WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Jeremy Skibicki unexpectedly confessed to killing three more women in Winnipeg during a lengthy police interrogation as police grilled him about the discovery of the remains of Rebecca Contois in 2022. Part of that 20-hour interrogation video is expected to be shown as evidence this week, as Skibicki’s first-degree…
Nine-year-old piano prodigy Murasaki Matsutani will perform with members of the KW Symphony at the St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Kitchener on May 11. Source link
Dr. Sarah Giles got hooked on rural medicine by spending a summer volunteering in the Northwest Territories. Giles, who was still a student at the time, flew in and out of seven different communities, providing care “with the most amazing doctor ever.” “I thought to myself, ‘This is real medicine. This is what I want…
Dozens of posters were held high with the names and pictures of those missing and murdered. Many walking have been personally impacted. Source link
In a vast quarry on New Brunswick’s north shore, Réjean Carrier looks up at towering walls of ashen-grey rock, cut deep into the landscape. “We have this presence of volcanic ashes in a zone around Dalhousie,” he explains in French, pointing out a rock called pozzolan. “It will bring good jobs to the area.” Carrier,…
As frustrations for Canadians grow along with grocery store bills, some say Canadians are ready to think outside the big box store when heading out for groceries. Source link
London Drugs is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, six days after it shuttered all locations due to a “cybersecurity incident,” the retail and pharmacy chain said. It is working with its nearly 80 stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba individually to get them up and running, said the retailer, headquartered in Richmond, a…
Some 1.8 million Canadians are in a situation where they’re providing unpaid care to multiple people, often a child and an older parent, putting a sizeable burden on caregivers. Source link
The recent deadly crash near Toronto — in which four people were killed after police chased a suspect through oncoming traffic on a major highway — highlights the challenges officers face when deciding whether to pursue a suspect. But it also raises questions about whether the policies covering police chases need to be beefed up, and if officers are sufficiently trained when…
The TRREB says Greater Toronto home sales in April were down five per cent from last year, but new listings surged, which created more choice for buyers and kept prices stable. Source link
