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GRANBY, Que. — The father and stepmother of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will head straight to trial after they waived their right to a preliminary hearing, a court heard Monday.

OTTAWA — Military search-and-rescue personnel were delayed and in some cases unable to provide emergency assistance on about one in 20 of the hundreds of calls they received last year, according to a new Defence Department report.

The Village of Alix will hold an open town hall meeting to gather input from residents before deciding on the municipality’s upcoming budget, a budget with question marks surrounding it.

The Town of Stettler decided to purchase a new tandem truck after examining offers from several dealerships during their regular meeting Mar. 3.

As trouble brews for the provincial government over its latest budget, the mayor of the Town of Stettler, along with the local MLA, recently met with physicians to hear grievances. During the regular meeting of Stettler town council Mar.

Page 1 of 2 The Town of Bashaw approved funding from Family and Community Support Services accounts among several other important decisions at their regular council meeting Mar. 5.

TORONTO — A Toronto man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman he had just met testified Monday that she initiated their early-morning sexual encounter and was alive when he left her.

The concept "food for all" was top of mind among the approximately 50 people who attended Tuesday night’s community meeting hosted by the Brandon Food Council.

The community of Sioux Valley broke ground on its first major community infrastructure project in two decades Friday afternoon. The new $1.

TORONTO — Even without a full-blown trial, a judge was right to decide that placing inmates in solitary confinement amounts to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of their rights, Ontario's top court ruled on Monday.