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The life and destructive legacy of Graham James To ensure Graham James would survive his stay in prison, the disgraced junior hockey coach would sometimes be required to move from one facility to the next. Serial sexual abusers are never popular behind prison walls. But because of the high public profile of some of his victims, including NHLers Theoren Fleury and Sheldon Kennedy, there were many on the inside who were motivated to deliver vigilante justice. About this series Graham James was...

“It was flu-like symptoms,” she said, adding not even water of sport drinks would stay down. The worst started on a Tuesday. “Saturday Im calling the hospital, 911. Im calling them because Im so dehydrated,” said Ziglo in a telephone interview with Yorkton This Week. “I cant keep anything down.” At the time Ziglo wasnt too worried. In fact calling 911 felt a bit over reactive, but she was in no condition to drive, and her partner was not an option. But she knew a hospital visit...

Broncos acquire defenseman from Warriors December 17, 2020 The Swift Current Broncos added some size and experience to their blueline on Thursday when they acquired Cayde Augustine from the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 6’2’’, 220-pound defenseman split time with the Kelowna Rockets and Warriors last season, finishing with two goals and eight assists in 38 games. The Broncos sent a conditional 2022 eighth-round draft pick to Moose Jaw in return. The undrafted Airdrie, AB product has four goals ...

Winnipeg Free Press The life and destructive legacy of Graham James Brian Bell still remembers the way Sheldon Kennedy walked into the Calgary Police Service’s District 6 office nearly 25 years ago. After being sexually abused hundreds of times by his former junior hockey coach Graham James, Kennedy was finally ready to share his painful truth. About this series Graham James was last seen in a courtroom in the summer of 2015. Appearing via video link from a Quebec prison, the disgrac...

Andyqwe via Getty Images Houses overlooking False Harbour near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The region has seen the sharpest house price growth of any Canadian municipality over the past year. With some 6,500 people, Yarmouth, N.S., isn’t one of Canada’s most prominent locales. But thanks to a pandemic that has upended the housing market, the town at the centre of one of the world’s largest lobster-fishing regions now tops the list of the country’s hottest housing markets. The average sales p...

Heat, hail and hurricanes: A list of Canadas Top 10 weather events in 2020 by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 1:14 pm EDT Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, has been compiling a Top 10 list of Canada’s weather events for more than two decades. Here are his picks for 2020: 1. Calgary’s billion-dollar hailstorm: On June 13, warm humid air collided with winds at various altitudes to generate several rounds of thunderstorm cells. Visibility dropped to ...

December 16, 2020 - 10:08 AM Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, has been compiling a Top 10 list of Canadas weather events for more than two decades. Here are his picks for 2020: 1. Calgarys billion-dollar hailstorm: On June 13, warm humid air collided with winds at various altitudes to generate several rounds of thunderstorm cells. Visibility dropped to half a kilometre, temperatures fell five degrees in less than six minutes and icy golf balls pounde...

Winnipeg Free Press The life and destructive legacy of Graham James Twenty-five games into the Swift Current Broncos’ 1993-94 season, Darren McLean had reached his breaking point. Days earlier, star forward Todd Holt had revealed a litany of horrors that he endured for years at the hands of their coach, Graham James. The two players, who had been friends since playing minor hockey together in Estevan, Sask., were rooming together for the first time on a Broncos road trip. About this ser...

Pioneer Co-op is pleased to announce the opening of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at their Maple Creek and Wheatland Mall Gas Bars. These stations are part of Co-op Connect which is a network of electric vehicle fast-charging stations that are or will soon be available throughout Western Canada.  These DC fast charging stations (up to 100 kW) feature two universal standard connectors.  Simply select your connector, choose your payment option, enter a phone number to text receipt (opt...

Winnipeg Free Press Save to Read Later Former junior hockey player Jay Macaulay has launched an official complaint with the Winnipeg Police Service alleging he was sexually abused by disgraced ex-Western Hockey League coach and convicted predator Graham James. The life and destructive legacy of Graham James Former junior hockey player Jay Macaulay has launched an official complaint with the Winnipeg Police Service alleging he was sexually abused by disgraced ex-Western Hockey League coach and...