Testimony wraps in Jake Virtanen’s sexual assault trial
Jake Virtanen was back on the stand Friday, the final day of testimony in his sexual assault trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.The 25-year-old former Vancouver Canuck is charged with one count of sexual assault related to an incident in his hotel room at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver on Sept. 26, 2017. The name
‘Someone is going to listen’: Friend of murdered N.S. woman relieved RCMP actions being...
WARNING: This story contains disturbing detailsSuzanne Davis scrolls through the messages on her tablet, warm sunshine falling on words her best friend will never read.Davis still writes to her friend Susie Butlin, five years after Butlin was killed in her home in Bayhead near Tatamagouche, N.S., by a neighbour she'd reported to police for sexually assaulting
Conservative Party explains why it disqualified Patrick Brown from leadership race
A Conservative committee reviewing Patrick Brown's disqualification from the leadership race has concluded the party had the evidence it needed to recommend he be removed from contention.Its decision, released late Friday, contains new allegations that Brown used money orders to purchase memberships and allowed non-compliant membership sales through a portal."Mr. Brown was afforded ample opportunity
His father died on a flight over Winnipeg nearly a month ago. He’s still...
California resident Nik Dimou has been waiting nearly a month for his father's body, after he died of a heart attack on a flight, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Winnipeg.Dimou said he and his father, Leonidas, 75, were returning home from visiting relatives in Athens, Livadia and Mytilini — when tragedy struck on June 23. Since then
Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen takes the stand in own sexual assault trial
Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen testified in his own defence Thursday during his sexual assault trial in B.C. Supreme Court.The 25-year-old is charged with one count of sexual assault related to an incident in his hotel room at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver on Sept. 26, 2017. He has maintained his innocence.The name of
Massive balloon examining black hole passes over Nunavut before landing in N.W.T.
From the ground, it looked like a second moon floating across the sky. A research balloon that was the size of a football stadium recently passed over Nunavut and the N.W.T. studying the galaxy, and generating a buzz in some of the communities it travelled over. The XL-Calibur — launched from Kiruna, Sweden, last week — was built by a
Rare cougar spotting in northwestern Ontario national park like ‘needle in a haystack’
A cougar on the prowl in a northwestern Ontario national parkParks Canada posted this myth-busting footage of a cougar in Pukaskwa National Park in northwestern Ontario in Jan. 2021. Officials say this is the first time since the park opened in 1983 that a cougar has been recorded in the park.From caribou to flying squirrels
Pierre Poilievre would approve runway expansion to bring jets to Billy Bishop airport
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre said Thursday a federal government led by him would approve a runway expansion at Toronto's Billy Bishop airport which would allow jets to fly in and out of the downtown.In a media statement, Poilievre said the move would increase competition in the aviation sector and provide passengers with an alternative to Toronto's
Papal visit could delay medically assisted dying for some Quebecers, health service warns
Some Quebecers may not be able to access medical aid in dying on their chosen date, due to highway closures planned for the papal visit next week.All physicians in the Quebec City region who perform medical aid in dying (or MAID) at a patient's home receive their supplies from a pharmacy in Baie-Saint-Paul, a city
37,800 people sent privacy breach notifications linked to N.L. cyberattack
Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority has notified 37,800 people that their privacy was breached as part of last fall's devastating cyberattack.That number equates to about one in every 13 people in the province.And according to Eastern Health, it could go even higher.Those affected include patients, along with current and former employees.The Department of Health