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Canadian NHL player-turned coach Kevin Dineen reveals he has pancreatic cancer
Longtime NHL player-turned-coach Kevin Dineen says he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Source link
Ex-Honduran president, convicted of trafficking 360 tonnes of cocaine, out of prison after Trump pardon
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug-trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tonnes of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday. Source link
Is it illegal to spoil Christmas? Police in Ontario get complaints about anti-Santa signs
Police in Brantford, Ont., confirmed with CBC News that they received calls from upset residents, as well as online and in-person complaints, after a house along the parade route posted anti-Santa signs in its windows. Source link
Cross-country drug bust yields 386 kg of fentanyl, thousands of arrests
Police across Canada have seized hundreds of kilos of fentanyl and charged thousands of people over the course of a five-month bust the RCMP is describing as “significant.” But officials detailing the results of the blitz on Tuesday stressed that Canada is still not a major exporter of the drug, despite concerns raised by the […]
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party is not a separatist party
Smith says most of the party’s board is still aligned with her and the belief that Alberta can exist within Confederation. Source link
Trial begins for Alberta man accused in 5-year-old foster child's death
The young boy, who can’t be named due to a court-ordered publication ban, was found dead on the floor of a vehicle on a rural property in June 2022. The man caring for him at the time has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, criminal negligence causing death and failure to provide the necessaries of life. […]
B.C. man's 'FIVE-O' licence plate recalled due to police reference
A Kamloops, B.C., man’s personalized licence plate is being recalled by ICBC due to its reference to the police. Jimmy Jay, however, says he’s had the plates for almost a decade and thinks he should be grandfathered in. Source link
'Is she alive?': Indonesian man's hopes of finding missing wife fade after flood disaster
In the days since cyclone-induced floods and landslides battered Indonesia’s Sumatra island, Abdul Ghani has been carrying around a picture of his missing wife, showing it to everyone he meets. Source link