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Mounties are paying tribute to one of their own Wednesday with a regimental funeral service honouring a British Columbian RCMP officer killed on the job last month. Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, a homeless and mental health outreach officer, was fatally stabbed while responding to a call about a man in a tent in a park …
Read More »5 Palestinians killed after Israeli troops raid gunmen’s West Bank hideout
Israeli forces raided a stronghold of an armed group in the occupied West Bank’s second-largest city, blowing up an explosives lab and engaging in a firefight, the military said Tuesday. Five Palestinians were killed and 20 were wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The overnight raid in the old …
Read More »Supreme Court of Canada restores murder conviction for B.C. man who killed exchange student
The country’s highest court has restored a second-degree murder conviction for the man who killed a Japanese exchange student and stuffed her body into a suitcase in Vancouver more than seven years ago. The decision marked a victory for Crown prosecutors in B.C., who had appealed a lower-court decision that overturned William …
Read More »At least 35 killed in shooting at Thailand child-care centre, police say
At least 24 children and 11 adults were killed on Thursday in an attack that began at a child-care centre in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. The gunman then fled the scene, shooting from his car as he drove home, where he killed his wife and child before taking his own …
Read More »Driver arrested after pedestrian killed in vehicle collision in Surrey
A pedestrian has been killed in a vehicle collision in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, and the driver has been arrested. Mounties say the incident happened just after 1 a.m. PT on 108th Avenue, between 133 Street and University Drive. It was unclear what type of vehicle was involved in the …
Read More »Fatality inquiry to begin into death of 37-pound Calgary teen killed by parents
A fatality inquiry is scheduled to begin this week, examining the circumstances that led to the prolonged and painful death of a teenager who was neglected and starved until he weighed less than 40 pounds. Alex Radita would be 24 years old today. When he died in 2013, he was …
Read More »Toronto police officer killed in ‘ambush’ as shooting rampage ends with suspect’s death
A gunman shot and killed a Toronto police officer at close range at a Mississauga, Ont., restaurant Monday afternoon in what police described as an unprovoked “ambush” — the first of a series of shootings that killed another man and wounded three others. The attacks began outside a Tim Horton’s restaurant at …
Read More »The National | 10 killed, 15 injured in Sask. stabbing
Sept. 4, 2022 | A mass stabbing spree leaves 10 dead and 15 injured in Saskatchewan. The latest on the developing story. News Source link
Read More »Candlelight vigil planned for 6 young people killed in Barrie, Ont., crash
A candlelight vigil is set to take place today to honour the six young people killed in last weekend’s Barrie, Ont., car crash. The six victims, all in their early 20s, were found dead at the site of a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, hours after police reported them missing. …
Read More »Locals raise thousands in donations for all 6 killed in Barrie car crash
A group of women in Barrie is hoping to raise $60,000 for the six young people killed in a car crash on a closed road in Barrie, Ont., last weekend. Ripple of Kindness, with support from Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman, has raised more than $11,000 for the families of Luke West, Curtis King, River Wells, Haley Marin, Jersey Mitchell and Jason …
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