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.
Nearly three-quarters of Canadians say they aren’t changing their drinking habits despite recent national guidelines warning that more than two alcoholic drinks a week can increase risks of cancer, stroke and heart disease. That’s according to a new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Motorcycle accident toronto today, which also found that more than half of the respondents
Flair Airlines say four of its planes are “not operational” after “extreme and unusual” actions by a U.S.-based lessor to seize the aircraft amid a commercial dispute. In an emailed statement to Motorcycle accident toronto today Saturday, a spokesperson for Flair Airlines said a “commercial dispute” with a New York-based hedge fund and lessor had affected four
Kiska, a killer whale at Marineland and the last captive orca in Canada who has swam alone in her tank for more than a decade, has died. The Ontario government said Marineland, a theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., informed the province Thursday of her death.The province had Animal Welfare Service Officers at the park
A five-year-old boy who was in the care of Alberta Children’s Services died after being attacked by dogs on a First Nation north of Slave Lake. The attack happened the evening of Sunday, March 5 on the Whitefish Lake First Nation #459, which is about 375 kilometres north of Edmonton.RCMP from High Prairie and Alberta