19 h. ago Bronx girl survived on chocolate for 2 weeks after family died in apartment

A four-year-girl named Promise survived by eating chocolate for at least two weeks while she was trapped inside a Bronx apartment with the bodies of her mom and brother, reported the New York Post. Neighbours said both the Administration for Children’s Services and police dropped the ball after relatives found the corpses of Lisa Cotton, […]

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23 h. ago Family mourns tragic death of international student hit by stray bullet in Hamilton

The cousin of an international college student killed by a stray bullet in Hamilton last week says the family is devastated by the tragic loss.

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3 d. ago Brookman: The Stampede and Spruce Meadows exemplify what Calgary is all about

Whether you are Christian, Muslim, Jewish or if you just march to your own drummer, may this Easter weekend give you a sense of peace, of family, of community and of being part of something bigger than ourselves. As the old Coca-Cola song used to say, “We are the world,” and nothing and no one […]

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4 d. ago Close races in Alberta ridings could mean strong voter turnout in advance polls: expert

While many Canadians may be looking forward to spending time with family this long weekend, they'll also have an early chance to cast a ballot in the upcoming federal election.

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8 d. ago Beloved pet tortoise reunited with family weeks after disappearing in Mississippi tornado

KOKOMO, Miss. — Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March. “He’s been through a lot,” said Myrtle’s grateful owner, Tiffany Emanuel. “I know that he knows just as much as I do that every step of the way I’m […]

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1 week ago Family dumbfounded after B.C. home invasion suspect released on bail

The suspect in a violent Vancouver Island home invasion is back on the streets two weeks after the incident that terrorized a Parksville family.

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2 w. ago These are the Toronto neighbourhoods where homes are selling the fastest right now

Even in the currently sluggish housing market, home buyers in certain GTA neighbourhoods are wasting no time when it comes to snapping up family-sized houses. According to a recent analysis by digital real estate platform Wahi, single-family homes continue to sell in two weeks or less in specific Toronto-area communities. The platform analyzed home sales data for the first quarter of 2025 and looked at the average number of days that listings remained on the market before selling. Findings show that three-bedroom single-family homes are the fastest-selling type of property in the GTA. To be considered in the analysis, neighbourhoods had to meet a threshold of at least five sales of a given housing type. Source: Wahi.Single-family homes with three bedrooms, which for the purposes of the study, included detached and semi-detached houses as well as townhouses, took an average of 23 days to sell. In 48 specific neighbourhoods, three-bedroom single-family homes took o...

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3 w. ago A man died after being hurt then neglected for a week in a Colorado jail, family says

DENVER (AP) — A 69-year-old man slowly suffocated to death in a rural Colorado jail after his ribs were broken in an altercation with a deputy and he languished in a cell for a week without medical care, according to a lawsuit announced Thursday. Michael Burch’s 2023 death was ruled a homicide. Prosecutors declined to […]

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3 w. ago Former soccer player Joey Barton found guilty of assaulting his wife

LONDON (AP) — Former professional soccer player Joey Barton was found guilty Tuesday of assaulting his wife by kicking her in the head at their family home. The former Manchester City midfielder was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for two years at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, British media reported. Barton, 42, who also played for […]

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