Fourth Canadian confirmed among 59 dead in Vegas massacre
A model with two young sons and a restaurant employee about to be promoted to manager are among the Canadians confirmed dead in a mass shooting at a country music show in Las Vegas. Tara Roe, who was 34 and lived in Okotoks, Alta., was there with her husband, Zach, and another couple for a
Toronto-bound QEW reopens after deadly crash on Burlington Skyway
The Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW have reopened following a fatal crash on the Burlington Skyway this morning. The collision occurred on the busy highway shortly before 6 a.m. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said a motorcycle, pickup truck, minivan and two cars are among the vehicles involved and the driver of the motorcycle, identified as
Light pole knocked down by delivery truck hits woman, leaving her with critical injuries
A 71-year-old woman is critically injured after she was struck by a light pole that was knocked down by a delivery truck on Friday, Toronto police say. The incident happened in the area of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue, south of Eglinton Avenue West. Police received a call about the collision at about 3:17 p.m. Toronto paramedics …
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1 dead after single ATV collision in Algonquin Township
Highway 35 is closed both directions between Highway 118 and Kushog Lake Road, police say A person is dead after a single ATV collision on Highway 35 Sunday morning, police say. On Twitter, Hailburton Highlands Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a single ATV collision on the highway near Matabanick Road in Algonquin Township just before 7:30 …
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Man makes 400 km handbike trek to Humboldt, Sask., to share story of overcoming trauma
Brent Worrall found a community in his fellow trauma survivors. The 56-year-old from Vernon, B.C., was paralyzed by a motorcycle accident lawyer in 2011, but by then his life had already been severely impacted by years of abuse, broken bones, and drug and gambling addictions. On Monday, Worrall was in Humboldt, Sask., after travelling nearly …
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Mexico, Jamaica, Peru on alert list. How Canadians can make informed travel decisions – National
Unrest, high levels of violence and volatile political atmosphere can make travelling to certain places dangerous. Recently, some Canadian tourists in Mexico‘s Sinaloa state were barricaded in their hotels for several days after the arrest of a major alleged drug cartel leader led to violence in the region. To avoid such situations, the Canadian government
Canadians hope patience will pay off as home prices dip: ‘It just takes time’ – National
Andrew Hamilton and his wife bid farewell to their home in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood roughly a year and a half ago, when housing prices were soaring, but finding a new abode proved tricky. With no available homes meeting their needs or price range, the couple opted to temporarily use the equity they got from selling
