Justice Annie Piché said preventing Frederick Blake Jr. from acting as grand chief could cause uncertainty to the Gwich’in participants. 

Whitehorse transit fares are likely going to be increased incrementally, thanks to an unexpected funding boost from the territorial government.

The Halifax Mooseheads were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday evening as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Herd 5-1 to complete the series sweep at the Scotiabank Centre.

The Huskies pounced on several opportunities in the first period, scoring three to take the lead. Eliot Ogonowski opened the scoring for Rouyn-Noranda, beating Brady Schultz along the boards and sending a low shot past Jacob Steinman. Benjamin Brunelle tipped a shot from Huskies defender Harijs Cjunskis past Steinman and Lucas Veilleux found a small opening at the side of the net and buried his first playoff goal for the Huskies.

Rouyn-Noranda continued to dominate the game in the second period, Rémi Gélinas sending a puck through traffic and past Steinman. Quinn Kennedy opened the scoring for the Mooseheads with five minutes left in the second period, taking a pass from Shawn Carrier and beating Huskies goaltender Samuel Meloche on the powerplay.

In the final frame, Lucas Veilleux scored on the empty net to complete the sweep of the Mooseheads.

With the loss, the Mooseheads season comes to an end while the Huskies advance to the third round.

Jacob Steinman earned first star in his final QMJHL game, recording 35 saves for the Herd in the loss. Harijs Cjunskis and Benjamin Brunelle were awarded second and third stars for Rouyn-Noranda.

This wraps up the Mooseheads 2024 – 2025 season. A season with many defining moments for Halifax Mooseheads. The departure of long time netminder Mathis Rousseau to the Moncton Wildcats at the trade deadline, the battle to enter the post season as the Q’s youngest team in 50 years and defeating the Drummondville Voltigeurs to advance to the second round of the playoffs. The Mooseheads did what many in Halifax thought impossible, and ended of their season gaining valuable experience for their young team.

Tune in for a live broadcast from Medicine Hat as CBC’s West of Centre convenes a powerhouse panel to dissect the key issues shaping southern Alberta. Industry and local leaders tackle everything from the future of energy to Western alienation.

An Air Canada flight headed from Toronto to Las Vegas was forced to detour and land in Iowa on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Des Moines International Airport says.

A pedestrian is deceased after being struck by a vehicle in the Municipality of Leamington

On April 16, 2025, at approximately 2:10 p.m., members of the Essex County OPP, Leamington Fire Department and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a collision involving a pedestrian on Erie Street South in Leamington.

The pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.

The Essex County OPP with the assistance of the West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team are actively conducting an investigation and are appealing to the public for assistance.

Anyone with relevant information is urged to contact the police at 1-888-310-1122.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online tip at www.catchcrooks.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Erie Street South between Georgia Avenue and Pulford Avenue will be closed for several hours to continue the investigation. Updates will be provided when new information becomes available.

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As calls mount for the Alberta government to ensure the province's next top doctor is free to speak publicly, Premier Danielle Smith has confirmed the chief medical officer of health left of his own accord this week.

The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s assistance in the investigation of a shoplifting occurrence in the Town of Essex.

On April 5, 2025, at approximately 4:50 p.m., an individual entered a business on Maidstone Avenue in the Town of Essex and proceeded to steal over $750.00 in clothing.

The person is described as a thin white male, approximately 6 feet tall with some facial hair wearing a plaid coat, dark pants and a dark ball cap.

Investigators are attempting to identify this individual.

The OPP is asking anyone with relevant information to contact the Essex County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous online tip at www.catchcrooks.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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A man in his 80s has died in hospital after a house fire in Scarborough on Wednesday, Toronto police say.

Fred Sandeski, 71, was evicted from his long term care home in Weyburn on Wednesday. He was assessed twice, with the province ultimately saying he does not fit the care requirements.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An intense series of suspected U.S. airstrikes hit sites across Yemen held by the Houthi rebels into Thursday morning, with at least one person reportedly being killed in the capital, Sanaa.

The strikes took place around multiple governorates in the country overnight, with the Houthis providing few details about the sites hit. The U.S. military’s Central Command has provided no specifics on targets as well in its campaign, which has been hitting sites in Yemen since March 15.

The U.S military has been conducting strikes from the aircraft carriers the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea and the USS Carl Vinson, now in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. also has stationed stealth B-2 bombers in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, which likely also are being used in the strikes.

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A witness broke down during the first day of the manslaughter trial for Keifer Mecas, 34, as the witness demanded the accused admit he had a role in the death of his 11-week-old daughter.

The TTC board approved a report on "extreme precipitation planning" on Wednesday that outlined what happened to its operations when the city experienced major rain and snow and what it should do to prepare for future events.

A new cross-Canada coalition of feminist organizations is calling on all federal parties to include a basic income guarantee in their platforms as a policy commitment. 

A provincial board has upheld a City of Winnipeg decision rejecting plans to build an assisted-living facility on a piece of hotly disputed land known as the Lemay Forest.

A woman is dead and a man is critically injured after three vehicles collided in Ajax on Wednesday, Durham police say.

British Columbia’s securities regulator says a recent two-day operation to identify victims of a specific type of cryptocurrency fraud has found 89 people who were drained of more than $4-million in assets.

The B.C. Securities Commission says the agency brought together regulators, police, crypto trading platforms and an analysis company in March for “Operation Avalanche,” an initiative to find compromised wallets on a cryptocurrency site where owners may have unknowingly had assets withdrawn by fraudsters.

The commission says the operation targeted so-called “approval phishing,” where victims were tricked into giving criminals access to their cryptocurrency wallets, without them knowing they were being robbed.