Ottawa police say they won’t charge a woman who danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial during the convoy protest this past winter.Flowers are laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial Jan. 30, 2022, a day after a person was seen dancing on…
The family of a Portage la Prairie woman says they’re still in the dark about what happened the night she and her two young children died in their home. Shantelle Murphy and her children Mason Murphy, left, and Isabella Murphy, right. The three were killed in their Portage la Prairie home. (Submitted by Tammi St. Jean)The…
Pam Velt thought she was fully insured. But after the November 2021 floods wiped out her property in the Nicola Valley, she was shocked at the payout amount from her overland flood insurance.Flood waters cover a neighbourhood of Merritt, B.C., on Nov. 16, 2021, after severe rain prompted the evacuation of the city. (Artur Gajda/Reuters)A…
Four people died and two escaped a fire that destroyed a home in Auburndale, N.S., Saturday morning.Kaylea Savory with her boys Harley, left, and Hendrix, right. All three died in a house fire in Auburndale, N.S., on Feb. 19, 2022. (Submitted by James Stewart)A fire on Nova Scotia’s South Shore razed a house and killed…
A 31-year-old woman from Windsor has been charged over an online bomb threat against the mayor of the southwestern Ontario city.Windsor police have charged a 31-year-old woman over a bomb threat against the mayor of the southwestern Ontario city. (Dan Taekema/CBC)A 31-year-old woman from Windsor has been charged over a bomb threat against the mayor…
An 80-year-old retiree walked through the blizzard to rescue seven stranded travellers.This still from a video taken by Shannon St. Onge shows the winter conditions she got stranded in Monday near Pense, Sask. (Shannon St. Onge)Shannon St. Onge found herself in the thick of a blizzard on Monday evening, lost on a Saskatchewan road and peering…
People have been passing by Vanessa Hildreth’s home in Quesnel, B.C., to see the giant sculpture in person.A Quesnel, B.C., woman has built a snow sculpture dubbed ‘Snowgopogo’ on her front lawn. (Submitted by Vanessa Hildreth)While the Okanagan has Ogopogo, a mythical sea serpent that inhabits the Okanagan Lake, Quesnel, B.C., now has Snowgopogo —…
Dave Gibeault opened his mail last week to find a letter from the Canada Revenue Agency calling for him to pay back hundreds of dollars in GST credits paid to his mother because she was dead when it was received — but she’s very much alive.Dave Gibeault has power of attorney for his mother, Mary Gibeault. She has been…
London — 19-year-old student Sarah Buckle was out clubbing with her friends when something went terribly wrong. “Apparently I started screaming and…
A 65-year-old woman who suffered severe injuries in Toronto’s deadly van attack on April 23, 2018, has died after spending more than three years in hospital, police say.An 11th person has died as a result of the Toronto van attack, which occurred on April 23, 2018. Amaresh Tesfamariam, who died in hospital on Oct. 28,…