A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Nunavut man who died while in RCMP custody heard conflicting testimony from an ambulance driver, a bylaw officer and police, about Austin Maniyogena’s condition between the time he hit his head on a Kugluktuk street and when he was put in an RCMP cell.Austin Maniyogena (right) with…
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The World Junior Hockey Championship tournament will run Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023 in Halifax and Moncton, N.B., Hockey Canada announced Thursday.Canada celebrates a goal against Austria during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton in December 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)Halifax and Moncton, N.B., will host the 2023 World…
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Family of cadet killed in Kingston, Ont., crash grieves with ‘a deep hole in our hearts’
by Sue JonesOne of the Royal Military College cadets who died on campus in Kingston, Ont., last week will be remembered during a Toronto funeral service on Sunday.Jack Hogarth was identified as one of the four officer cadets who died after a vehicle crashed into the water on the Royal Military College campus in Kingston, Ont., last…
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Body in Toronto dumpster was that of young girl who may have died last year, police say
by Sue JonesThe body of a child found in a Rosedale dumpster was that of a young Black girl who may have been dead since as far back as last summer, police said in a grim update Thursday.Flowers and a card sit on the driveway of the Rosedale house where the wrapped body of a young girl…
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3 regional top doctors issue letter to Ontario urging reinstatement of indoor mask wearing
by Sue JonesFollowing weeks of urging the Ontario government reinstate some COVID-19 measures during a sixth wave, three top doctors have written the province’s chief medical officer of health to ask that mandatory masking be reinstated in all indoor settings.Mandatory mask wearing in indoor settings is the focus of a letter from Medical officers of health in…
The Canadian champion breezed through her 22nd win on the same day Halifax MP Andy Fillmore stood up in the House of Commons to pay tribute to the quiz whiz — in perfect Jeopardy! style.Mattea Roach lives in Toronto, where she attended university, but her family lives in Halifax. The 23-year-old passed the half-million-dollar mark in…
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Military dealing with gap in search and rescue services due to procurement delay
by Sue JonesThe Royal Canadian Air Force is relocating two aircraft from Winnipeg to Vancouver Island to address a gap in Canada’s search and rescue coverage, the result of yet another delay in Canada’s troubled military procurement system.While the military’s new Kingfisher search-and rescue planes, a model of which is pictured here, won’t be ready for another three years, two aircraft…
In the late 1960s, Andrew Jackson Steen created a large and distinctive portrait of the Northwest Territories government. He recalls displaying it at the territory’s centennial celebrations, and he hasn’t seen it since.Andrew Jackson Steen and Doris Butt in a 2006 photo. The father and daughter are on a quest to find a painting showed…
Carrot River RCMP provided an update on the search for Frank Young Wednesday. They said the community and area around it has been searched extensively.RCMP and members of the Red Earth Cree Nation are searching for five-year-old Frank Young. (Red Earth Cree Nation/Facebook)The search for a missing five-year-old Saskatchewan boy has entered its 16th day. Frank…
A unionization campaign is underway at an Amazon warehouse in Montreal as one of North America’s largest employers stares down more labour drives — with only one successful so far.This an example of an Amazon fulfillment centre in Brampton, Ont. Last year, Amazon announced five facilities were coming to Quebec, creating more than 1,000 jobs. (Chris…