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Human remains that were found on May 3 near Big Island Lake Cree Territory in Saskatchewan have been identified by forensic teams as 20-year-old Dominic Kahpoonapit. Saskatchewan RCMP said the autopsy was completed on Tuesday, noting the Big Sky Lake Cree Nation resident was reported missing back on Dec. 13, …
Read More »Brandon man’s remains found in trunk of burned-out car, Manitoba RCMP say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP are releasing more details about a 2022 homicide in hope of solving the crime. Police said Wednesday they continue to investigate the death of Brandon’s James Vernon Giesbrecht, 37, whose remains were found in the trunk of a burned-out Honda …
Read More »Police identify remains in Okotoks, Alta. homicide investigation – Calgary
Police continue to investigate a homicide after finding human remains near Highway 552 and intersection 128 Street East near Okotoks, Alta. on Thursday. The body was identified as 37-year-old Calgary resident Tara Miller, also known as Tara Mbugua. Police are looking for any information about suspicious sightings in the area …
Read More »5 notable proposals in John Tory’s Toronto budget as he remains to see it through – Toronto
Toronto city council is set to debate John Tory’s budget Wednesday as the mayor stays in office to see his fiscal plan through. Tory announced a plan Friday to resign following an affair with a former staffer and then decided to stay on for the budget debate. The budget is …
Read More »No guarantees, but search of Winnipeg landfill for women’s remains may succeed: experts
In 2002, investigators started a massive search of Robert Pickton’s pig farm in British Columbia and eventually found the remains of several women. Twenty years later, the lead forensic anthropologist on that effort says a search of a landfill north of Winnipeg for women’s remains has a chance of success, …
Read More »Long gone silver remains missing as companies lock swords over stolen booty
Nearly three years have passed since a cartage company left a shipping container holding more than $10 million US worth of silver in the parking lot of a run-down warehouse in Lasalle, Que. A snapshot of the moment was recorded for posterity and — presumably — proof. The grainy photograph is now part …
Read More »Canada remains unbeaten after 9-0 rout of Japan at women’s hockey worlds
Victoria Bach and several Canadian teammates took full advantage of the sustained offensive-zone time Japan gave them in Sunday’s 9-0 win at the women’s world hockey championship. Bach scored the first world championship goal of her career on Canada’s first shot of the game, set up the first for teammate …
Read More »Doctor shortage in northwestern Ontario remains dire with no clear relief in sight
Emergency rooms in northwestern Ontario remain critically short-staffed, and hospital leaders across the region warn the risk of emergency-room closures could continue well into the summer. Three months ago, the emergency room in Red Lake, Ont., closed for 24 hours during a weekend because no physician was available. Officials say a similar …
Read More »Work to exhume remains at former Kamloops residential school could begin soon, chief says
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. After a year of grieving since the detection of 215 suspected unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a new phase begins in the journey of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation — bringing the missing children home. The old apple orchard …
Read More »Bringing up the dead: Ukraine searches the battlefields for unidentified remains
Warning: This story contains graphic language and images of human remains It must have been a cold, lonely, frightening death for Gavril Vanyushev. The young Russian soldier was killed on the outskirts of Kyiv in a sleepy, forested hamlet about 50 kilometres west of the Ukrainian capital. Retired schoolteacher Kateryna Karabchuck, …
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