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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s mayor says he’s donating $15,000 from his office budget to an organization helping those affected by the war in Ukraine. Scott Gillingham announced the donation Thursday in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Winnipeg’s sister city relationship with Lviv, Ukraine. “As …
Read More »‘I need to find him’: Sister of N.B. man appeals for information in homicide investigation – New Brunswick
The sister of a New Brunswick man presumed to be the victim of a homicide is speaking out. She is hoping a search by RCMP will ultimately uncover what happened to her brother. Richard (Ricky) Matchett, 58, was last seen around 2 p.m. in Sillikers, N.B., on Aug. 9, 2022. …
Read More »‘She is alive’: Sister of abducted Ontario woman says family is still hopeful 1 year later
The last time Aysa Hajtamiri spoke with her sister was nearly a year ago. They kept the phone conversation short as Hajtamiri was driving but planned to reconnect soon. That next phone call never happened. Not long after she got home, Hajtamiri said she learned that her younger sister had …
Read More »North Korea dictator was ‘seriously ill,’ his sister says, blaming South Korea for COVID-19
In a striking speech before thousands of North Koreans, leader Kim Jong-un’s sister said he suffered a fever while guiding the country to victory over the coronavirus. She blamed rival South Korea for the outbreak and vowed “deadly” retaliation. Kim Yo Jong, a powerful official in charge of inter-Korean relations, …
Read More »Hamilton man was unable to call 911 during Rogers outage as sister was dying
A Hamilton family is in mourning after facing a life-or-death situation last week during the Rogers outage that left the country reeling, and an expert says it’s evidence of the “fragility” of Canada’s networks. Shane Eby said his father and aunt, Gregg and Linda Eby, who are siblings and both in their …
Read More »Their sister died in December and was buried in January. Why weren’t they notified?
It breaks Candice Wheeler’s heart to know she missed her big sister’s funeral in January. It’s not that she didn’t want to be there — she simply didn’t know it was happening. Now, Candice and her family in Calgary are searching for answers about how authorities failed to notify them …
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