Abdirahman Abdi was “incomprehensible” and appeared as someone “not in control of his mental health” when he engaged with an employee at the Hintonburg Community Centre minutes before his initial interaction with police at a nearby coffee shop on July 24, 2016, an Ottawa courtroom heard on Wednesday. The comments during Ottawa police Const. Daniel […]
A Peterborough man has won a $683,592.40 jackpot after his winning number came up in Saturday’s Lottario draw. Leslie Vilneff, 63, is a retired, married father of two. Vilneff’s plan is to to complete home renovations, take a trip to Hawaii, and top up his savings. Source: Read Full Article
The new Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge, which links the western tip of the island of Montreal to Vaudreuil-Dorion, does not include space for the upcoming REM transit system — at least not for now. Quebec junior transport minister Chantal Rouleau made the announcement on Wednesday when she laid out details for replacing the structure. She said there […]
A homeless man and a New Jersey woman have admitted concocting a hoax feel-good story that drew more than $400,000 (£300,000) in GoFundMe donations. US military veteran Johnny Bobbitt, 36, pleaded guilty in court to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Katelyn McClure, 28, admitted wire fraud. They claimed Bobbitt gave McClure his last $20 when […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Senator Martha McSally said she was raped by a superior officer when she served in the Air Force and that when she tried to talk about it later with military officials, she “felt like the system was raping me all over again.” The Arizona Republican, the first female fighter pilot to fly […]
The SPCA has been leading the way in animal welfare and protection in Canada for the past 150 years. But the workers who protect the animals are becoming vulnerable themselves according to Humane Canada. Barbara Cartwright, the CEO of Humane Canada, says staff at shelters and working in animal welfare across the country are suffering […]
Hamilton police have arrested a suspect, following a convenience store robbery in the city. Police say on Sunday afternoon, a man entered the Busy Bee Convenience store on Barton Street, where he selected some merchandise, approached the counter, then produced a firearm and demanded money from the clerk. After getting some cash, the suspect fled the […]
The Calgary Fire Department (CFD) is investigating what caused a kitchen fire in the community of Glamorgan on Tuesday. The fire at a home in the 5000 block of 45 Street S.W. broke out just before 11 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke coming from a fourplex. Crews were able to extinguish the fire […]
A false hit-and-run claim and purposely setting a truck on fire are two of the top fraudulent claims made to SGI during 2018. In the first claim, a woman said her vehicle was stolen and then involved in a hit-and-run while she was out of town. However, an eyewitness and surveillance video placed the woman […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s former principle secretary, Gerald Butts, gave the House of Commons justice committee a different version of events than the one provided by former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould last week, in his testimony on the SNC-Lavalin affair Wednesday. Butts posted a written version of his testimony online after he delivered it before […]