One of the seven aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza was 33-year-old Jacob Flickinger, a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who grew up in Quebec’s Beauce region and was the father of an 18-month-old boy. Quebecer Jacob Flickinger among 7 aid workers killed by Israeli …
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Missing woman victim of murder, police say in announcing charges against 2 men
Two Calgary men have been charged with murdering a woman who was “targeted because of her history as a sex worker,” police say. Investigators believe Chelsea Davidenas, 29, was killed hours after she was last seen on Feb. 17. Steven Aaron Zwick, 26, and Paul Joseph Rushton, 52, each face …
Read More »Family of 4 people who died in murder-suicide near Neudorf, Sask., to host private funeral
The family of the four people who died in a murder-suicide incident on March 23 on a farm near Neudorf, Sask., has announced a private funeral to take place on Friday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Clifford Bender born December 9, 1957, his …
Read More »Striking image of Quebec wildfire fighter amid burnt landscape wins World Press Photo award
Charles-Frédérick Ouellet’s photo of a Quebec forest firefighter standing on top of a rock amid burnt trees has won the North and Central American Single Photograph at the 2023 World Press Photo contest. Charles-Frédérick Ouellet’s photo of firefighter embodies ‘grief and gravity’: jury. Standing on top of a massive boulder, …
Read More »Federal carbon tax ‘has to go,’ Ontario premier says as conservative politicians, protesters voice opposition
Ontario Premier Doug Ford slammed the federal carbon tax hike that kicked in Monday, calling on Canada’s government to scrap it. Drivers will pay extra 3.3 cents per litre at the pump; levy also means higher rebates. Ontario Premier Doug Ford slammed the federal carbon tax hike that kicked in …
Read More »Nexus application fee increasing to $120 US at beginning of October
The cost to apply for the Nexus trusted-traveller program will increase from $50 to $120 on Oct. 1 of this year, the government announced Tuesday. Canada Border Services Agency says current $50 US fee doesn’t cover cost of administering program. The cost to apply for the Nexus trusted-traveller program will …
Read More »Why a Montreal video game consulting studio is at the centre of an online anti-diversity storm
Montreal-based consulting company Sweet Baby Inc. has become a target of anti-diversity activists claiming it’s trying to radically change the video game industry. Sweet Baby Inc. is accused of forcing political agendas. Developers call it a misinformed hate campaign. Kim Belair says she wasn’t surprised at the harassing and threatening …
Read More »Grocery prices in Canada: Woman shocked at bill after leaving Sobeys — ‘Not shopping there again honestly’
A woman’s Tiktok video on her $102 bill at a Sobeys grocery store has people fuming in the comments. Podcaster Avery Francis took to the social media platform to share a grocery store haul that caught her by surprise. “I never complain about this stuff, but I just got back …
Read More »Her loved one got a $5,200 bill under the long-term care law. Ontario repeatedly said no charges were reported
For the first time, the Ontario government has confirmed seven people have been charged fees under Bill 7, a controversial law that says patients who refuse to move out of the hospital and into a long-term care bed must pay $400 a day. Of 20,000 patients sent to LTC homes …
Read More »Milton car crash victim had ‘big personality,’ friend recalls
Friends are remembering one of three people killed in a Milton car crash on the weekend as a man with a “big personality,” who made others laugh and supported his family financially. Mousawar Ahmed, 26, the driver of one vehicle in the crash, was headed to work when the collision …
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