A Surrey, B.C., woman is being hailed as a hero for saving her son before being murdered in a shooting spree in Texas last week. Sabrina Rahman, 24, was one of six people allegedly fatally shot by Shane James in a bloody rampage through Austin on Dec. 5.“It was right in front of my house.
Toddler killer Jon Venables will stay behind bars after a parole board rejected his bid for freedom. Venables was just 10 years old when he and his friend, Robert Thompson, who was also 10 at the time, lured two-year-old James Bulger away from his mother at a shopping centre in northern England in 1993 and
Stargazers are getting ready to witness one of the “most active and reliable meteor showers” of the year light up the skies this week. The Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak on Thursday but could be visible starting Wednesday night.The annual spectacle brings a flurry of so-called “shooting stars” streaking through the skies, delivering
Last week, we brought you a series called ‘On the Brink,’ which profiles people who are struggling with the rising cost of living. In this story, we hear from two landlords who talk about how the housing crisis is impacting them.Two landlords in the Halifax area are calling for government solutions to the housing crisis
Amid plans by CBC to cut 10 per cent of its workforce, the House of Commons heritage committee on Tuesday said it would be “inappropriate for the CBC to grant bonuses to executive members.” That comes after the committee last week called the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s president and CEO Catherine Tait — who could make
It’s that time of year when neighbourhoods light up and put on their best holiday show, but few can compete with the “Miracle on Rae Street” in Port Coquitlam. For the past 13 years, Dale Brindley has been adding to his holiday display to raise money for charity, and the crowds keep getting bigger. Jay
Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series “Homicide: Life on The Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died Monday at age 61. Braugher’s publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed his death to the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and CNN, as well as the trade publications Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. His
Housing Minister Sean Fraser says potential changes could be made to both the international student visa and temporary foreign workers programs amid record-high immigration and a housing crunch. His comments come as the government is dusting off a Second World War-era housing plan to ignite the pace of home construction in Canada, and after Immigration Minister
Among Matt Rife‘s audience, seemingly no one is safe from being the butt of the joke, even those under the age of 10. The 28-year-old comedian who last month made headlines for telling a joke about domestic violence (and subsequently releasing a mock apology) this week fielded new criticism about his Netflix special.In his standup
A suspect accused of murdering a 16-year-old cheerleader whose body was found days earlier in her bathtub has been arrested. Police in Edna, Texas, say they found Lizabeth Medina dead last week on Dec. 5 after being called to an apartment building in reference to an “unresponsive juvenile.” In a news release, police confirmed they