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A former soldier whose bravery in Afghanistan almost 17 years ago won him Canada’s second-highest citation for bravery in combat — the Star of Military Valour — has died. Pte. Jess Randall Larochelle’s death was announced on social media late Thursday by his brother Andrew and confirmed by friends and …

Police in Nanaimo are asking the public for help finding 24-year-old Ashley Skeldoch, who has been missing since Tuesday. Skeldoch’s family reported her missing after being unable to contact her by phone. “The fact that she dropped off the map without contacting her family, this is a significant departure from …

A janitor at a North York school has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student, police say. Officers were called to a school in the Wilson Avenue and Dufferin Street area in May 2023 for a report that a student was sexually assaulted by a custodian of the school, …

A man who murdered a 15-year-old girl in a small Northern Alberta community has received an automatic maximum life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. In April, Jason Alec Tallcree, 39, was found guilty in the July 2020 beating, sexual assault and first-degree murder of Roderica Ribbonleg. …

Christine Padaric has lived through a pain no parent would ever expect. On April 12, 2013, her 17-year-old son Austin died of an overdose. He was at the house of a local drug dealer playing video games when someone encouraged him to snort morphine tablets. He started to show signs …

Residents from Yellowknife, Ndilǫ, Dettah and the Ingraham Trail will be able to go home on Sept. 6, three weeks after the territory issued an evacuation order due to an approaching wildfire. The evacuation of about 22,000 people from these communities was ordered on Aug. 16. Residents were ordered to …

As part of an effort to save 24 Sussex Drive for future prime ministers, a group of heritage-minded construction industry figures has come forward with a plan to restore the dilapidated residence.  Preservationists say it would be ‘callous’ to destroy heritage home. As part of an effort to save 24 …

A TikToker, a university student and a teenager are among the more than 110 lives cut short in multiple countries, allegedly linked to Toronto-area man Kenneth Law. Law is charged with counselling or aiding suicide in Ontario, but families around the world accuse him of being responsible for their loved …

In a special one-day session of the Legislative Assembly on Monday, MLAs approved an additional $75 million for wildfire suppression. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said costs are projected to rise to $100 million.  ‘Roughly spending about $10 million a week right now,’ says MLA. The N.W.T. is actively fighting fewer …

Canadian passport holders soon will no longer be able to obtain visas upon arrival in Egypt — a new rule that could mean additional headaches for thousands of travellers. As of Sunday, Canadians travelling to Egypt will have to visit Egypt’s embassy or a consulate in Canada to apply for …