The man killed at an Edmonton jail last week was a young military veteran struggling with mental health issues, his grieving girlfriend says. Nathaniel Burchat, 25, died in hospital after suffering a head injury during an “altercation” on Dec. 18 at the Edmonton Remand Centre, police say. Brooke Murray, Burchat’s girlfriend, said she was stunned […]

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Two organizations in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that help people transform their lives through meaningful work say the need for their services is greater than ever this year.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people […]

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PORT-AU-PRINCE — Suspected gang members opened fire on journalists in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday as they were covering the attempted reopening of the country’s largest hospital, wounding or killing an unknown number of people. Haiti’s interim president, Leslie Voltaire, said in an address to the nation that journalists and police were among the victims of […]

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'Flagpolers' are people in Canada on a temporary visa who leave for the U.S. then quickly re-enter Canada to more quickly obtain work and study permits

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Kashani's body was found after firefighters responded to a bush fire on Sept. 22, 2023, and his death was deemed suspicious

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Officers carried out search warrants and seized two handguns and ammunition at a home on Dec. 17

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Police are seeking tips to help find an Edmonton man wanted on warrants after a woman was confined and sexually assaulted in July. Investigators have been looking for the man but have been unable to find him. Police said Tuesday they have concerns “he may offend against others.” Henry Frank, 58, has been charged with […]

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Ontario Provincial Police also discovered roughly $50,000 in cash and drugs at a home in Ontario’s cottage country

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Eagle Lake First Nation has filed an application seeking a judicial review of the decision to select the Ignace and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation area as the repository site.

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