A student is in custody after two staff members were stabbed Monday morning at Charles P. Allen High School on the first day back after March Break. In an interview, Halifax Regional Police spokesperson Const. Nicolas Gagnon said police received a weapons complaint around 9:20 a.m. at the Bedford-area high school.“Officers arrived on scene and
A strange situation is unfolding New Westminster’s Victoria Hill neighbourhood as residents said they have received dozens, maybe hundreds, of unsolicited Uber Eats food orders. The orders range from bottles of water to a doughnut or even a single bowl of gravy — which is all paid for.“It’s like this insane barrage of deliveries,” Jennifer
A 55-year-old woman fought to get the gun away from her son and was shot herself after he killed two Edmonton Police Service officers who were responding to a domestic violence call in their home overnight Thursday. The police service provided an update Friday on the investigation into the circumstances around the deaths of Const.
Two Edmonton police officers were shot and killed early Thursday morning while responding to a family violence call at an apartment building. “The Edmonton Police Service has been marked by a really unthinkable and horrific tragedy as two of our members have died in the line of duty,” Chief Dale McFee said.Const. Travis Jordan, 35
Shanelle Pierce is conflicted about her husband’s death, how a tragic moment can be a lifesaving blessing for others. Last month, Trevor Pierce of Williams Lake, B.C., died following a freak accident while trying to load a snowmobile onto a truck for an upcoming trip.An outdoor enthusiast, the 33-year-old was riding up the ramp when
A former STARS Air Ambulance Lottery grand prize winner has seen firsthand how the life-saving organization’s funds are spent, after he went from supporter to patient earlier this year. Neil Lund and his wife Mona Cardinal have purchased STARS lottery tickets for 25 years and in 2014, they won a Calgary dream home worth $1.3
The Sûreté du Québec confirmed that two people were killed and nine others injured when a pick-up truck struck a group of pedestrians in Amqui, in the Gaspésie, on Monday afternoon. Of the injured, three have life-threatening injuries, while the remaining six are “not in danger,” according to police.The two fatalities are two men, one
Sarah Polley has won her first Academy Award. The Canadian filmmaker, who hails from Toronto, Ont., was awarded the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Sunday night for her movie, Women Talking. Read more: Oscars 2023 red carpet: The best and boldest fashion of the night As she accepted her award, she joked that she was grateful
March Break got off to a turbulent start for many Canadians who were supposed to fly Flair Airlines over the weekend after the ultra-low-cost-carrier cancelled flights due to what they say they were told was “maintenance” issues. But those cancellations come amid what Flair has called a “commercial dispute” with a U.S. based lessor that
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2023 9:44 am Updated March 11, 2023 12:15 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead.