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Sammy Yatim's mother continues fight for justice 10 years after son's death
TORONTO - Ten years after her son was fatally shot on an empty Toronto streetcar, Sammy Yatim's mother said she's still fighting for justice. Eighteen-year-old Yatim was shot multiple times by Const. ...
Jul 27, 2023
Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company's inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and inj...
Jul 27, 2023
Public Safety department says Liberal law did not factor into Bernardo's transfer
OTTAWA - The federal Public Safety department says Paul Bernardo would have been transferred to a medium-security prison even if the previous version of the corrections law was still been in place. Co...
Jul 27, 2023
CP NewsAlert: First victim of N.S. floods identified as member of local rock band
HALIFAX - A man who died during a torrential rainstorm last weekend in rural Nova Scotia has been identified as Nicholas Anthony Holland. Holland was one of four people, including two small children, ...
Jul 27, 2023
Study: Soccer most popular sport among Canadian kids post-pandemic
Soccer is the most popular sport for young Canadians to play, according to a recent study. The 2023 Canadian Youth Sports Report is an independent syndicated study published by Solutions Research Grou...
Jul 27, 2023
Sign outside Quebec Ukrainian summer camp vandalized with pro-Russian graffiti
CHERTSEY, Que. - Officials who run a summer camp north of Montreal for Ukrainian children say one of its signs has been vandalized with pro-Russian graffiti. A photo shows the Camp Ste-Sophie sign van...
Jul 27, 2023
Pat Carney, former MP, senator, remembered as kind, 'wise leader'
VANCOUVER - Pat Carney is being remembered as a life force and a woman who got things done. The former member of Parliament, senator and trailblazer died Tuesday at the age of 88. Former Conservative ...
Jul 27, 2023
Dangerous person alert cancelled for Onion Lake Cree Nation
UPDATE: 4:45 p.m.RCMP confirmed that Randy Cooke was found and arrested in Onion Lake Cree Nation. The dangerous person alert has been cancelled.---An alert about a dangerous person has been issued by...
Jul 27, 2023
Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate
FREDERICTON - The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patt...
Jul 27, 2023
Accused in Ottawa east-end explosion expected to plead guilty next month
OTTAWA - The man charged with causing an explosion that destroyed several new homes in Ottawa earlier this year is expected to plead guilty next month. Kody Troy Crosby, 35, is scheduled to appear in ...
Jul 27, 2023