A picture of Ashtyn Prosser throwing his grad cap in the air at a Windsor, Ont., park is one of the more challenging ones for Kim Prosser to view. Ashtyn had moved to Thunder Bay and was a month away from his 20th birthday when he died by suicide after …
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Star-studded glitz will take a back seat to homegrown talent at this year’s TIFF
With the ongoing Hollywood actors' and writers' strikes, and the recent announcement that TIFF and lead sponsor Bell will be parting ways, this year's festival is expected to look quite different. Hollywood strikes mean businesses have had to cancel events ahead of the festival due to lack of A-listers The …
Read More »Traffic is so bad near the Montreal airport that people are getting out of their cars and walking
The wait has gotten so bad that taxi drivers say it has become a daily occurrence to see travellers hopping out of their vehicles, hauling their luggage the last few hundred metres, or more, to the airport, rather than waiting it out in line. Airport says problem is increase in …
Read More »Scope of convoy protest ‘exceeded expectations,’ co-organizers’ trial hears
A senior Ottawa police officer who helped oversee operational plans in the early days of what became known as the "Freedom Convoy" says the number of people and vehicles in the downtown core swelled beyond what the force was expecting. Senior OPS inspector testifies on 2nd day of Tamara Lich, …
Read More »Ottawa police giving ‘significant update’ on wedding shooting
Ottawa's police chief said the service would have a "significant update" on last weekend's shooting on Wednesday. A news conference is underway. 2 killed, 6 injured Saturday night near airport Ottawa police give update on wedding shooting 36 minutes ago Live Ottawa's police chief is among the officers giving an …
Read More »Victims in fatal wedding shooting weren’t intended targets, police say
Ottawa's police chief said the service would have a "significant update" on last weekend's shooting on Wednesday. A news conference is underway. 2 killed, 6 injured Saturday night near airport Ottawa police give update on wedding shooting 36 minutes ago Live Ottawa's police chief is among the officers giving an …
Read More »Amtrak train service between Montreal, New York poised to resume next week
Amtrak says it aims to relaunch passenger train service between Montreal and New York City next week, a route that typically carries more than 100,000 travellers per year. Service shut down since June due to speed restrictions prompted by summer heat Amtrak says it aims to relaunch passenger train service …
Read More »Fatal shooting at Ottawa wedding was targeted, says police chief
Ottawa's police chief says investigators believe Saturday's fatal shooting at a wedding reception was targeted. Assunnah Muslim Association offering support to wedding guests Ottawa police say shooting at wedding reception was targeted 1 hour ago Duration 0:54 Chief Eric Stubbs said, while there's no indication the shooting that killed two …
Read More »That feeling when your grandma becomes a social media star
It doesn't matter if you call them granfluencers or instagrammas, these seniors took their passions for fitness, fashion and food online and found that rather than holding them back, their age is one of the secrets to the cross-generational appeal earning them millions of followers and turning them into a …
Read More »Fatal wedding shooting was targeted, says Ottawa police chief
Ottawa's police chief says investigators believe Saturday's fatal shooting at a wedding reception was targeted. Assunnah Muslim Association offering support to wedding guests Ottawa police say shooting at wedding reception was targeted 1 hour ago Duration 0:54 Chief Eric Stubbs said, while there's no indication the shooting that killed two …
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