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Former priest sentenced to six years for sex abuse of Nunavut children

IQALUIT — The devastating effects of Eric Dejaeger's sexual abuse of seven Inuit children more than four decades ago are being felt a generation later, a judge said Thursday as he handed the former Catholic priest a six-year prison sentence.

Jan 30, 2025 10:47 AM Read more >

Police divers recover body from sunken vehicle after Yukon ice-fishing tragedy

WHITEHORSE — Yukon RCMP say one person is dead after a vehicle plunged into a lake in an ice-fishing tragedy over the weekend. Police say in a news release they received a call around 1 a.m.

Jan 27, 2025 12:53 PM Read more >

Police divers recover body from sunken vehicle after Yukon ice-fishing tragedy

WHITEHORSE — Yukon RCMP say one person is dead after a vehicle plunged into a lake in an ice-fishing tragedy over the weekend. Police say in a news release they received a call around 1 a.m.

Jan 27, 2025 12:53 PM Read more >

'Sense of closure': Lawyers suggest 6 years for ex-priest who abused Nunavut children

IQALUIT — A former Catholic priest took advantage of an already vulnerable community when he inflicted horrific sexual abuse on several Inuit children decades ago, a Crown prosecutor told a sentencing hearing Friday.

Jan 24, 2025 10:42 AM Read more >

'Sick monster': Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut

IQALUIT — A Catholic priest's sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt., transformed a once friendly and trusting hamlet into a place marred by anger and addiction, court heard Thursday.

Jan 23, 2025 3:37 PM Read more >

Purcell, Asselin early Brier entries after winning provincial men's curling finals

Nova Scotia's Owen Purcell and Quebec's Felix Asselin joined the Canadian men's curling championship field by winning their respective provincial finals Sunday.

Jan 19, 2025 5:53 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia's Christina Black back in Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Christina Black returns to the Canadian women's curling championship after winning Nova Scotia's women's final Sunday. Black defeated Mackenzie Mitchell 6-4 in Halifax.

Jan 19, 2025 4:54 PM Read more >

Suspect in West Edmonton Mall shooting arrested in Northwest Territories

EDMONTON — A suspect in an August 2023 shooting at West Edmonton Mall has been arrested in the Northwest Territories. Edmonton police say they're working with their counterparts in the territory to execute warrants related to the shooting.

Jan 15, 2025 10:13 AM Read more >

In The Rings: Curling teams not afraid to make roster changes late in quadrennial

The mid-season departure of Karlee Burgess from Team Chelsea Carey to fill an opening on Team Kerri Einarson was just the latest example of an unusual curling roster change late in the quadrennial.

Jan 9, 2025 10:43 AM Read more >

Yukon told of 'potential leak' from toxic pond at failed Eagle Gold mine

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it has been told there is a "potential leak" in a containment pond holding toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine, where millions of tonnes of contaminated rock were spilled last year.

Jan 3, 2025 4:06 PM Read more >