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Descrease article font size Increase article font size If the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are to beat the Ottawa Redblacks at TD Place Stadium on Sunday night they will likely have to do it without leading rusher James Butler. The 29-year-old Butler has not practiced all week after landing in the Canadian …
Read More »Winnipeggers get a peek at St. James Civic Centre expansion plans – Winnipeg
Winnipeggers are getting a peek at a new look for an old building. The final design for the expanded St. James Civic Centre has been unveiled online, and the city is hosting an info session on May 16 at the Ness Avenue facility to have any questions answered. The civic …
Read More »Man hospitalized after stabbing on St. James Street: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg
A man was hospitalized early Sunday morning after he was stabbed during a fight involving a group of people in a St. James Street parking lot, Winnipeg police say. Police were called to the 1000 block of. St. James street around 12:10 a.m. where they found a victim with a …
Read More »The Last Commando, Second World War veteran who inspired James Bond, turns 100
The motorcycles had filled up a long stretch of parking in the southwestern Ontario town of Tillsonburg, long enough that then-98-year-old Tom Boneham and his caregiver/friend Christine Grim had to walk around them. Boneham noticed a patch on one of their jackets that said “30 Commando.” “I’m in charge of …
Read More »Dangerous offender hearing set to begin for N.S. crime figure Brian James Marriott – Halifax
A court is set to begin hearing an application today to have a Nova Scotia man who was alleged to be the ringleader in the brutal beating of a fellow inmate declared a dangerous offender. A Nova Scotia judge has noted previously that Brian James Marriott has a long record …
Read More »Give Louise Dean Centre its own location, say families of Jack James High School students
Families of Jack James High School students are speaking out against the proposal to relocate Louise Dean Centre — a Calgary program for pregnant teens and young moms — to the school in Forest Lawn. Hejdi Hodson, mother of a Grade 10 student at Jack James High School, says parents …
Read More »As families gather to bury their dead, James Smith Cree Nation struggles to heal
As most people in James Smith Cree Nation were still sleeping, violence erupted. The killings began in homes around the northern part of the community before sunrise — at least three attacks, followed by five more in the central village and two in the south, said Chief Robert Head, tracing …
Read More »RCMP say Sask. mass killing suspect not on James Smith Cree Nation, search continues
Mass killing suspect Myles Sanderson is not hiding at James Smith Cree Nation, RCMP say. Authorities say the location of the mass murder suspect is still unknown and are urging the public to remain cautious. Earlier Tuesday, RCMP sent an alert telling residents of James Smith Cree Nation, about 170 kilometres …
Read More »3 charged with killing Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger in 2018
Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. Bulger’s death raised questions about why the known “snitch” was placed in the West Virginia prison’s general population instead of more protective …
Read More »A Million Miles Away From Earth, What Next For James Webb Space Telescope?
NASA’s next-generation James Webb telescope, which travelled about 1 million miles from Earth, has reached its final destination. But, the science operations are expected to begin only in late June or early July, Space.com reported. Till then there’s a lot more to be done. A joint effort with the European …
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