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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police are hoping the public can help identify an unknown man who died last month. So far, the missing persons unit has come up empty. Police were called to the 600 block of Sherburn Street on May 31, where they found …
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Quebec wildfires: town facing second evacuation as flames threaten highway
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 21, 2023 11:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A wildfire could force residents of a northern Quebec town to evacuate for a second time if the flames further threaten a major route in and out of the region. Lebel-sur-Quévillon …
Read More »‘Reconnecting with our ceremonies’: National Indigenous Peoples Day and summer solstice
Tasha Jacko was taught to honour Grandfather Sun every summer solstice. “We would start off the day with a pipe ceremony and a sunrise ceremony,” she said. “So you would arrive right before the sun came up and … once you’re in the presence (of a pipe carrier) you’re going …
Read More »S&P/TSX composite down as tech stocks fall, U.S. stock markets mixed
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 21, 2023 11:44 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Losses in the technology stocks led Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 48.83 points at 19,705.31. In …
Read More »Woman dies in hospital, Manitoba crash toll rises to 16 dead
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The devastating crash between a bus and a semi near Carberry, Man., last week has claimed another victim. Manitoba RCMP confirmed Wednesday morning that a woman who had been hospitalized since last Thursday’s crash had died of her injuries on Tuesday, bringing …
Read More »Saskatoon Fire Department responds to University Bridge encampment fire – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fire that started early Wednesday in an encampment under the University Bridge in Saskatoon is being extinguished by the Saskatoon Fire Department. Firefighters say the encampment was abandoned and there is no timeline as to when the fire will be fully …
Read More »Search efforts end after deadly RCAF helicopter crash near Ottawa
The search for two missing crewmembers of a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter has ended and the two members are confirmed by the military to have died in a crash early Tuesday near Ottawa. The Department of National Defence confirmed the deaths in a statement Wednesday. “The two missing air crew …
Read More »John Tory expected to endorse Ana Bailao ahead of Toronto election day: sources – Toronto
Former Mayor John Tory is expected to officially endorse Ana Bailao, Global News has learned, in a last ditch effort to give the mayoral candidate a boost ahead of election day on Monday. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation said Tory and the Bailao campaign have been formalizing the …
Read More »Victim identified in fatal fire on Furby Street, investigation shifts to homicide: WPS – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police identified a man who died in a fire over the weekend and his death is now being investigated as a homicide. Johnathen Joseph Tait, 33, was taken to the hospital in critical condition following a fire at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday. He later died as a result of …
Read More »Chinatown advocate is 1st provincial appointee to Edmonton Police Commission – Edmonton
A man who has advocated for safety in Edmonton’s Chinatown is the first provincial appointee to the city’s police commission. Michael Lee is the chair of the Greater Edmonton Chinese Community Foundation as well as vice-chair of the Chinese Benevolent Association and a founding member of the Guizhou Rose Society. …
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