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Nigerian judge convicts man of sextorting B.C. teen who died by suicide
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Nigeria’s financial crimes agency says a man who tried to blackmail a Surrey, B.C., teenager by posting his intimate images online has been sentenced to prison terms totalling 76 years. RCMP have said that the boy’s sudden death in 2023 came after he fell victim to “financial sextortion.” Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon crews keeping wildfires near Dawson at bay as close to 200 homes stay on alert
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Crews battling wildfires burning near Dawson, Yukon, say there’s been minimal growth of the wildfire close to homes in the area, although almost 200 properties remain on alert for possible evacuation. The territory’s latest wildfire update says the Quebec Creek fire is now about 32 square kilometres in size and has had minimal growth toward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He was like my big brother’: Friend identifies second victim of Banff rockfall
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LAKE LOUISE — A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering his 33-year-old roommate and friend who didn’t make it out alive from under the rubble. Khaled Elgamal, 28, of Surrey, B.C., says Hamza Benhilal was one of two people who died after a slab of mountain gave way last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fixing problems with Phoenix payroll system cost taxpayers $5.1 billion: official
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — A top federal official said fixing the payroll problems caused by Phoenix cost taxpayers more than $5 billion — and they’ll keep paying extra to run two public service payroll platforms at once as Ottawa weans itself off the problem-plagued system. Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Friend identifies second victim of rockfall in Banff National Park
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LAKE LOUISE — A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering 33-year-old friend Hamza Benhilal, who didn’t make it out alive from under the rubble. Khaled Elgamal, 28, of Surrey B.C., says his roommate and friend Benhilal was one of two people who died after a slab of mountain gave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada changes course, starts busing citizens out of Israel
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa has started offering buses to Canadians looking to leave Israel and the West Bank, along with those who manage to flee Iran — but few have taken up the offer days after Canada told citizens in the region to find their own way to neighbouring countries. Canada has updated its travel advisory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top public servants unanimously opposed ‘big bang’ pay switchover for public service
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — A top federal official says fixing the payroll problems caused by Phoenix cost taxpayers more than $5 billion — and they’ll keep paying extra to run two public service payroll platforms at once as Ottawa weans itself off the problem-plagued system. Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After 40-year mystery, police say ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect known as “Mr. X” who is thought to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack. But they say the suspect died before facing charges, and police will not be releasing his name. The statement from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. John’s, N.L., streets won’t be named for people to avoid problematic legacies
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city will no longer name new streets and city buildings after individual people. Councillors with the City of St. John’s, N.L., voted unanimously to accept the new policy during a meeting last week. It was presented by Coun. Ron Ellsworth, who said naming streets and buildings after people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect killed in alleged shootout with Quebec police, watchdog investigating
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
MARSTON, QUE — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after provincial police killed a person in an alleged shootout about 200 kilometres east of Montreal. The independent agency says police responded to a call midday on Sunday in the community of Marston, Que., about a person in crisis who allegedly had access to a firearm. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many heat records at risk as Ontario, Quebec battle scorching temperatures
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
TORONTO — Dangerously high temperatures persisted on Monday across much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec, as residents tried to keep cool under a lingering heat dome. Environment Canada said the heat wave that began on Sunday will likely continue until Wednesday, with daytime highs of up to 36 C and humidex values between 42 and ... Read More »
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