A court has awarded a Quebec woman who was violently attacked by her longtime partner $315,000 in damages in a decision her lawyer hopes will provide victims of domestic violence another avenue to obtain justice. The woman, whose identity is not revealed in the court documents, testified that the attack took place while she was […]
A young New Brunswick girl who inspired people around the world to perform random acts of kindness will be honoured posthumously Tuesday with the Order of New Brunswick. Becca Schofield died in February at the age of 18 – two years after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Her movement on social media, with the […]
Funeral arrangements have been made for a four-year-old girl who died after a tragedy at the Yarmouth, N.S., Santa Claus parade last weekend. MaCali Cormier was with her family at the parade Saturday evening and was running alongside a float during the procession. RCMP say she fell underneath the float at around 7 p.m. She […]
These are the chilling last photos of pregnant Shanann Watts and her young daughters taken just hours before they were murdered by her twisted husband Chris Watts. Watts, 33, sent photos of the girls – Bella, four, and Celeste, three – to Shanann on the day he finalised his plans to wipe out his family […]
Special counsel Robert Mueller has accused former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of lying to federal investigators in the Russia probe in breach of his plea agreement. The allegation could expose Manafort to a lengthier prison sentence – and potentially more criminal charges. The torpedoing of Manafort’s plea deal, disclosed in a court filing on […]
Donald Trump has threatened to close the US border with Mexico “permanently”. In a tweet yesterday, the US president said: “Mexico should move the flag waving migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. “Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT […]
The summer months may seem far away, but for some parents at the Lester B. Pearson School Board, it is time to come up with a heatwave plan. Parents at Evergreen Elementary once again called on the board to add air conditioning to some schools. During the summer months, teachers at Evergreen Elementary School in […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US bombers are no longer conducting flights over South Korea after Seoul asked for such missions to be paused, a US general said on Monday (Nov 26). General Charles Brown, who heads US Pacific Air Forces, told Pentagon reporters that the break was to help create space for ongoing diplomatic efforts to […]
A man from Kindersley, Sask., decided what he wanted to do with his $1 million Lotto Max winnings while on vacation. Christopher Graham learned all about his luck before claiming his prize, and took a quick trip to help get his thoughts in order. “After I was sure I won, I booked a trip to […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The former Trump campaign aide whose Russia contacts set off the investigation over collusion in the 2016 US presidential election began a two-week jail sentence on Monday (Nov 26) over lies he told to the FBI. George Papadopoulos entered the minimum security unit of the Oxford, Wisconsin, federal prison more than one […]