment and Climate Change Canada is still advising that Montreal has the makings of potential thunderstorms.
Foothills County man found not guilty of sexual assault involving child; remaining related charges withdrawn
A Foothills County man accused of sex crimes involving children has been cleared of the charges laid against him.
Judge rules evidence in fatal THC-impaired driving case is admissible
A Saskatoon judge has ruled a woman’s admission to consuming drugs before a fatal crash can be used in her trial.
U.S. Coast Guard responding to reported plane crash off Vancouver Island
U.S. officials are investigating “reports of a plane crash” in the Salish Sea on Friday.
‘It makes us even stronger’: How a threat led to food trucks pulling out of Pembina Valley Pride March and Rally
A Manitoba pride march and rally is serving up a message of love and acceptance after a food truck vendor set to take part in the event was threatened this week.
Quebec’s parliamentary session ends with quest to reclaim powers from Ottawa
Quebec’s national assembly winter session is coming to a close. Amid all the controversy of the past few months, Premier François Legault says there are things to celebrate.
Local bird tests positive for West Nile Virus
The public health unit says a local bird tested positive for West Nile Virus this week. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit says a bald eagle in the South Grenville area tested positive for the virus, but it is not known whether the bird acquired the virus locally. Officials say West Nile Virus […]
Winnipeg woman, 76, killed in rural Manitoba highway crash
Police were conducting speed enforcement around noon on Thursday, when an officer heard a crash nearby at Highway 8 and Northumberland Road.
