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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Mounties have arrested and charged a 29-year-old woman in connection with a homicide from early March. Officers responded to a well-being check at a home in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation on the morning of March 6, finding a 64-year-old man dead. …
Read More »Swan Valley Stampeders hockey team saved after quick community response – Winnipeg
For 25 years, the Swan Valley Stampeders have been a junior hockey staple in Western Manitoba. But for a few hours this week, the team seemed as though it might come to an end. The team entered the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) in 1999, and hundreds of young men …
Read More »Sun Valley grocery store to close after nearly 40 years, condo building to be built – Toronto
Sun Valley Market, a local institution in Toronto’s Birchmount Park, will be closing its doors for good at the end of July. The grocery store, which has been located at Danforth Avenue and Birchmount Road, first opened its doors in 1986 and will close on July 29th. The original Sun …
Read More »Drayton Valley residents forced out by wildfire head to evacuation centre in Edmonton
About 7,000 people who were forced to flee their homes in Drayton Valley, Alta., Thursday faced long waits in their vehicles overnight and on Friday — uncertainty. “The roads were packed,” said Patricia Cotteau. “I took the back way … through Rocky Rapids … 624 to Tomahawk. It was still …
Read More »North Okanagan Valley Gleaners distributing food aid at record pace – Okanagan
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Okanagan charity is ramping up its international impact. The North Okanagan Valley Gleaners are aiming to distribute 15 million servings of food aid this year. If they do, it will be the group’s second record year in a row. Read more: …
Read More »House fire kills boy, 11, in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation: Manitoba RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Chief of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation says the community is in mourning following a house fire that killed an 11-year-old boy over the weekend. Police have said seven people were inside the home when fire broke around 6:50 p.m. Saturday. Read …
Read More »Fraser Valley bus drivers gear up for full strike on Monday – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Transit operators in the Fraser Valley are planning to walk off the job starting this Monday, according to their union, leaving only essential service until a new collective agreement is reached. Speaking to Global News, a spokesperson for CUPE 561 has confirmed …
Read More »Silicon Valley Bank’s Toronto branch seized by Canada’s banking regulator amid collapse
Canada’s banking regulator has temporarily seized the assets of Silicon Valley Bank’s lone Canadian branch after the financial institution collapsed. U.S. banking regulators were forced on Friday to urgently close the California-based institution after billions of dollars were withdrawn by fearful depositors, leading to a run on the bank, which …
Read More »Ukranians headed to Bow Valley to settle, despite cost of living and housing crisis
When Russia invaded Ukraine back in February, Kate Ostashevskaya felt powerless, but knew that doing something instead of doom-scrolling would help. So, she reached out to a Facebook friend, a virtual stranger in Ukraine who had posted about a recent bombing hitting too close to home, and asked if she’d …
Read More »Why the legend of Buck Hill continues to haunt imaginations in the Ottawa Valley
CBC Ottawa’s Creator Network is a place where young digital storytellers from diverse backgrounds can produce original video content to air on CBC and tell stories through their own lens. Get in touch to pitch your idea, or check out our other Creator Network stories at cbc.ca/creatornetworkott. First, you turn your headlights on and off, …
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