A 41-year-old man from Niagara Falls, Ontario, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother, police say. Niagara Regional Police responded to a welfare check at a home near the intersection of Huron and St. Claire Avenue on Saturday morning, around 10:30 a.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body […]
The Calgary Police Service’s Homicide Unit is investigating the deaths of a man and a woman found in separate locations in the city’s northwest on Sunday night. Authorities believe both deaths were targeted and are related to domestic circumstances. The investigation began around 9:30 p.m. Officers were called to the 0 to 100 block of […]
At least 17 men convicted in the high-profile mass rape trial of Dominique Pelicot have appealed their convictions, the prosecutor’s office in Avignon, France, confirmed on Monday. The trial, which concluded earlier this month, involved 51 men who were found guilty of rape or sexual assault for their role in a series of horrifying crimes […]
SEOUL, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Shares of South Korean budget airline Jeju Air (089590.KS) plunged to an all-time low on Monday, following a tragic plane crash that claimed 179 lives, marking the deadliest air disaster in the country’s history. As of 0312 GMT, Jeju Air’s stock had dropped 8.5%, having earlier nosedived by 15.7% to […]
A Scarborough man was arrested in eastern Ontario earlier this month after police found him in possession of a large quantity of cocaine. On December 13, officers from the Gananoque Police Service stopped a vehicle suspected of carrying illegal drugs. During the traffic stop, a search, supported by a K9 unit, led to the discovery […]
The Canadian Coast Guard announced a new plan today to refloat a ship that ran aground on the St. Lawrence River near Verchères, Quebec, on Christmas Eve. Efforts to free the 185-meter bulk carrier, flagged in Cyprus, initially involved the use of tugboats. However, these attempts, carried out on Friday, were unsuccessful. The revised strategy […]
Twenty years ago, RCMP Supt. Jean-Guy Isaya’s school outreach efforts focused on drug awareness. Today, the conversation has shifted dramatically toward addressing violent extremism among youth. “Young people and minors now pose threats comparable to adults,” said Isaya, a member of the RCMP’s national security team. “This troubling trend is persistent and shows no signs […]
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and much of southern Ontario are bracing for a rainy and foggy Sunday, with Environment Canada forecasting up to 30 mm of rainfall in some regions. A rainfall warning issued on Saturday remains in effect for the area. Environment Canada cautioned that a low-pressure system is set to bring heavy […]
Residents of Waterloo Region are being cautioned to brace for a wet Sunday as Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning and a fog advisory for the area. Forecasts predict between 20 to 35 mm of rain falling steadily from morning through the evening. This significant rainfall raises concerns about potential flooding in low-lying areas […]
Residents of Porta Place, a seniors housing complex in Edmonton, are voicing their frustrations as the building’s only elevator has been out of service for over a week. Managed by GEF Seniors Housing and owned by the Alberta Social Housing Corporation, the malfunction has left numerous elderly tenants, some well into their 80s and 90s, […]