Category: Canada

Niagara Regional Police say they are investigating the death of a 27-year-old Hamilton woman whose body was found in a rural area just outside St, Ont. Catharines.

Squamish Search and Rescue provided a brief update Saturday evening on the status of their efforts to find three mountaineers who have been missing for more than a week.

Canada’s Savannah Sutherland set a personal best and new Canadian record, but had to settle for second place on Saturday in the women’s 400-metre hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

No one was injured, but a home was destroyed and its residents displaced after a fire in North Saanich early Sunday morning.

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante would like a post-mortem by Monday after fire department officials told a number of restaurants to close their terrasses on Friday night during one of the busiest nights of the year.

John Olubobokun, former director at Legacy Christian Academy in Saskatoon, will face trial on abuse allegations this week. More trials for staff facing charges will follow.

The Montreal-based housing advocate – FRAPRU (Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain) – is calling on the Quebec government to double the number of social housing units in the province within 15 years.

Calgarians continued to conserve water Saturday as city residents contended with a major water main break that remains days away from being fixed.

A dog who spent the first three-and-a-half years of his life suffering and almost a year at a shelter has found his forever home, according to the BC SPCA.