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Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Tuesday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $32 million: 04, 15, 16, 17, 23, 27 & 47. Bonus: 01 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. helicopter lands safely after being hit by lightning, Helijet says
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
VICTORIA – A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria Tuesday after it was hit by lightning. Rick Hill, the vice-president of Helijet, says aircraft was at approximately 1,200 metres when it was hit by lightning, the two pilots on board took the chopper down to below the clouds and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No choice other than peace bond in Quebec domestic violence case, Crown tells coroner
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – A peace bond was the only option for prosecutors trying to protect a Montreal woman who was later killed along with her two young sons because she didn’t want to testify against her estranged husband, an inquest heard Tuesday. The coroner’s inquest is examining the killings of Dahia Khellaf, 42, and her sons, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec anti-corruption police note proliferation of small-scale schemes
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
Quebec’s anti-corruption police force says although the scandals that defined the province’s construction industry in the last decade have subsided, corrupt activities have sprouted on a smaller scale in other sectors. Anti-corruption commissioner Frédérick Gaudreau presented the force’s five-year report in Quebec City today, noting criminal proceedings against 259 people and 57 convictions since 2018. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Inexplicable’: Five people, including children, dead in Sault Ste. Marie shooting
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
The northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie was in shock Tuesday after what the mayor called an “inexplicable” outburst of violence that left five people ““ including three children and a shooter ““ dead and police investigating a case of intimate partner violence. Police said a shooter went to two homes on Monday night, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman killed by husband had filed police complaint, Quebec coroner’s inquest hears
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Montreal woman killed along with her two young sons by her estranged husband in 2019 told police more than a year earlier that she had received death threats and believed her husband was mentally ill. In August 2018, Dahia Khellaf had filed a domestic violence complaint with Montreal police, detailing incidents in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada supports ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Israel-Hamas conflict, Trudeau says
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada supports the idea of “humanitarian pauses” in the Israel-Hamas conflict to allow for support and aid to be delivered into the Gaza Strip. Trudeau made the announcement today after a three-hour cabinet meeting in Ottawa. Just before that meeting, Defence Minister Bill Blair said he had no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal fire department carries out hundreds of inspections after deadly March blaze
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
Montreal’s fire department says that since a fire in Old Montreal killed seven people in March, it has carried out 460 targeted inspections as part of a push to secure potentially hazardous buildings. The operation initially focused on heritage buildings in the city core but was later expanded to include other high-risk buildings and buildings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former N.W.T. priest sentenced for indecent assault on child in 1980s
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. – A former priest is beginning a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to indecent assault on a child in the 1980s. Camille Piché, now 85, was sentenced Monday in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, after an agreed statement of facts was read out in court. The statement says Piché was the priest in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Very ‘clear rules’ on undercover operations, former intel unit member tells jury
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former employee of an RCMP intelligence unit says members would never directly contact targets of a criminal investigation. Dan Morris told the Ontario Superior Court trial of Cameron Jay Ortis, who also worked in the unit, that senior RCMP decision-makers would need to approve such an action. The Crown alleges Ortis anonymously ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province asks court to prevent feds from intervening on Highway 413, Ontario Place
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
TORONTO – Ontario is asking the courts to stop the federal government from using the impugned Impact Assessment Act to prevent the province from moving ahead with Highway 413 and Ontario Place construction. The Supreme Court of Canada found earlier this month that the law dealing with environmental impacts of major developments is unconstitutional because ... Read More »
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