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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 »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 »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 »Youths, adults charged with waving weapons in downtown Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Three youths and three young adults were arrested Saturday night at a Winnipeg parkade for allegedly pointing weapons at passersby. Winnipeg police — including the Air1 helicopter and the tactical support team — responded to a parkade in the 200 block of Hargrave Street E around 9:30 p.m. following reports …
Read More »Winnipeg police investigate death of injured man found on sidewalk – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police are investigating the death of a seriously injured man who was found laying on a sidewalk in Winnipeg’s Elmwood neighbourhood Saturday night. Officers were called to the 300 block of Keenleyside Street just before 11:30 p.m. following reports of an …
Read More »Man arrested after woman found dead inside Toronto home – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a man has been arrested and a woman has been found dead inside of a home on Sunday night. Police said they received a call about a person with a knife in the Davenport Road and Uxbridge Avenue area …
Read More »Man charged in connection with hate vandalism at Toronto mosque
A man has been arrested and charged one week after hate symbols were found written on the front of a mosque in the area of Toronto’s Danforth and Donlands avenues. News Source link
Read More »Red-flags raised around medically-assisted death in Canada’s prisons – Winnipeg
Since it first became legal in Canada in June 2016, 10 federal prisoners have been granted a medically-assisted death (MAID), according to the Correctional Service of Canada. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) also says that as of Aug. 31 this year, a total of 32 prisoners have requested MAID. …
Read More »Toronto firefighter injured after encampment assault, suspect in custody – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been arrested after he reportedly assaulted a Toronto firefighter Saturday morning. Toronto police said they responded to the area of Sherbourne Street and Rosedale Valley Road around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 14 for reports that a firefighter had been …
Read More »London, Ont., attack trial: accused to testify today as defence opens its case
Warning: Readers may find the contents of this story disturbing. The Ontario man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in an alleged act of terrorism will testify in his own defence. Defence lawyer Christopher Hicks made the announcement after delivering his opening statement to the jury Thursday morning. …
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