Tensions over the conflict in Gaza escalated into a brawl Wednesday afternoon at Concordia University in downtown Montreal. Three people were injured and a 22-year-old woman was arrested, according to Montreal police, after a violent clash broke out between students over the conflict in the Middle East.Police were called to intervene just after 1:30 p.m.
A 40-year-old man from Tontitown, Ark. was arrested by police after they found a child inside his home in a hidden closet compartment that was nailed shut. Jon Thompson was charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, first-degree false imprisonment, interference with custody, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of body armour, the Washington
A bus carrying members of Shania Twain’s crew was involved in a rollover on Highway 1 east of Wolseley, Sask., Wednesday morning. Twain’s management company, Maverick, confirmed members of the crew were involved in the rollover. Twain was not involved in the rollover.Twain is currently on her “Queen of Me Tour.”Dwayne Stone, the fire chief for
A man in Arkansas has been arrested and charged with false imprisonment and other offences after allegedly hiding his five-year-old daughter in a secret compartment that was nailed shut inside his closet. Jon Thompson, 40, of Tontitown, Ark., was arrested Friday after state officials tried to take custody of the girl.When police and officials with
Vancouver police have released new images of Randall Hopley, notorious convicted sex offender and fugitive sought Canada-wide for walking away from his Vancouver halfway house ahead of a court date. Wednesday marked the fifth day of the search for Hopley, who cut his ankle monitor off on Nov. 4 and failed to return to the
After leading her small town through a historic and devastating wildfire season, one of Quebec’s youngest mayors is taking a step back from politics to take care of herself. Isabelle Lessard, 23, was thrust into the spotlight last summer after raging forest fires forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in Chapais, Que., about 715
A B.C. woman who returned home from Syria last year was part of the all-female battalion of the Islamic State, according to RCMP allegations unsealed on Tuesday.Kimberly Polman served in the Katibah Nusaybah, an ISIS branch that provided weapons training to women, the RCMP wrote in a report summarizing its investigation.The 122-page police report, obtained
Lung cancer death rates in Canada are declining faster than any other type of cancer, which can be attributed to the significant impact of tobacco control and early detection efforts, according to a new report. The report, Canadian Cancer Statistics 2023, was released Wednesday by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) in collaboration with Statistics Canada
Alberta is planning to dismantle its provincewide health provider and may sell off its publicly owned continuing-care facilities, say leaked cabinet briefing documents released by the Opposition NDP. NDP Leader Rachel Notley said the proposal to break up Alberta Health Services would give complete political control over all health decisions to Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet.Notley
Now over 51 years since the disappearance of a woman just north of Peterborough, Ont., investigators returned to her family’s property on Tuesday to conduct a search. Peterborough County OPP say 45-year-old Francis Muriel Harris (nee Johnson) was last seen on April 21, 1972, at her home on Highway 28 just south of the village