The video shows an intimate partner violence detective entering the interview room at Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street. Hanadi Mohammed — then 42, eight years before her murder — follows in a long black dress, glasses and beige hijab. She looks at the camera and around the room before …
Read More »What happened to… the 2011 Vancouver riots? – Toronto
On this episode of What happened to…?, Erica Vella revisits the 2011 Vancouver riots that erupted downtown following the Canucks’ loss in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. On June 15, 2011, riots broke out in Vancouver following Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup final downtown. The Canucks were …
Read More »What happened to…. ? the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids – Toronto
On this episode of What happened to…? Erica Vella revisits the Toronto bathhouse raids that sparked massive protests and marked a turning point for the Queer community. On February 5, 1981, Toronto Police launched Operation Soap. Officers ambushed four Toronto bathhouses in a series of coordinated raids. The raids followed a …
Read More »What happened to… TikTok security concerns? – Toronto
On this bonus episode of What happened to…?, Erica Vella looks at ongoing security concerns that surround the short-form video app TikTok. TikTok is one of the most popular apps around the world, with more than one billion people using the app each month, but in February, Canada’s federal government …
Read More »Dick’s video debut with Drake happened by chance
TORONTO – In his first ever NBA pre-season, forward Gradey Dick promised himself to put in long hours at the Toronto Raptors’ training facilities and do whatever his coaches asked of him. That dedication quickly paid dividends as it led to him appearing in a music video with famous Toronto …
Read More »N.S. mass shooting: how gun smuggling happened, and the inquiry’s call for reforms
A decade before a Nova Scotia man used smuggled guns to murder 22 people in the province in 2020, police information systems had labelled him as a firearms risk. Yet those records never found their way to the Canada Border Services Agency, and they didn’t prevent the mass shooter from …
Read More »What happened when COVID-19 skeptical legal cases made it to court in Ontario?
In October 2021, a handful of protesters loyal to the QAnon conspiracy movement gathered outside a public health building in eastern Ontario. “You are interfering with them being served,” a security guard standing in front of the Peterborough Public Health building was told by one protester in a video posted …
Read More »What happened? Rogers executives to brief politicians about recent network outage
Officials from Rogers Communications Inc. and a slew of other stakeholders are set to appear at a parliamentary committee in Ottawa on Monday to explain how the company’s recent massive network outage happened, and outline the steps they are taking to make sure it won’t happen again. On the morning …
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