3 h. ago Convicted killer serving life sentence escapes Quebec prison, caught in Toronto

Correctional Service Canada says authorities noticed Ricardo Vilches had vanished from the minimum security unit when he wasn't present during head count.

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5 h. ago Inmate who escaped from prison in Quebec caught hours later in Toronto

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QUE. — A federal inmate serving time for murder who vanished on Monday from a prison north of Montreal was arrested hours later in Toronto. Correctional Service Canada said 85-year-old convicted killer Ricardo Vilches wasn’t present during head count at noon on Monday. He was incarcerated in the minimum security unit at Archambault Institution […]

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33 h. ago Livraison par drone à la prison de Québec: des individus surpris en flagrant délit

Deux hommes ont été arrêtés, et un troisième a pris la fuite, lorsque la police les a surpris à utiliser un drone à proximité de la prison de Québec.

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4 d. ago Sports groups slam smaller pool design for new Vancouver Aquatic Centre

The Vancouver Park Board says the five-decade-old pool has reached the end of its service life, and the facility has, in some cases, literally begun crumbling. 

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4 d. ago In Calgary courts: Veiled threat made by convicted killer minutes after widow forgives him for his role in her husband's death

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Feb. 18-21, 2025

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1 week ago Toronto man is secretly cooking up some of the best BBQ this side of Texas

If you're a barbecue lover in Toronto, you might've already caught wind of a new business that's slowly but surely making a name for itself as a Texas-style BBQ haven.Josh Abramson is the founder of The Pampered Pig, a pop-up BBQ operation that's gaining attention for serving up some of the most authentic smoked meats you'll find outside the Lone Star State itself.Although he previously worked for a mortgage lender, Abramson says he's always had a passion for barbecue and frequently took trips out to Nashville. It wasn't until 2019 when he purchased a pellet smoker and began barbecuing in his backyard that his passion really took off."Not being too happy in the corporate world, it just ignited that drive and passion that I had really felt since I was playing hockey growing up," Abramson told blogTO. "It felt so natural that I knew this is what I'm supposed to be doing."Over the next few years, he worked at the now-shuttered Adamson Barbecue and Cherry Street Bar-B-Que, whe...

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