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Staffer says serial killer told him he went to homeless shelter to find a victim
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A staffer at a Winnipeg homeless shelter says admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki once told him he had come to the shelter to search for a victim. Ronald Norman told court Wednesday that he had a couple of interactions with Skibicki while working at the Indigenous-led 24-hour warming space, N’Dinawemak – Our Relatives’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Day by day’: Alberta fire evacuees out until next week, weather to help B.C. crews
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA – Thousands of residents forced to flee a fierce, wind-whipped wildfire threatening the oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray were told Wednesday they’ll likely be out for days and may be allowed back as early as Tuesday. Jody Butz, the fire chief in charge of the Fort McMurray region, said while Tuesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forecast turns favourable in fight against wildfire threatening northern B.C. town
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – British Columbia’s wildfire service says a low-pressure system moving into the northern part of the province is expected to dampen activity at a blaze that has forced several thousand people to flee their homes in and around Fort Nelson. An update from the service says cooler temperatures in the low teens ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief says grave search at B.C. residential school brings things ‘full circle’
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Chief Robert Michell says relief isn’t the right word to describe his reaction as the search begins for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school he attended in northern British Columbia. Michell is the chief of Stellat’en First Nation some 160 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C., and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg trial hears neighbour saw admitted serial killer getting rid of garbage
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Hours before the partial remains of Rebecca Contois were found in a Winnipeg garbage bin, a man who lived in the same apartment building as her killer saw the man disposing of trash in the middle of the night. Allan Mackay told the trial of Jeremy Skibicki that he confronted his neighbour in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire service warns winds may fan ‘aggressive’ blazes in B.C.’s north
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – British Columbia’s wildfire service says gusty winds could fan “aggressive fire behaviour” in the north, where out-of-control blazes have forced several thousand people to flee their homes. An update from the BC Wildfire Service says winds could pick up this afternoon in the Fort Nelson area where an 84-square-kilometre blaze threatens ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg trial hears from neighbour saw admitted serial killer getting rid of garbage
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A man who lived in the same Winnipeg apartment building where Jeremy Skibicki killed four women says he saw his neighbour disposing of trash just before a victim’s remains were found. Allan Mackay has told court that he confronted Skibicki around 2 a.m. in May of 2022 after hearing the man running up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Growing wildfires across Western Canada forcing thousands from their homes
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
A wildfire that forced thousands of residents to flee homes in Fort McMurray is sending plumes of smoke into the air, but the regional fire chief says it’s much different from a devastating blaze that crippled the Alberta city in 2016. “I know this is an extremely stressful situation, but I want to assure everyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge refuses McGill’s bid for injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge has refused McGill University’s request for an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment on its downtown Montreal campus. Justice Marc St-Pierre says the school did not prove the situation at the encampment was sufficiently urgent to justify the measure. He says in a written decision today that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The latest news on wildfires in Canada as thousands forced from homes in the West
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
Wildfires have forced thousands out of several communities in Western Canada. In Fort Nelson, B.C., about 4,700 people are out of their homes. Roughly 6,600 residents have been evacuated out of parts of Fort McMurray, Alta., while the entire city remains on evacuation alert. And a fire near Cranberry Portage, Man., has forced out about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Judge refuses McGill’s bid for injunction to end encampment
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge has refused McGill University’s request for an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment on its downtown Montreal campus. Lawyers for the university had asked the court on Monday to order the protesters to stop occupying its grounds and to authorize Montreal police to assist the school in dismantling ... Read More »
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