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Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. The body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of Mexico’s …
Read More »Man shot 2 weeks earlier in same Edmonton building where security guard slain
A man was shot in the same Central McDougall building just weeks before a security guard was gunned down on Dec. 6. On Nov. 21 around 4:54 a.m., patrol officers responded to a reported shooting at the apartment building at 106th Street and 107th Avenue. “Upon arrival, police located an …
Read More »Scores slain in weekend attacks in Haiti’s Cité Soleil, observers say
Scores of people were killed over the weekend in Haiti’s Cité Soleil area, Haiti’s prime minister’s office said on Monday, after attacks that the state and two non-governmental groups allege were ordered by a gang leader. “A red line has been crossed,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement posted on X, …
Read More »Israeli military says body of slain hostage Itay Svirsky has been recovered
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had retrieved the body of Itay Svirsky, who was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, and then killed in Hamas captivity, according to a statement from the Israeli military. A statement from the Hostages’ Families Forum said returning “Itay’s body for proper burial …
Read More »Partner of slain Fredericton police officer welcomes memorial to mass shooting – New Brunswick
Jackie McLean and her common-law partner Const. Robb Costello kept location-tracking services active on their phones so they could see where the other was. Often, when Costello was at the Fredericton police station, McLean’s phone would mistakenly tell her he was in the middle of the Saint John River, a …
Read More »Roommate of slain Ontario care home resident charged with murder: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 40-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with second-degree murder after his 46-year-old roommate was killed over the weekend. Hamilton police said David Fulger was found unconscious in his room at Queen’s Lodge – a residential care facility in the downtown – …
Read More »Widow of slain referee renews calls for capture of Canada’s most wanted
Thanksgiving is a holiday that will forever bring Alexandra Barrera pain and grief. Over Thanksgiving weekend last year, Barrera’s husband and high-school sweetheart, Edwin Alvarado, was killed in a triple shooting at a Toronto sports facility. Alvarado was refereeing an indoor soccer match. Police say his alleged killer, 19-year-old Cristian …
Read More »Slain Ontario police officer’s funeral set for Thursday at Ottawa hockey arena
The funeral for an officer shot and killed in eastern Ontario is set for next week. Ontario Provincial Police say Sgt. Eric Mueller will have a police funeral at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Thursday. Mueller died in hospital following the early Thursday shooting at a home in …
Read More »Private funeral in Barrie, Ont. to be held Wednesday morning for slain OPP officer
BARRIE, Ont. — A private funeral is set to be held this morning for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead in an ambush attack last week. The OPP says the service for 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala will start at 11 a.m. at the Sadlon Arena in …
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