Politics

The body of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur was discovered Oct. 19 by her mother, who also worked at the same Halifax Walmart Walmart is removing the oven from its Halifax store where Gursimran Kaur was found dead.Photo by Maritime Sikh Society /GoFundMe Police have ruled that a young woman’s death in the walk-in oven of a … Read more

All nine people involved in the crash were injured, and two were taken to hospital in life-threatening condition Police say nine people were injured after an overnight collision between a Toronto Transit Commission bus and an alleged stolen car in the city’s north end. A Toronto police car is pictured on Driftwood Avenue in Toronto, … Read more

Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. was reported missing near a jetty on Nov. 9 Two swimmer watch as a big wave starts to come ashore at Fernandina Beach, in Nassau County, Fla., Sept. 16, 2003.Photo by Bob Mack /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A bodyless head that washed ashore in South Florida has been identified as that of … Read more

Two men on Monday will face trial on human smuggling charges, accused of being part of a criminal network that stretched around the world Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nearly three years after a couple from India and … Read more

Sex-worker rights groups say the Supreme Court case addresses only parts of the laws and neglects sex workers’ broader rights Canada’s top court hears first constitutional challenge of sex work laws. A case the Supreme Court of Canada heard on Nov. 12 and 13 could set a precedent for Canadian sex-work laws and is the … Read more

Biden’s shift in policy added an uncertain but potentially crucial new factor to the wa U.S. Army conducting live fire tests of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Photo by JOHN HAMILTON /AFP President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied … Read more

A source said authorities had knowledge of two suspects in the plot, but it is unknown whether they were arrested or fled the country Former Liberal MP Irwin Cotler speaks at a conference in Ottawa in October 2023.Photo by Justin Tang/The Canadian Press/File Canadian security forces last month foiled an Iranian assassination plot against Irwin … Read more

A major earthquake would be deadly for Vancouver and devastate privately owned buildings, according to the latest in a long line of warning reports. Older buildings in many Vancouver neighbourhoods are at high risk of collapse in a nearby earthquake, a city report warns.Photo by Jason Payne /PNG The latest effort to reduce the earthquake … Read more

A sudden cold snap decimated B.C. peach and wine grape crops, while economic factors reduced profits for apple-growers this year. B.C. fruit and wine grape growers were hit by a ‘perfect storm’ this year, from crop loss to poor prices. Jennay Oliver, owner of Paynter’s Fruit Market in West Kelowna, with some of the Okanagan … Read more

The woman behind Good Mutt Photography took home gold at the International Pet Photography Awards for an image of a husky mix captured last October at Chilliwack Lake Andrea Wafler took home gold at the International Pet Photography Awards for an image of husky-mix Everest, captured in October 2023 at Chilliwack Lake. Photo by HANDOUT/The … Read more