55 minutes ago Jury begins deliberating case of three accused charged with murdering city man

Body found by firefighters in February 2022 inside his burned home in Douglasdale

Events

4 hours ago 5th person charged in connection with 2023 death of Calgary woman found near Okotoks

The accused is scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on Monday.

Events

5 hours ago Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing allegations of sexual misconduct. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do […]

Economics

6 hours ago ‘Immoral depravity’: Two men convicted in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba

Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel were each convicted Friday on all four counts related to bringing unauthorized people into the U.S., transporting them and profiting from it.

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6 hours ago Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

Mary Quinn, 35, is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after the girl was found dead last month at Wabamun Lake, west of Edmonton

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7 hours ago Jury deliberations begin in trial of human smuggling, frozen migrant family

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Jurors began deliberations Friday in the trial of two men accused of human smuggling across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota. They are tasked with deciding whether to convict or acquit Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel on four charges. The prosecution says the two men were part of a smuggling […]

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7 hours ago Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex drops assault and defamation lawsuit after settlement

NEW YORK — Jonathan Majors ‘ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Jabbari’s lawyer said Friday that the suit was “favourably […]

Politics

8 hours ago Pizza Nova earns Best Pizza in Toronto Star Readers’ Choice Awards for a sixth consecutive year

Ontario’s favourite family-owned pizza franchise earns Diamond recognition for quality, flavour and consistency Toronto, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pizza Nova, Ontario’s beloved pizza franchise for over 60 years, has been named the 2024 Diamond Winner for the best pizza in the Greater Toronto Area in the Toronto Star Readers’ Choice Awards. This recognition […]

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9 hours ago Woman accused in drowning of girl at Wabamun Lake had been under house arrest

There is a court-ordered publication ban on identifying the child but not on details from Wednesday's hearing in provincial court in Stony Plain, Alta.

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