Edmonton Boy, 15, fatally shot by 2 RCMP officers during ‘confrontation’ south of Edmonton, police sayThe news that a teenager was fatally shot by police early Friday morning has shocked many residents in communities across central Alberta. Teen from Samson Cree Nation had called 911 for help Nicholas Frew · CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2024
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Who is Pavel Durov — and why is his arrest over Telegram so significant?
It has been a wild week for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. The Russian billionaire and social media magnate stepped off a private jet near Paris, arriving from Azerbaijan, last Saturday and was promptly arrested. French police had noticed his name on the passenger list. Child pornography, drug trafficking, extremist propaganda, organized crime — Druov is not accused of any of these offences.
121-year-old postcard delivered to Welsh bank leads to unexpected family reunion
A 121-year-old postcard that ended up in the right place at the wrong time has brought far-flung family members together for the first time. Earlier this month, a postcard dated Aug. 23, 1903, and affixed with a King Edward VII stamp, arrived at the Swansea Building Society, a member-owned financial institution in Swansea, Wales. It was addressed
Float plane makes emergency landing off Bowen Island, B.C.
A Harbour Air float plane headed to Vancouver Island was forced to make an emergency landing off the shores of Bowen Island Friday morning, the airline has confirmed. While en route from downtown Vancouver to Comox, the plane experienced an oil pressure warning, and the crew decided to divert to Snug Cove, Harbour Air told
Unmarked burials found on site of former Manitoba residential school
A First Nation in Manitoba said it has discovered “indication of human remains” on the site of a former residential school. Opaskwayak Cree Nation announced Friday that after three days of searching, they had found unmarked burials at the former grounds of MacKay Residential School, located 11 kilometres northwest of The Pas. The community said
2 dead, 2 hospitalized after suspected overdoses in Greater Victoria, RCMP say
Two women are dead and two men are in critical condition after they suffered suspected drug overdoses in the Vancouver Island community of Metchosin, according to the RCMP. West Shore RCMP said officers responded to a report of four people “experiencing medical distress” at a beach access parking lot in the Greater Victoria municipality around
Hunters in northern Ont. fined $16,500 for shooting moose without a licence, other offences
A group of four hunters have together been fined $16,500 for illegally killing a cow moose, then lying to try and cover it up. The hunt took place Oct. 21, 2022, on Mashagama Lake in Renwick Township, located northeast of Sault Ste. Marie. “Members of the group shot at and killed a cow moose for
New water main breaks likely caused by Calgary feeder main shutdown: city
Multiple water main breaks throughout Calgary are likely to have been caused by pressure changes in the system following the shutdown of the Bearspaw feeder main. Four emergency breaks have been reported to the City of Calgary since Monday. “Due to the shutdown of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main, we are moving water through the
Chael Sonnen reveals the one UFC call-out that went horribly wrong
Chael Sonnen is renowned for his fantastic trash-talking skills, but on one occasion, he made a mistake that left him looking like a ‘doofus’. While the American has savaged many an opponent with his quirky one-liners, he sincerely regrets going ahead with this piece of mental warfare. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty ImagesChael Sonnen reminisces over
The staggering real-life story of the last man to beat Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring
While Floyd Mayweather has solidified his place as one of the greatest boxers of all time, the last man to beat him has gone down a very different road. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the pound-for-pound great, who was just 19 at the time, suffered a loss that left him both tearful, yet motivated to