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B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India: cousin
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
KELOWNA, B.C. – Truck driver Kalwinder Singh says he knows the Okanagan Connector well, and regards it among the worst roads in North America. The Surrey, B.C., truck driver was supposed to meet up with his cousin, Karanjot Singh Sodhi, for a family celebration to ring in the new year but instead will be picking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBSA detainee dies in custody on Christmas Day in Surrey, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
SURREY, B.C. – Border officials say a detainee at an immigration holding centre in Surrey, B.C., has died after being found unresponsive on Christmas Day. Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that first responders were called to the centre, where staff were attempting resuscitation. But it says “all efforts to revive the detainee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Provincial Police officer fatally shot near Hagersville; 2 suspects arrested
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
HAGERSVILLE, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say two suspects have been arrested after an officer was shot and killed while on duty near Hagersville, Ont. Const. Ed Sanchuk says a male and a female are in custody in connection with the shooting of an officer who was responding to a vehicle in a ditch in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Provincial Police officer fatally shot near Hagersville
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
HAGERSVILLE, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say an officer has been shot and killed while on duty near Hagersville, Ont., in an incident that prompted an emergency alert, which has since been lifted. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique says in a tweet that Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was killed on Tuesday while serving in the line of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Provincial Police Officer shot dead in Haldimand County
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
The mayor of Haldimand County says a regional Ontario Provincial Police officer has been shot and killed. Mayor Shelley Bentley says in a statement that she is “deeply saddened” by the loss of one of the county’s officers who died in the line of duty. Const. Edward Sanchuk of the Haldimand County OPP says in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ontario Provincial Police Officer shot dead in Haldimand County
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
The mayor of Haldimand County says a regional Ontario Provincial Police officer has been shot and killed in the southeastern Ontario area. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. bus crash probe to look at earlier incident, amid questions over icy road
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
KELOWNA, B.C. – British Columbia’s transport minister says investigators looking into a bus crash that claimed four lives on the Okanagan Connector road on Christmas Eve are also considering another crash involving the same operator days earlier. Minister Rob Fleming says maintenance contractors were plowing and salting the road, also known as Highway 97C, on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. bus victim leaves family in India, amid questions over perilous road conditions
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kalwinder Singh was supposed to meet up with his cousin, Karanjot Singh Sodhi, for a family celebration to ring in the new year. Instead, Singh will be picking up the remains of his relative who died in a bus crash on an icy stretch of British Columbia highway on Christmas Eve. Singh, ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it’s not clear how much of that will actually be paid. The agency provided data to the House of Commons in the fall in response ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
The cousin of one of the victims of the Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia says the new arrival from Punjab, India, leaves behind a wife and two young children. Kalwinder Singh says 41-year-old Karanjot Singh Sodhi was the father of a six-year-old son and two-year-old daughter in India. He says Sodhi came to ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Blood Services needs blood, plasma donors after storm disruption
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadian Blood Services says it’s in need of blood and plasma donors after the winter storm disrupted donations over the holidays. Severe wind, snowfall and icy conditions that hit many parts of the country meant that about 10 per cent of expected blood and plasma donations did not happen. There’s a critical need ... Read More »
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