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Edmonton city police and RCMP failed in their duties by not apprehending Justin Bone in the days before two men were beaten to death in Chinatown, legal experts say. Bone, 36, was released from the Edmonton Remand Centre in late April after being charged in a break-and-enter. Granted bail on …
Read More »NATO meets again as Russian ultimatum passes for Ukraine to surrender besieged city
Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Severodonetsk on Wednesday as NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss sending more heavy weapons to replenish Kyiv’s dwindling stocks. Russia had told Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in the shattered city to stop “senseless …
Read More »Second planeload of Ukrainian refugees arrives in N.L.
Iryna Krasilnikova travelled with her dog Prince from Ukraine to Poland to St. John’s. (Ted Dillon/CBC) A second plane carrying Ukrainian refugees fleeing war has arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador. The flight, chartered by the provincial government and carrying 177 people and their pets, landed Tuesday night at the St. John’s …
Read More »Hundreds of students ejected from N.S. immigration fast track after province abruptly changes rules
The future of hundreds of foreign student workers in Nova Scotia is unclear as the province abruptly changed the rules for a fast-track program to permanent residency in Canada. “I don’t know what to feel … I’m just scared right now. I’m frustrated, angry. Everything is like, mixed feelings,” said …
Read More »Insurance provider agrees to cover $35K medical bill for Manitoba mom who was international student
A Manitoba mother of three will no longer have to answer calls from collection agencies or worry about paying thousands of dollars in medical bills, after her private insurer agreed to retroactively cover the costs — following her decision to go public with her story. But advocates say even though her bills will be …
Read More »Canada and Denmark reach deal to divide uninhabited Arctic island
Canada and Denmark have reached an agreement to divide a tiny uninhabited island in the Arctic, ending a nearly 50-year-long international dispute between two friendly countries. The Canadian government posted an order-in-council this week confirming the Hans Island deal. The government plans to announce the details Tuesday. Martin Breum, a Copenhagen …
Read More »‘It changed my life’: How an Ontario university tuition levy helps students affected by war become grads
Alik Sarian uprooted her life twice for her university education. On Tuesday, she will be one of hundreds of students receiving a bachelor of science degree at Wilfrid Laurier University during convocation ceremonies, and says she has her classmates to thank. Sarian is originally from Aleppo, Syria. In 2016, she moved with …
Read More »Paramedics say N.S. mass shooting left lasting trauma but few changes at work
It is the children’s frankness that has stayed with paramedics Melanie Lowe and Jeff Aucoin. The pair picked up kids whose parents had been killed in Portapique, N.S., the night of April 18, 2020. The children were likely in shock and could not yet fully understand what had just happened to them …
Read More »Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison, no possibility of parole for 25 years
The man responsible for Toronto’s deadly van attack has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. Justice Anne Molloy handed down her sentence in Superior Court in Toronto Monday in a room full of victims, family, friends and community members whose lives were forever changed on April 23, …
Read More »City of Calgary enters state of local emergency in response to heavy rainfall
The City of Calgary has announced a state of local emergency in response to heavy rainfall. The special order came into effect at 3:59 p.m. on Monday. In a news conference, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the special order allows police and fire departments to go door-to-door in the event of …
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