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Quebec provincial police say man, 32, killed northeast of Montreal is homicide victim
By The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say they are investigating a homicide after a man was allegedly gunned down in his car in a city northeast of Montreal. Police say Noël Garcia-Frias, 32, was found Friday in Charlemagne. Repentigny police say they spotted a badly injured man on a street at around 10 p.m. in the ... Read More »
1 response‘Deal with together’: Manitoba community prays for victims of bus crash
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – Residents of a city in western Manitoba sought solace at church services Sunday – lighting candles, wiping away tears and offering prayers – as they mourned 15 community members who died in a bus crash that also left 10 gravely injured. Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Dauphin ... Read More »
1 response‘Deal with together’: Manitoba community prays for loved ones who died in bus crash
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – Residents of a city in western Manitoba sought solace at church services Sunday – lighting candles, wiping away tears and offering prayers – as they mourned 15 community members who died in a bus crash that also left 10 gravely injured. Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Dauphin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau calls byelection in riding of Calgary Heritage for July 24
By The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Voters in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage will go to the polls late next month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a byelection will be held in the Alberta riding on July 24. Conservative MP Bob Benzen resigned his seat in Calgary Heritage at the end of last year. Benzen easily won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement
By The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they’ve reached a proposed $10-billion settlement with the governments of Ontario and Canada over unpaid annuities for using their lands. The fund, which represents the 21 Robinson Huron First Nations, announced Saturday that the proposal will resolve claims only tied to past unpaid annuities which stretch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Begin to heal’: Manitoba community prays for loved ones who died in bus crash
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – Residents of Dauphin, Man., sought solace at church services Sunday as they mourned 15 community members who died in a bus crash that also left 10 gravely injured. Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church said part of his liturgy would be dedicated to victims of the crash. He said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec wildfire: Lebel-sur-Quévillon citizens return, but remain on evacuation alert
By The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Authorities have reopened the road into Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Que., and residents will come home as planned today, but the mayor is warning locals the return could be short-lived due to the massive wildfire burning nearby. The roughly 2,000 residents of the northern Quebec community are still expected to return today as planned despite the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Labrador, those caring for a town’s homeless population face backlash, criticism
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – On a recent spring day in a sandy church parking lot in Labrador, Vanessa Hamel stopped mid-sentence to lean out of a food truck window and wave to an approaching group of people. “Whaddaya doin’?” she sang out to them, laughing. They waved and laughed back. She pulled her head ... Read More »
1 responseManitoba community to pray for loved ones who died in highway crash
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on June 18th, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – Residents of Dauphin, Man., are expected to seek solace at church services today as they mourn 15 community members who died in a highway crash that also left 10 gravely injured. Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church says part of his liturgy is to be dedicated to victims of ... Read More »
1 responseAll but one person injured in B.C. bus crash discharged from hospital
By The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2023
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – All but one of the 18 people injured after a bus carrying pipeline workers crashed north of Prince George, B.C., have been released from hospital. TC Energy, the company behind the Coastal GasLink pipeline project, says 30 people were aboard the bus when it crashed on Friday. It initially said 17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military investigates sexual misconduct allegation against Snowbirds pilot
By The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2023
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – The Royal Canadian Air Force says it is investigating a sexual misconduct allegation against a Snowbirds pilot. The commanders of 1 and 2 Canadian Air Divisions issued a statement on Saturday saying the allegation has been made against a member of 431 Squadron, which is based in Moose Jaw, Sask., and ... Read More »
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