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Alouettes part ways with GM Kavis Reed

The Montreal Alouettes announced on Sunday that the organization has relieved general manager Kavis Reed of his duties. Assistant general manager of player personnel Joe Mack, head coach Khari Jones and director of football operations Patrick Donovan will share the day-to-day management duties, according to the team. “Joe Mack will now have oversight of all football operations, […]

Body found washed ashore in Scarborough, police treating death as ‘suspicious’

Toronto police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious” death after a body was found washed ashore at Bluffer’s Park Marina in Scarborough on Sunday morning. Police said the body was found in a state of decomposition. No other details were provided about the deceased person. Officers say they will be treating the death […]

New York power cut: Millions affected as the Big Apple goes dark

NEW York’s Times Square fell dark and subway trains halted as Manhattan was struck by a power cut. Authorities scrambled to restore electricity to Manhattan following a power outage which darkened marquees in the theatre district and left businesses without electricity. The New York City Fire Department said a transformer fire on Saturday evening at […]

Man dead after falling down elevator shaft at CBC building in Toronto: officials

Officials say a man has died after falling into the elevator shaft of the CBC building in downtown Toronto. Toronto police Const. David Hopkinson says witnesses reported seeing the man swing from the elevator cables before falling to his death on Saturday evening. Toronto district fire chief Stephan Powell says firefighters were called to the […]

Armed man dies after attacking US immigration jail

An armed man who attacked an immigration detention centre in the US city of Tacoma died after police officers opened fire, authorities say. Police arrived at the Northwest Detention Center early on Saturday after an employee reported that a man, armed with a rifle, was throwing “incendiary devices” at the facility. The man’s identity remains […]

‘The planet cannot wait’: Climate activists rally in front of McGill University

Climate activists staged a sit-in protest in front of the McGill University gates on McGill College and Sherbrooke Street on Saturday. Activists were met by a heavy police presence. May Chiu, spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion, one of the event organizers, said several protesters were arrested. “Some of the cops were rough with a couple of […]

Pence Defends Conditions at Migrant Detention Centers in Texas

Vice President Mike Pence played down reports of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at two migrant detention centers in Texas that he visited on Friday, but he acknowledged the gravity of the humanitarian crisis unfolding along the United States’ southwestern border. The tour gave journalists covering the vice president a rare glimpse inside a Border Patrol […]

Country Thunder day 3: 11 people arrested, 75 traffic charges given out

During Craven, Sask.’s Country Thunder day three festivities, a total of 11 people were arrested, according to Saskatchewan RCMP. That brings the event’s total number of arrests to 24. Related Saskatchewan businesses, staff feeling the roar at Country Thunder 3 men arrested for public intoxication 1st night of Country Thunder Three youths were charged with […]