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CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:17 PM
     A grieving mother is on a quest for answers after her 25-year-old son died just days after coming across new footage alleged to show the kidnapping and torture of so-called 'crypto king' Aiden Pleterski.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:10 PM
     An Ontario woman said she was initially perplexed when she received a notified that her mother's wallet, which had gone missing at Toronto's Eaton Centre four decades ago, was found.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:47 PM
     York Regional Police's homicide unit is investigating after two people were found dead inside a home in Richmond Hill on Monday.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:30 PM
     Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has been named one of two injury replacements on the Eastern Conference team for the upcoming NBA All-Star Game.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:29 PM
     A campaign popping up in social media feeds and in radio ads is aiming to highlight sluggish response times from police as the Toronto Police Service budget remains under consideration.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:50 AM
     Police have released video footage of a group of suspects wanted in connection with a violent home invasion in Hamilton last weekend.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:38 PM
     An Ontario woman recently found out she won the lottery not by checking her ticket, but by logging onto her account to buy a new one.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:15 PM
     A portion of Queen Street West has been closed to traffic after a gas line was hit by an excavator, police say.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:18 AM
     Peel police are set to give an update on their new task force aimed at fighting extortion attempts against members of the region's South Asian community.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:17 PM
     A grieving mother is on a quest for answers after her 25-year-old son died just days after coming across new footage alleged to show the kidnapping and torture of so-called 'crypto king' Aiden Pleterski.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:39 PM
     Israel's chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday that 31 of the remaining hostages held in Gaza were pronounced dead.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:14 PM
     Two of the men accused in connection with an RCMP investigation during the 2022 Coutts border protest have plead guilty, an Alberta court announced.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:10 PM
     An Ontario woman said she was initially perplexed when she received a notified that her mother's wallet, which had gone missing at Toronto's Eaton Centre four decades ago, was found.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:45 PM
     Honda announced a recall on Tuesday affecting 66,846 vehicles in Canada due to possible issues with the front passenger airbag sensors.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:57 PM
     A Michigan jury on Tuesday convicted the mother of a teenager who fatally shot four classmates at a high school near Detroit of manslaughter after prosecutors argued she bore responsibility because she and her husband gave their son a gun and ignored warning signs of violence.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:01 PM
     A deputy shot and killed a man Tuesday after he took people hostage and claimed to have a bomb at a Florida bank, authorities said.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:25 PM
     International students are faced with the realities of high costs of living, tuition and lack of employment in Canada. Here's what they wished they had known before moving here.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:30 PM
     A bill to implement the modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement passed the House of Commons on Tuesday despite the Conservatives voting against it, prompting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse Pierre Poilievre of 'abandoning' Ukraine.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:55 PM
     'The Stampede has had every opportunity to make this easier for victims, but they chose to drag this on for as long as they did,' one victim said.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:55 PM
     The Winnipeg Jets activated centre Mark Scheifele from injured reserve hours before their game Tuesday night at Pittsburgh.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:45 PM
     A new exhibition, Frybread as Fok, highlights Indigenous joy and the power of coming together. The exhibition is on display at Emily Carr University until Feb. 15, 2024.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:34 PM
     The bill, which amends an existing law on safety in sports, guarantees protections for complainants and removes a 120-day limit to file a complaint.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:33 PM
     In the first days of February, Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes responded to a cluster of three unrelated homicides in just 29 hours. One arrest has been made in the investigations.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:30 PM
     In an announcement on Tuesday, the government said the new tower would be built as part of the Toronto Western Hospital at Dundas and Bathurst streets.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:29 PM
     Special Olympians from Manitoba are gearing up the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, which start later this month in Calgary.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:22 PM
     The Black Excellence jersey was designed by Vancouver's Naa Sheka, and features a green, gold and red interpretation of the classic 'Flying Skate' logo on a green background.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:19 PM
     A teenager was arrested following an incident involving an assault at an arena in Portage la Prairie, Man. Officers are continuing to investigate.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:18 PM
     Receiver Dalton Schoen will be back with the Bombers in 2024 after agreeing to a one-year contract.
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:48 PM
     WATCH BELOW as Sun political columnist Lorne Gunter explains the reasons behind the declining number of recruits joining the Canadian Armed Forces. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:46 PM
     As a young child, Vanessa Austin used to spend many weekends strolling through one of Canada's busiest malls with her family. It was during one of those visits to Toronto's Eaton Centre four decades ago that her mother's wallet disappeared. No one in the family remembers much about the incident, but years' worth of memories […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:37 PM
     Homicide detectives are investigating after two people were found dead inside a Richmond Hill home on Monday morning. York Regional Police responded to a welfare check at about 11:30 a.m. in the North Lake Rd.-Bayview Ave. area. Police arrived on scene and found two people dead inside the home. It was not immediately clear if […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:33 PM
     Turns out PWHL Toronto is going to get more than one opportunity to sell out an NHL Arena in its first season. Having already secured a sellout of Scotiabank Arena in Toronto for its Feb. 16 date with Montreal, the local PWHL franchise will have the opportunity to do it again at PPG Paints Arena […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:22 PM
     Two years after Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine and four months after Hamas unleashed an unprovoked wave of terror on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, Canada's position on both conflicts should be clear and unequivocal. That is, that Canada supports both Ukraine and Israel, because they are both democracies fighting the same war […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:16 PM
     'It has been difficult to move forward with the lies & labels stuck on me,' former Star Wars actress says
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:10 PM
     Ontario is spending almost $800 million for a new tower at a Toronto hospital. The province said a new 15-storey tower at University Health Network's Toronto Western Hospital will have 82 patient beds and 20 operating rooms. The project is to be built by 2028. The province said the new facility will increase surgical capacity […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:07 PM
       WATCH BELOW as  the latest edition of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Toronto SUN Maple Leafs writers Lance Hornby and Terry Koshan to talk about Ilya Samsonov's game and the tough season for T.J. Brodie. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:02 PM
     ST MARYS, Ont. — Former Toronto Blue Jays all-stars Jimmy Key and Russell Martin will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this spring. The class of 2024 also includes former women's national team member Ashley Stephenson, former Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey, former national team pitcher Rod Heisler and longtime […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:58 PM
     The retiree initially thought he'd only won $25
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:54 PM
     LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An op-ed piece that dubbed a Detroit suburb "America's jihad capital" is being condemned by two Democratic state lawmakers, who described it as "racist and Islamophobic" in a resolution presented Tuesday. Introduced by state Rep. Alabas Farhat and House Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash, the measure calls on The Wall Street Journal […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:54 PM
     UNION, N.J. (AP) — New testimony in the case of a fatal cargo ship fire in New Jersey sheds some light on whether it could have been prevented. A crew member says he saw smoke coming from a seaport vehicle being used to push inoperative cars onto a cargo ship at least nine hours before […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:49 PM
     SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Algoma Steel Group Inc. reported a net loss of $84.8 million in its third quarter, compared with a net loss of $69.8 million a year earlier. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based company says revenue totalled $615.4 million, up from $567.8 million during the same quarter last year. Diluted losses per […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:45 PM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slow-moving atmospheric river still battering California on Tuesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. Here is the historic storm by the numbers: ___ DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES In just two days, downtown Los Angeles got soaked by more than 7 inches (18 cm) of rain — nearly half […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:44 PM
     CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Annette Bening, a two-time Golden Globe winner who recently received her fifth Oscar nomination, was feted Tuesday with a raucous parade full of colorful costumes and drag performers as part of festivities honoring her as Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2024 Woman of the Year. The Pudding is the oldest theatrical […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:42 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure that led to a fatal crash of an Osprey aircraft in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months, a U.S. defense official told The Associated Press. It is now weighing how the aircraft can be returned to service. The Pentagon's […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:34 PM
     MILAN (AP) — Forestry corps personnel in northern Italy on Tuesday killed a brown bear deemed dangerous to humans by local authorities, sparking protests from animal rights activists and the scrutiny of Italy's environment minister. M90, the brown bear, was killed by members of the forestry corps in the Sole Valley in the eastern Alps […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:31 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is teaming up with predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton next month for a New York fundraiser aimed at powering up donations for his reelection campaign. The threesome traded social media posts to reveal their plans. The event is set for March 28, and though the Biden campaign says […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:28 PM
     Two men are facing charges in connection to alleged armed carjackings that were carried out in Toronto hours apart on Monday, police said. Officers were called to the Mount Pleasant Road and Manor Road area in Midtown Toronto just before 2 p.m. for reports of a carjacking. It's alleged the victim was standing outside of their […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:20 PM
     SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Every member of Congress from Georgia signed a letter calling for a study to determine whether the busy shipping channel to the Port of Savannah needs to be deepened again after a $937 million harbor expansion was just completed in 2022. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock's office released a copy Tuesday of […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:19 PM
     NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee legislative staffer has been placed on leave after Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones says the staffer yelled at him in a hallway. Jones, who shot to national fame as one of two Democrats expelled by their Republican colleagues last year for their participation in a protest calling for gun […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:16 PM
     NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marauding hyenas killed a man and wounded two people near a university outside the Kenyan capital, officials said Tuesday, prompting hundreds of students from the school to block streets to protest what they called a lack of security. One of the wounded was a student at Kenya's Multimedia University who was […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:14 PM
     Toronto police have arrested a man accused of randomly attacking a woman in broad daylight as she walked down a sidewalk. Police were called to the Yonge Street and Cranbrooke Avenue area on January 30, 2024 for reports of an assault. Investigators say the victim was walking along Yonge Street when she was approached by […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:13 PM
     FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Fifteen years ago, bourbon barons poured whiskey out on the steps of the Kentucky Capitol to protest a looming tax increase on the spirits industry. On Tuesday, industry leaders reassembled with a bipartisan group of Kentucky leaders to toast the bourbon sector's record growth. Kentucky's bourbon industry pumps $9 billion into […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:10 PM
     A Tennessee militia member who told an undercover federal agent that the U.S. is "being invaded" by migrants was planning to travel to the southern border with a stockpile of weapons and commit acts of violence against federal border agents, according to a criminal complaint. Paul Faye, of Cunningham, was arrested in Tennessee on Monday […]
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:20 PM
     "Expect mainly sunny skies today and then a mix of sun and clouds through Thursday with temps rising 5-8 C above the norm," CP24 Meteorologist Bill ...
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     ... CP24.com, noting the ads have been viewed 15 million times so far. He said that while he knows some people will see the ads as "fear mongering ...
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, February 6, 2024 10:47 AM
     CTV's Colton Praill spoke to CP24 about what may be driving the decline in support for providing aid to Ukraine. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more ...
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:36 AM
     Mayor Olivia Chow is putting forward a motion to expand the number of Rapid TO bus routes. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:30 AM
     Toronto taking bulk of risk to host FIFA World Cup. Codi Wilson. CP24.com Journalist. Follow | Contact. Updated Feb. 5, 2024 2:30 p.m. PST. Published ...
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:13 AM
     Each Week, we like to break down stories from the 3 levels of government with CTV political commentator Scott Reid. Subscribe to CP24 to watch ...
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:24 PM
     Seized items included over 60 grams of suspected cocaine, 800 meth tablets, 170 hydromorphone tablets and over 200 cannabis plants.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:00 PM
     The incident occurred Monday in Laurentian Valley Township northwest of Ottawa.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:27 PM
     The program has subsidized commercial and general liability insurance costs for 124 organizations, but hundreds of others have had to cover those costs on their own.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:07 PM
     "I am sure there are prospective buyers," Montebello's mayor says. "This is a landmark that no one wants to see disappear."
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:28 PM
     The Juno Awards nominees with roots in Ottawa include Talk, David Francey, the Cheng siblings, Steph Larochelle, Belly and more.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:04 PM
     Downtown Ottawa residents and business owners who launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against organizers of the 2022 convoy protest moved one step closer to having their day in court as a judge tossed a defence motion to dismiss the lawsuit. "There is sufficient basis to conclude that the plaintiffs have a meritorious case," Superior Court […]
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:00 PM
     This year's undercurrents theatre festival aims to build bridges between disparate worlds, whether they're separated by language, demographics, physical ability or any other characteristic.  Between Feb. 7 and 18, there are plays in French and English, shows for children and adults, one piece written by a doctor and another created by a person with limited […]
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:41 PM
     Renée Amilcar, OC Transpo's manager, says transit ridership is not expected to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels for up to a decade.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:51 AM
     No one was injured in the early evening shooting on July 13, 2023, though three bullets penetrated the outer wall of a cannabis shop.
Windsor Star Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:58 PM
     Provincial police say they have arrested a suspect following "multiple robberies" throughout the Lakeshore area. Lakeshore OPP said they received a report about a robbery in Lighthouse Cove around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officers arrested a suspect later Tuesday near Highway 401 and Bloomfield Road in Chatham-Kent. Police said they believe a lone individual committed multiple […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:52 PM
     A Leamington produce company has been fined $70,000 following an investigation into a worker injury that took place April 25, 2022. The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said in a release that Amco Farms Inc., on Wilkinson Drive, "failed to ensure that (a) platform and lifting mechanism were securely and solidly blocked […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:20 PM
     The City of Windsor's interim property tax bills for 2024 have been mailed out and should have been delivered by now, the city says. The city on Monday said property owners who have not yet received a tax bill should call 311 or 519-255-2489, or email propertytax@citywindsor.ca. Due dates for regular payments are Feb. 14, March […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:15 PM
     An early-morning residential fire in the city Tuesday caused an estimated $30,000 in damages. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services crews were called to the 500 block of Pierre Avenue before 6 a.m. Firefighters quickly put out the blaze, which officials said was caused by an unattended candle. No injuries were reported but four people have […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:18 PM
     Dow Canada-led work to cap historical mercury-contaminated St. Clair River sediment could take place this summer, officials say.
The Province Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:59 PM
     The Arizona Coyotes are in a tiny arena they can't even sell out. What are we even doing here?
The Province Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:00 PM
     Opinion: Among families using child care in B.C., 58.8 per cent reported difficulty finding it in 2023, up from 46.5 per cent in 2019
The Province Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:58 PM
     "I love it," said Johnson. "There's not a whole lot of slowing down. It's the next day and what can we do?"
Ottawa Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:30 PM
     The Ottawa Senators should have reinforcements on hand when they get back to the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:12 PM
     Sophie Shirley hasn't played a real hockey game in Saskatoon since her days with the Saskatoon Stars in the Saskatchewan Female AAA Hockey League.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:40 PM
     The job posting is up for the city's next top cop.
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:28 PM
     Four Saskatchewan Party MLAs, two of whom were part of the original slate of candidates elected in 1999, have announced they will not seek reelection. All of them are cabinet ministers. Donna Harpauer, Dustin Duncan, Don McMorris and Gord Wyant announced on Tuesday they will not run in the upcoming provincial election, which is set […]
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:07 PM
     Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry says that more social housing needs to be easier to access to help alleviate rental market pressures.
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:27 PM
     Asked if a 12 per cent raise over the next four years for MLAs is fair when compared to the seven per cent being offered to teachers, Saskatchewan's education minister wouldn't answer directly. "I mean, they're two different jobs," Jeremy Cockrill told media Monday. "Different jobs get compensated differently." Cockrill and every Saskatchewan MLA will […]
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:59 PM
     With reports of local businesses facing labour shortages, a new four-year collaborative funding program has been formed in an effort to broaden employment opportunities in the province. Regina-based Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) Sustainable Energy is contributing $2.72 million to the University of Regina (U of R) and other Saskatchewan universities between 2024 and 2028, […]
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:56 PM
     Students will be transitioned to Sacred Heart Commnunity School in the fall, says Regina Catholic.
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:19 PM
     Priscilla Wasacase, who tried to rob the cab driver and was later designated a long-term offender, was subject to significant trauma before her lengthy criminal history began.
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:08 PM
     TSN and 3DownNation say the Roughriders are about to make some big moves
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:21 PM
     Claro Recto Belen was released on conditions and has a court date scheduled in March.
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:41 AM
     Some of those signings have turned into key pieces for the Green and White heading into 2024
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:30 PM
     The singer-songwriter is nominated in six categories, including album of the year.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:15 PM
     Visiting the port on Tuesday, the federal Conservative leader said that "after eight years of Justin Trudeau," Canadian cars are being stolen at historically high rates.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:58 PM
     Conservatives oppose the legislation because the updated deal says both countries aim to promote carbon pricing.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:28 PM
     Ensemble Montréal makes public a motion calling for better snow clearing, which it intends to present at a council meeting later this month.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:58 PM
     "I know if it was anywhere else, I wouldn't do it. The fact it's the Alouettes ... it just made sense."
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:50 PM
     Liberal government is heading into an auto-theft summit this week.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:39 PM
     Montreal has loaded up on talent recently, including signing star striker Josef Martinez, which has brought a sense of optimism to the team.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:36 PM
     The lawsuit says the church should be exempted from a section of the law requiring all palliative care homes to offer medical assistance in dying.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:30 PM
     There are still "several headwinds," including a sharp slowdown in economic activity.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:20 PM
     Canadians are now barred from any financial dealings with 10 people linked to Hamas, including senior leaders, and one person associated with a Palestinian militant group called Islamic Jihad.
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:47 PM
     Dr. Pierre Billon and his team developed a compact kit that can be used in a laboratory setting for day-to-day routine experiments and also for the diagnosis of genetic mutations in patients
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:50 PM
     The delays come on the heels of the high-profile Alaska Airlines incident, which has partly led United Airlines to plan for a future without the Boeing 737 Max 10
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:26 PM
     There's definitely a youth movement playing out in the Calgary locker room
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:14 PM
     The Calgary Stampede has agreed to pay $9.5 million in damages to complainants in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the organization allowed a performance school staffer to sexually abuse young boys. A statement from Stampede lawyers says the deal is subject to court approval and will hopefully help the complainants heal. Phillip Heerema received a […]
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:01 PM
     By Kenneth DeLong Donizetti's melody-drenched comic opera The Elixir of Love is the second of the three operas being presented by Calgary Opera this season. Staring Canadian soprano Simone Osborne and Texan David Portillo, the production opened to an enthusiastic audience, a fitting response to the fine, idiomatic singing of the principal singers in a […]
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:49 PM
     Children and families are getting hit especially hard by the affordability crisis
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:42 PM
     Calgary's Sled Island Music & Arts Festival announced its "first wave" of acts that will be appearing at the five-day festival, including hip-hop, death-metal, indie-rock, free-jazz and hardcore-punk performers from around the world. The festival, which will run June 19 to 23 in various venues in downtown Calgary, is being guest-curated this year by Show […]
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:33 PM
     McRae has been nominated for 12 Junos since 2021
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:18 PM
     A couple is facing robbery charges after three attempted carjackings in northeast Calgary on the weekend. Police say the fruitless bids to commandeer vehicles began last Sunday at 4:15 a.m. when a man driving out of a convenience store parking lot at 5260 Falsbridge Gate N.E. was blocked by a dark-coloured Ford F150 pickup truck. […]
Calgary Herald Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:44 PM
     Christopher Lysak admitted a charge of possession of a weapon in an unauthorized place and Jerry Morin admitted a charge of conspiracy to traffic firearms
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:55 PM
     "This is not just policy, it's a lifeline. It's time to shift the focus from housing as a commodity to housing as a right. Every British Columbian deserves to have a secure and affordable home."
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:34 PM
     'He allegedly indicated he would be carrying out acts of violence the following day'
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 3:07 PM
     A Federal Court judge sided last week with the environmental groups who alleged Canada's environment minister had too narrowly interpreted certain federal protections for at-risk migratory birds.
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:38 PM
     Surrey RCMP say officers from their detachment travelled to Nigeria last summer, where they worked with local authorities to arrest two people, one of whom was released.
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:00 PM
     What started as a passion project for co-founder and 'lifelong athlete' Ginger Ressler a decade ago, Fabletics has become a celebrity-loved option offering inclusive activewear for all types of movement. 
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:18 PM
     The $100,000 is the largest compensation ever granted by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal for this type of discrimination
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:00 PM
     You can't go wrong with our list of events happening around Metro Vancouver between Feb. 8-14.
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:00 PM
     In Pippa Mackie and Ryan Gladstone's Juliet: A Revenge Comedy, Shakespeare's heroine questions having to die at the age of 13 over a guy she's just met
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:09 PM
     The Atira Women's Resource Society says it fully supports all of the recommendations the inquest's jury made on Monday, which include stopping public funding for single-room occupancy hotels in privately owned buildings.