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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Much of southern Ontario is set to see plenty of rain starting on Friday, with some areas expected to receive a month’s worth over just a few days, Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell says. “It’s been a wet spring so far across …
Read More »8 police officers killed on the job across Canada in the past 6 months
Edmonton police said two patrol officers have been killed while responding to a domestic violence call. Six other police officers have been killed in Canada since September 2022: five were in Ontario and one was in British Columbia. Here’s a look at the cases and who they were, in reverse …
Read More »Man charged 5 months after fatal hit-and-run pedestrian collision in East Gwillimbury
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say they have arrested a driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run collision that killed a 70-year-old pedestrian out for a walk in East Gwillimbury, Ont. about five months ago. On Sept. 28, 2022, at around noon, police said …
Read More »Winnipeg ice carver excited to display work after months of preparation – Winnipeg
Winnipeg ice carver Corby Pearce is excited to display his work in the city at The Forks as well as some walking trails on Sunday. He says he is using ice he harvested a couple of weeks ago. “I am cutting it into pillars that will be lining the walking …
Read More »Man out on release order arrested after 9 bank robberies over 3 months: Toronto police – Toronto
A man out on a release order has been charged in connection with nine bank robberies over the past three months, at least six of which resulted in cash being stolen, Toronto police say. Police said between Nov. 4 and Jan. 30, officers responded to seven robbery and hold-up calls …
Read More »Patients wait months for Pap test results as labs juggle high demand, staff shortage
After experiencing unusual, unexplained bleeding and two rounds of abnormal Pap tests, Wendy Yen is anxiously awaiting her latest results. But the 45-year-old Toronto resident learned it could be several months before she finds out, due to backlogs and processing delays at many Canadian laboratories. The labs screen samples for a …
Read More »Gangster killed 6 months after prison release had ‘hit’ on his life: parole documents
At Trong Minh Nguyen’s final parole hearing, board members refused to release the Calgary gangster, in part, because rival gangsters had ordered him killed. When Nguyen was ultimately released, he would be dead in six months in a chilling ambush, caught on video. “File information notes you currently have a …
Read More »Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying subpoena from Jan. 6 committee
Steve Bannon, a former top strategist and campaign chair to Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday in U.S. federal court to four months in prison on contempt of Congress charges. Bannon refused to co-operate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol. He was convicted …
Read More »4 months after young girl’s body was found in the Grand River, police still don’t know who she is
Four months after the body of a girl, between the age of 10 months and two-years old, was found in the Grand River near Dunnville, Ont., police still don’t know who she is or how she died. Emergency crews responded to a call around 1:22 p.m. on May 17, after …
Read More »Months to go in efforts to repair damage at Municipal Building
The fallout from a security incident at city hall in August will reverberate for months to come. Hoarding, fenced off areas and construction workers remain common sights at the Municipal Building. In early August, a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis broke into the building in the middle …
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