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Two men are facing first-degree murder charges, York police say, following a double-fatal shooting in Keswick, Ont. Wednesday. Officers were first called about the sound of gunshots in the area of Bayview Avenue and Lowndes Avenue around 7:28 a.m., police said in a news release. When emergency crews got there, they found two people — 21-year-old…
Canada’s senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering “healthy, transparent dialogue” on foreign interference and other threats. In a July 11 letter to the heads of public services across the country, John Hannaford, clerk of the Privy Council, said that…
Provincial police say a driver involved in a collision in Lambton County, west of London, Ont., on Tuesday had died in hospital. Emergency crews were called to the two-vehicle crash just before 1 p.m. on Egremont Road in Warwick Township. One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other driver did not sustain any injuries, police…
A man who fired one shot that killed two people at a popular tailgating site after Sunday’s Detroit Lions game was acting in self-defence and will not be charged, authorities said Wednesday. “It is absolutely tragic that during all the fun and merrymaking at a Lions tailgate that two lives were lost,” Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy…
Warning: this story contains distressing details. Thomas Hamp testified Wednesday that he fatally stabbed his girlfriend Emily Sanche two years ago while he was in the throes of a delusion that he was under surveillance by secret police. The 27-year-old testified that he believed at the time it was “merciful” to stab Sanche because she was going to…
City councillors received an earful of criticism over the proposed site for a permanent emergency shelter in downtown Regina. Business owners in the area were adamant that the proposed location would negatively affect them. “Placing individuals with serious addiction and mental health issues in an industrial zone without direct access to these services not only…
Federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development instead of Parks Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the legislation, once passed, would help accelerate rebuilding efforts. A July wildfire destroyed over one-third of the town’s homes and businesses…
Despite voting to wind down the Green Line LRT project this week, Calgary’s city councillors are still divided about the project’s viability moving forward. Council passed a motion Tuesday to bring an end to the oft-delayed project, a process which would cost at least $850 million on top of the roughly $1.3 billion that’s already been spent….
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. A second judge refused to grant bail to Sean (Diddy) Combs on Wednesday, saying the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence” that no amount of bail could guarantee the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter handed down the ruling…
The annual convention for B.C.’s elected local officials hopes to deal with the elephant in the room for many councils across the province — respecting one another, getting along and finding consensus for their electors. A discussion paper from the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) and the Local Government Management Association of British Columbia (LGMA) delves…
