By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 22, 2024 9:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Orlando City SC beat the Cavalry FC 3-0 in CONCACAF Champions Champions Cup action at Starlight Stadium on Wednesday. Facundo Torres had two goals while Duncan McGuire scored …
Read More »Ontario resident loses more than $400K in romance scam
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario resident lost more than $400,000 in a romance scam, prompting police to urge the public to familiarize themselves with different scams. Ontario Provincial Police said that on Monday, officers investigated an address in Simcoe in Norfolk County. Police learned that …
Read More »Family of 10 loses everything in West St. Paul, Man. arson – Winnipeg
When Michael Bingham and his family moved to West St. Paul, Man., they were looking to escape city life. “You don’t have to worry about listening to sirens, and people running through your yard and stuff like that, you know?” he said. On Sept. 1, 2023, Bingham and nine other …
Read More »Court upholds convictions against Babcock’s killers, Millard loses all 3 appeals
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2023 12:54 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s top court has upheld convictions against Dellen Millard and Mark Smich for killing a 23-year-old woman, marking back-to-back appeals dismissed this week against the multiple murderers. The decision in …
Read More »B.C. pastor, fined $2,300 for holding gathering during pandemic, loses appeal – Okanagan
A pastor in B.C.’s Interior who challenged a $2,300 violation ticket for holding a public gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic had his appeal dismissed this week. In a decision posted on April 26, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that Pastor Arthur Charles Lucier of Kelowna Harvest Church had indeed …
Read More »School on northern Manitoba First Nation loses roof to heavy snow – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy, wet snow caused the collapse of a school’s roof on a remote northern Manitoba First Nation. O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation Chief Shirley Ducharme says the damage to the school — which was already in need of repair — is just the latest …
Read More »Fredericton man loses family members in Turkey earthquake, others living in car
Ahmed Hallaq’s mother was attending to her morning prayers in the family’s apartment in central Turkey last week when she saw the ceiling lamps start to sway. She closed her eyes and went back to her prayers, Hallaq said, which is when she felt the ground beneath her sway and …
Read More »Controversial firearms bill loses amendment critics say hit hunting rifles – National
The government has withdrawn a controversial amendment to its proposed firearm legislation — one critics have warned could have restricted access to hunting rifles. The Liberal amendment to gun law reform Bill C-21, which was tabled in a committee meeting in November, faced questions about how far it would have …
Read More »St. John’s woman loses home after Phoenix pay fiasco
Joanne Nemec Osmond, 46, stands outside the Canada Revenue Agency tax centre in St. John’s. She says the federal government’s Phoenix pay system has turned her life upside down. (Ariana Kelland/CBC) A St. John’s woman says she has lost everything — her home, her livelihood and stability — after years-long problems with …
Read More »‘I’m back to square one’: Halifax woman loses apartment after refusing to pay illegal deposit
When Kirsten Parnell went to sign a lease for a one-bedroom apartment in Halifax two weeks ago, she thought her gruelling search for a place to live was over. She was wrong. Before securing the apartment, Parnell was asked to provide a co-signer and pay first and last months’ rent on …
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