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Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada
Data from Statistics Canada show there was an increase in homicides in 2021 and nearly one-quarter of the killings were connected to gangs. There were 788 homicides in the country last year - up three...
Nov 21, 2022
Trudeau announces appointment of three more senators to represent Ontario
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new senators to represent Ontario, bringing vacancies in the Senate down to a dozen. Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson will j...
Nov 21, 2022
Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract
OTTAWA - Case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada are warning that lives could be at stake as the government presses ahead with plans to change the way rehabilitation services are provided to ill and ...
Nov 21, 2022
One dead, one critical in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall shooting: RCMP
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Mounties in Prince Rupert, B.C., say one person is dead and another has been critically injured in a shooting in the Ocean Centre Mall. Police say they were called to the mall at...
Nov 21, 2022
Ex-mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief
SURREY, B.C. - Former mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum has been found not guilty of public mischief by a provincial court judge. McCallum was charged after telling police that a woman opposed to h...
Nov 21, 2022
Official: 1 dead, 16 hurt when SUV crashes into Apple store
HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) - One person was killed and 16 others were injured Monday when an SUV crashed into an Apple store Monday in Massachusetts, authorities said. Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz...
Nov 21, 2022
Crosby, Buchnevich and Jones named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby, St. Louis Blues winger Pavel Buchnevich and Seattle Kraken goaltender Martin Jones have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Crosby, 35, l...
Nov 21, 2022
Davies' health dominates Canada's buildup to World Cup opener against Belgium
UMM ALL 'AL, Qatar - Will he or won't he play Wednesday? The mystery around Canada star Alphonso Davies' fitness at the World Cup will soon be answered. If not definitively. The Bayern Munich star has...
Nov 21, 2022
Coroner's inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest is underway into the drowning death of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix, who perished during a rescue mission in the St. Lawrence River last year. Lacroix died ...
Nov 21, 2022
Amid Musk Twitter chaos, athletes & celebs cope just like us
No, LeBron James does not want to be traded - that was put into the world by a fake Twitter feed purporting to belong to the Los Angeles Lakers superstar when a pay-$8-and-pretend-to-be-anyone verific...
Nov 21, 2022