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Pathologist calls girl’s strangulation ‘certain’ after lawyer queries autopsy wording
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A forensic pathologist said it was his “certain conclusion” that a 13-year-old girl found dead in a B.C. park six years ago died of strangulation, after her alleged killer’s lawyer asked if wording in the autopsy report left any room for doubt. Dr. Jason Morin, who performed the autopsy, testified under cross-examination Wednesday ... Read More »
1 responseFort St. John, B.C., breathes easier as wildfire evacuation alert is lifted
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
Residents of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia are breathing a cautious sigh of relief after the city lifted its wildfire evacuation alert, although more than 1,300 properties in the surrounding area remain under an evacuation order. Toni Chittim, who lives with her husband and three children on a property 40 kilometres north of ... Read More »
1 responseNunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
KINNGAIT – The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kinngait to help restore water services in the hamlet. The territory says an electrical issue at the community’s water pumphouse is limiting its ability to distribute treated water. It says available reserve volumes have been depleted, posing a risk to public health and ... Read More »
1 responseAir-quality expert says risks underestimated as wildfire smoke descends across B.C.
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
An air-quality expert says smoky skies over British Columbia have become the norm over the past few summers, but not everyone seems aware of the serious health hazards it represents. Michael Mehta, a professor of geography and environmental studies at Thompson Rivers University, said the risks associated with wildfire smoke are numerous and serious, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Huge relief’ as Drayton Valley residents return home after wildfire evacuation
By Kelly Geraldine Malone and Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
The mayor of a west-central Alberta town said it was emotional to return home nearly two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire forced residents to flee, but thousands elsewhere remain on edge as scores of fires continue to rage across much of the West. “Just happy to be home and happy to be supporting one another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Embarrassed’: Alberta UCP candidate sorry for comparing transgender kids to feces
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
EDMONTON – A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food says she is sorry, plans to learn from it and is staying on to run in the May 29 Alberta election. “I apologize for the way I discussed these issues in September of 2022,” Jennifer Johnson said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man, 27, shot and killed in southern Mexico town of Puerto Escondido
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – A 27-year-old man from Quebec was shot to death in Mexico’s Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido, prosecutors said Tuesday. Oaxaca state prosecutors said Victor Masson was found dead in a car with a bullet wound on Monday in a neighbourhood of Puerto Escondido where few tourists stay. Prosecutors did not provide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pathologist took swabs of B.C. teen’s neck to preserve DNA of alleged attacker
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park nearly six years ago says he took swabs of the girl’s neck to preserve any DNA that may have been left by her alleged attacker. Dr. Jason Morin said under cross-examination by Ibrahim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court rules Quebec man sentenced for ordering killings can apply for parole earlier
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec Court of Appeal has cut a decade from the time a man convicted of ordering a series of killings must serve before being eligible for parole. Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau was handed a life sentence with no chance of parole for 35 years in November 2018 after a jury convicted him of first-degree ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta UCP candidate says sorry for comparing transgender students to feces in food
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
EDMONTON – A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food is apologizing while staying on to run in the Alberta election. Jennifer Johnson says in a statement that she has nothing but love and compassion for everyone equally and is embarrassed to have caused hurt with her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazen daylight murder of Montreal salon owner shows ‘arrogance’ of Mafia: expert
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – A brazen daylight shooting of a Montreal salon owner has Mafia experts calling out the ruthlessness and arrogance of organized crime in the city. Montreal police on Tuesday found a woman shot dead in a car that was still running and had collided with a building. Multiple reports identified the victim as Claudia ... Read More »
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