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An arrest has been made in the daytime shooting death of a 43-year-old man in Toronto earlier this year. Toronto police responded to the shooting shortly after 11:30 a.m. on June 12 in the area of Islington Avenue and Steeles Avenue West. Mississauga resident Tung Duc Do was found shot …
Read More »Manitoba premier-designate, cabinet to be sworn in Wednesday – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s premier-designate is set to be sworn in Wednesday morning, along with the rest of his yet-to-be-named cabinet. Wab Kinew, who made history Oct. 3 with the Manitoba NDP’s election victory, will become the first provincial premier of First Nations descent. Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville will conduct the swearing-in ceremony, which …
Read More »State of emergency declared in Peter Ballantyne First Nation after teen death
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation declared a state of emergency Tuesday after the death of a 17-year-old in Deschambault Lake, Sask. The First Nation said the event underscores an escalation of violence in communities like Pelican Narrows and Deschambault Lake. “The loss of …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial set to wrap up hearing from Ottawa residents
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 7:46 am Updated October 17, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa resident Paul Jorgenson felt “threatened” during “Freedom Convoy” demonstrations in winter 2022, he said in testimony today at the criminal trial of two protest …
Read More »S&P/TSX composite higher in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets mixed
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 11:52 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Strength in base metal stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 76.98 points at 19,697.78. In …
Read More »Judge finds Manitoba man not responsible for killing parents, attacking hospital worker – Winnipeg
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 12:41 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg judge has found a man not criminally responsible for killing his parents and attacking a hospital nursing supervisor. Court heard Trevor Farley had been in psychosis at the time …
Read More »Calgarians have lost over $22 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2023 – Calgary
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calgary police want to caution and educate the public about the red flags of cryptocurrency scams after Calgarians were swindled out of more than $22.5 million in 340 reported cryptocurrency scams so far this year. Compare that with 2022, when Calgarians lost …
Read More »Ontario MPP Jama subject of censure motion for comments about Israel-Hamas conflict
Ontario Progressive Conservatives are set to introduce a censure motion against Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama in connection with a statement on the Israeli-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Housing Minister Paul Calandra says his motion would give the Speaker permission not to recognize Jama in the house until she apologizes …
Read More »Toronto man given life sentence for killing estranged wife with machete – Toronto
Four years after 27-year-old Tharshika Jeganathan was fatally attacked by her estranged husband with a machete as she was walking home from the bus in Scarborough, Sasikaran Thanapalasingam has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. During a brief sentencing hearing Tuesday morning, …
Read More »Seniors’ centres embrace temporary masking during flu season – Winnipeg
New direction from Manitoba Health about masking up during flu season is an “easy step” to help keep vulnerable people healthy this flu season, the Manitoba Association of Senior Communities says. As of Wednesday, Shared Health said, staff at Manitoba hospitals, personal care homes and other health-care facilities, as well as …
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