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The family of a Calgary homicide victim is demanding better protections for those experiencing domestic violence. On Tuesday, Calgary police responded to reports of an incident outside of an elementary school in the 300 block of Strathcona Drive Southwest at around 7:40 a.m. Police said one woman was declared deceased …
Read More »Palestinians in Canada scramble to submit family applications – National
Palestinian-Canadians and permanent residents are in a race against time to submit applications for Ottawa’s new program offering three-year visas for extended family members to take refuge in Canada. Those who have completed the process are anxiously waiting to hear whether their relatives have been approved, with no guarantee whether …
Read More »Charges stayed against manslaughter suspect, family of victim in ‘shock and disbelief’ – Winnipeg
Family of a northern Manitoba woman who died after she was assaulted last year are speaking out after charges were stayed against the man accused in her death. Noreen Tait was attacked Feb. 19 last year in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation (OPCN), RCMP said, and airlifted to Winnipeg, where she died …
Read More »Orphaned boy’s statement read at sentencing for man who murdered Muslim family
Warning: Readers may find the contents of this story disturbing. A little boy who was just nine years old when his parents, sister and grandmother were brutally murdered in a violent, targeted attack against Muslims in London, Ont., outlined the drastic changes to his life and the extreme loss that …
Read More »Trudeau and family vacationing in Jamaica ‘at no cost,’ PMO clarifies – National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office is clarifying that he and his family are vacationing in Jamaica “at no cost at a location owned by family friends,” after initially saying the family was paying for their stay. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Wednesday that the federal ethics …
Read More »Sentencing to begin for man who murdered Muslim family in London, Ont.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Lengthy sentencing submissions will begin Thursday for the man found guilty in a vehicle attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., that shocked Canadians coast to coast. In the proceedings, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, the Crown and defence lawyers will …
Read More »Family seeks answers after international student fatally shot by Winnipeg police: lawyer – Winnipeg
A family is searching for answers after a 19-year-old man was fatally shot by Winnipeg police on Sunday. On New Year’s Eve, Winnipeg police were called to an apartment building on University Crescent for a report of an armed man who was acting erratically. Officers say they were confronted by …
Read More »Family of ‘incredible’ boy killed in Didsbury rollover mourn the death of 2 teens – Calgary
People living in Didsbury, Alta., and surrounding areas are supporting the families of two teens who died in a rollover crash this week. Friends and family have identified the victims as 16-year-old Reid Fisher and 14-year-old Lila Morrison. RCMP were called to a single-vehicle crash near Township Road 292 and …
Read More »Family slams Flair Airlines over eight-day flight delay that threatened Christmas
A family says Flair Airlines nearly ruined their Christmas holiday and could have cost them their jobs after it cancelled their flight last minute, then rebooked them more than a week later. Disaster was ultimately averted after the family contacted Global News, and Flair confirmed late Friday that it would …
Read More »‘His story has a right to be told’: Winnipeg family marking difficult anniversary of fatal hit and run – Winnipeg
For nine years, Kevin Joss has held his son’s memory close to his heart. He remembers his son, Cody, as a social, fun-loving young man, who loved getting together with friends and family, watching wrestling, cheering on the Winnipeg Jets, and listening to heavy metal music. “Always in a cheery …
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