Investigators say that on Tuesday, Mohamed Ahmed, who was 36, was shot and killed Mustafa Ahmed, a well-known musician and poet from Toronto, wrote a series of online posts on Thursday about how sad he was about his brother Mohamed’s death and how sad he was that he died because of violence. Over the course…
A week ago, lightning started the Ross Moore Lake wildfire, which forced the evacuation of 327 properties Crews are making good progress on putting out a wildfire about 10 kilometers south of Kamloops, B.C., so the order to evacuate hundreds of homes has been changed to an alert. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is letting the…
A volunteer at a camp says it’s “ridiculous” to think there’s something better Even though people had been told they had to leave, dozens of tents were still up in front of Regina city hall on Friday morning. Police and fire officials in Regina were met with hostility on Thursday when they told people they…
A man from India who lived in Brampton, Ontario, pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to 9 counts of alien smuggling On Friday, an Indian citizen from Brampton, Ontario, pleaded guilty to smuggling people in a U.S. federal court. He was part of a network that may have moved hundreds of people from India across…
People can’t live in recreational vehicles because of town laws A Bridgewater couple says they’ve lived in an RV for two years and had a flood on their property, but it’s the town hall that has them looking for a new home during Nova Scotia’s housing crisis. Kim Nicholson and her husband Bolton both said,…
On a normal LRT, Angela Counter’s trip would take between 55 and 70 minutes A person who travels from Parliament station to Orléans says that it takes her about twice as long to get to and from work every day. On Tuesday, the LRT had been closed for nine days. All In A DayHalima Sogbesan went with…
Some cities take steps to make summertime spaces less crowded with cars and more open Summer is a good time to take more walks, hikes, and bike rides, sometimes on streets that don’t have cars. A few Canadian cities are trying out “open streets,” which are streets that are temporarily closed to cars and opened…
Three newcomers to Windsor talk about how they dealt with the hot summers Getting a little too hot this summer? You don’t stand alone. People all over Canada say they are feeling the heat, especially at home. We’re following it. Teams from the CBC have put temperature and humidity sensors in dozens of homes in…
The 13-week strike stopped work at B.C. ports for a long time The B.C. port workers’ strike cost Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. tens of millions of dollars, said the company’s chief marketing officer, making the end of a tough quarter even more expensive. “At this point, we think the strike cost us about $80…
Police say they arrested Randy Cooke at 4:30 p.m Saskatchewan RCMP have cancelled a dangerous person alert for the Onion Lake Cree Nation area after they arrested a 35-year-old man they said was armed and walking on foot. The Cree Nation is about 50 km north of Lloydminster, on the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta.…