A man from Maine admitted to lying to an RCMP investigator about the day he went to a gun show and bought a high-powered rifle with a man who used the carbine a year later when he killed 22 people in Nova Scotia, newly released documents show.After police shot and killed the gunman at a…
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Police in LaSalle, Ont., have identified the body of the suspect in the homicide in March of 34-year-old Amanda Lyons.Blair and Amanda Lyons were the parents of three children. The LaSalle, Ont., woman was found dead in March in her home, and her husband was named as suspect. His body has been recovered by police.…
Hundreds of evacuees from Peguis First Nation have arrived in Winnipeg after fleeing their flooded community.Homes and other buildings are underwater on the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. Flooding has forced more than 1,000 people living in Peguis to leave their homes after local officials issued a mandatory evacuation order on Sunday. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)Karen Courchene Parisian…
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Travellers facing ‘chaotic’ delays as Pearson airport navigates long lines, staffing issues
by Sue JonesTravellers at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport are being asked to pack plenty of patience on Monday, as longer than expected lineups and staffing issues are causing delays. Staff shortages blamed for long security lines at Canadian airportsLong security lines at several Canadian airports are the result of a shortage in staff, according to officials. The union…
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The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre just launched its online fine art collection, making thousands of paintings, sculptures and tapestries accessible. The museum, not formally an art museum, plans to digitize future collections.Untitled by Isa Smiler painted in Inukjuaq, Quebec between 1950 and 1954. (Isa Smiler/PWNHC catalogue number 993.004.168)The Northwest Territories’ Prince of Wales…
Flooding has forced hundreds of people living in Peguis First Nation to leave their homes after local officials issued a mandatory evacuation order on Sunday.William Sutherland, the emergency coordinator for Peguis First Nation, is helping to protect homes by pumping water and sandbagging. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)Flooding has forced more than 1,000 people living in Peguis First…
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New study sheds light on how toxic and unsafe the drug supply has become in Thunder Bay
by Sue JonesResults from a study conducted at Lakehead University during the pandemic is helping to paint a picture of the increasingly deadly supply of drugs in Thunder Bay, Ont.Fentanyl, pictured in this CBC file photo, is 50 to 100 times more toxic than morphine, and is a leading cause in the rising number of opioid overdose…
A CBC News investigation found that though Sean Conlogue and at least one other person in Maine may have broken U.S. federal laws by helping the shooter obtain two of the guns he used during the April 2020 rampage, it is unlikely they will face charges.The Blue Water Bridge into Port Huron, Mich., in 2020.…
For the first time since 1792, Fogo Island is facing a future without a doctor.The MV Veteran sails behind two small fishing boats in Island Harbour on Fogo Island. (Garrett Barry/CBC)The cancer treatments and surgeries were hard enough — she’d leave the hospital with drainage tubes, or exhausted from chemotherapy. But the breaking point for Sabrina…