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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) constable killed in the line of duty near Hearst is being …
Read More »Sinking of HMCS Otter in WW II Halifax remembered as ‘dramatic tale of tension and heroics’
When HMCS Otter patrolled the waters outside Halifax harbour on March 26, 1941, the Allied war effort was not going well. It was a full three years before D-Day, the Allied invasion of western Europe. For convoys heading overseas, German U-boats regularly picked off vessels carrying troops and much-needed supplies …
Read More »Fifty years on, Edmund Fitzgerald remembered through song and mystery
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. It’s been 50 years since the storied Edmund Fitzgerald and all 29 of its crew members perished during one of the worst recorded storms on Lake Superior. …
Read More »Needlepoint and banana bread: Murderous American fugitive who hid in Alberta for decades remembered by friends
A murderous fugitive who hid from American and Mexican authorities in small-town Alberta for decades was a bridge-playing, banana bread-baking ex-realtor, according to her former friends and neighbours. Dee Glabus, as she was known in Taber, Alta., was actually Sharon Kinne, one of America’s most wanted criminals. Kinne was tried for …
Read More »Ontario woman found dead alongside family remembered as selfless, caring mother
A woman who was found dead alongside three of her family members at a home in rural southwestern Ontario this week was remembered Saturday as a selfless, caring mother who worked tirelessly for her community. Treena Upcott, a friend of the family, said the mother loved her family dearly and …
Read More »‘Brilliant, funny’: Young Ontario man who died after taking sodium nitrite remembered by family
An Ontario mother alleges her 19-year-old son was sold a deadly substance from an Ontario man who is accused of selling it online to those at risk of self-harm. Kim Prosser says her son Ashtyn purchased sodium nitrite from Kenneth Law, a 57-year-old Mississauga, Ont. man who is facing 14 …
Read More »Treasa Lynn Oberly, Beaumont homicide victim, remembered as ‘angel on earth’ – Edmonton
Wednesday would have been Treasa Lynn Oberly’s 41st birthday, but instead of celebrating another year, friends and family are mourning her death. “I should be bringing her flowers. Instead, I have her dead flowers on my table and her card,” said Zina Hinkley, referring to the gifts Oberly brought her for …
Read More »CBC journalist Jody Porter remembered for her compassionate storytelling, commitment to truth
Friends, colleagues and others who knew Jody Porter have shared memories and messages of love, gratitude and admiration for the longtime CBC reporter. Messages remembering Porter touch on her life, friendship, and commitment to telling hard, necessary truths about residential schools and colonialism in Canada, and their ongoing impacts on Indigenous people …
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