Fire fighters were called to the scene on Brixton Hill shortly before 10am on Friday morning.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will take part in the G20 summit expected to take place in Bali in November, even if Russian President Vladimir Putin goes too. Trudeau says he expects all G7 countries to take part even if Russia remains a full-fledged member of the G20.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, writer-director Rian Johnson's follow-up to his whodunit hit Knives Out, will premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. The Canadian festival announced Wednesday that Glass Onion will make its world premiere at the 47th edition of TIFF, running Sept. 8-18. Knives Out also launched in Toronto, in 2019. While Knives Out was released by Lionsgate, Netflix last year bought two sequels for $450 million US. The streamer will release the film in lat
Two Moncton-area emergency departments will be affected by staff shortages this holiday weekend. Sackville Memorial Hospital's emergency department will be closed Thursday night until Saturday morning, due to a physician shortage, the Horizon Health Network announced. And the Vitalité Health Network is requesting the public to limit their visits to the emergency department of Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton from Friday through Monday, except in cases of an emergency,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended his meeting with NATO military alliance leaders in Madrid by announcing more military aid for Ukraine. Trudeau says Canada is in the final stages of talks to supply Ukraine with up to 39 armoured combat support vehicles to help it fight off Russia.
A 66-year old woman is dead after a house fire in Digby County, N.S. RCMP said in a press release that officers were called to a home on Hwy. 217 in Roxville, N.S. just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday. The house was engulfed in flames, according to the release. A 76-year-old man reportedly escaped from the home with minor injuries. He was taken to hospital by paramedics. Police say due to the severity of the fire and the damage caused by it, the body of the woman wasn't found until later in the morni
Three of six police officers wounded in a shootout with armed robbery suspects remain in hospital, with one listed in intensive care. Saanich Police Department Chief Const. Dean Duthie says he visited the wounded officers and their families at hospital. He also says explosive devices found at the bank robbery scene were safely removed by the bomb squad and disposed of at a Victoria area landfill site.
U.S. President Joe Biden says his administration will soon provide another $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine to fight Russia’s invasion. (June 30)
For the second straight year, the Calgary Stampede is reporting financial losses and the COVID-19 pandemic is being branded with the blame. City council's executive committee heard on Wednesday that the Stampede finished $8.3 million in the red in 2021. It's an improvement over 2020 when the organization cancelled its signature event due to the pandemic. That year, it lost $26.5 million, laid off 90 per cent of its employees and relied on federal COVID support programs to help weather the storm.
Cecilia Ramirez is a Mexican professional athlete specialised in CrossFit. Over the years she’s represented her country all over the world, inspiring women to pursue a “ripped” life. In a country that not only lacks support for sport but female leagues even more, she’s perfected her body to the true standards of a Spartan soldier and showed Mexican men and women that hard work pays off. While she continues to compete, she helps other professionals perfect their technique. She is Mexico’s best female CrossFit athlete.
Cooler temperatures and lower humidity will be widespread throughout the weekend.
Canadian health officials are urging people to be sure to get their third or fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose, especially with an expected case surge in the summer or fall.
Simon Jones said he knew from WorkSafeNB investigators that his brother-in-law had been wearing his safety harness, but was not anchored in, when he fell from the fourth floor of Fredericton's Hilton Garden Inn while it was under construction on Jan. 30, 2017. But until a two-day coroner's inquest was conducted in Saint John this week, he'd never understood how it could have happened to a carpenter who had risen to the role of site supervisor. Jones said people who laboured alongside Lutes descr
President Joe Biden says the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is “destabilizing” and that he supports changing Senate rules to codify nationwide abortion protections. (June 30)
9-1-1 dispatchers say they're facing forced overtime to meet minimum staffing levels this long weekend. Emergency Communications Professionals of BC President Donald Grant discusses the impact with Jennifer Palma.
Toronto’s Ethan McMehen has developed a new app called SciLive that uses augmented reality to bring the periodic table to life for science students. As part of the Swift Co-Op Experience, he’s receiving mentorship from Kasey Dunn of the Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship at Humber College. They both join Candace Daniel to go over what they’re working on.
Police say two suspects are dead and six members of the Greater Victoria emergency response team are in hospital following an exchange of gunfire at a bank in Saanich, B.C.
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a probe of the New York Police Department's famed sex crimes investigators following years of complaints about the way they treat crime victims. (June 30)
Paul Lane says he's not surprised by the suspension of Bruce Chaulk, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer — he just thinks it should have happened sooner. Independent MHA Lane was among the first to demand the provincial government release a report detailing allegations of bullying and harassment at Elections N.L. On Wednesday, Chaulk was suspended on the recommendation of the House of Assembly Management Commission over the allegations. Chaulk's suspension is in effect until an i
In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024. The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12’s current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The announcement, which caught the Pac-12 off-guard, came almost a year after Oklahoma and Texas formally accepted invitations to join the S
MONTPELIER, Vt. — U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont underwent surgery Thursday after he broke his hip in a fall at his home, according to his spokesman. The 82-year-old Democrat fell Wednesday night in McLean, Virginia, a statement said. Doctors determined the best course of action would be to have surgery to repair the hip as soon as possible. Leahy spokesman David Carle said Thursday evening the senator is “comfortably recovering” at a Washington area hospital after successful surgery. Leahy’
