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Sheila Kussner, one of the city’s most notable philanthropists and founder of the Hope & Cope cancer support program, has died. She was 91.

The North Bay native quarterbacked her team to a title in the 2024 U18 Women’s National Football Championship

A Vancouver apartment building that has been vacant since it was gutted by a fire almost exactly a year ago is engulfed in flames Tuesday.

Wearing a baseball cap and addressing an empty chamber, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim moved to recess a rare summer council meeting where a vote to halt the work of a municipal watchdog was the sole item on the agenda – saying the actions of a political opponent gave him “no choice.”

A Saskatoon man is facing a laundry list of charges after allegedly ramming multiple police cruisers while fleeing officers in a stolen vehicle.

Video of a carjacking that took place while a victim was pumping gas in Newmarket, Ont. on Saturday has been released by police as investigators search for the suspect.

Caterpillar (CAT), the maker of construction and mining equipment, has reported mixed financial results for this year’s second quarter. The Irving, Texas-based company announced Q2 earnings per share (EPS) of $5.99 U.S., which beat Wall Street forecasts that called for $5.54 U.S. However, revenue of $16.70 billion U.S. fell short of consensus expectations of $16.80 billion U.S. among analysts who follow the company. Sales volumes were down in every business segment. However, the company noted that its pricing was higher during this year’s second quarter. Caterpillar also said in its…

Saskatoon police were on scene of an incident involving a detached trailer Monday afternoon.

Bilingual music star Michel Pagliaro main-evented Le FestivILES in Gananoque, capping off the weekend with an absolute bang. And he did so again on Saturday, putting a fitting end to the third edition of this bilingual festival, which expanded this year to two weekends. “Le FestivILES was a huge success,” said lead organizer Jenn Baril. […]

Thousands of people visited Gimli on Sunday to take in the sights and sounds of Islendingadagurinn, the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba.