KANANASKIS, Alta. — Conservation officers say a bear that seriously injured two hikers in a southern Alberta park retreated after biting into a can of bear spray that one of the people was holding. Officials with Alberta Parks said a Calgary woman and her adult son were hiking in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park on Saturday…
Son on Trip to Spread Father’s Ashes Dies in Plane Crash
WORLD NEWS – An Army pilot was killed and his brother injured after their single-engine plane crashed in Massachusetts on a trip to scatter their father’s ashes. Linda So has more information in this Reuters News video report. Source: Son killed in plane crash on trip to spread father’s ashes by ReutersNews
RCMP Officer Charged With a Sex Crime Involving Minor
SURREY, B.C. — A B.C. RCMP officer has been charged with a sex crime involving a minor. The BC Prosecution Service says criminal charges were sworn against Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Gregory Scott Bakker on Wednesday. Bakker has been charged with one count of touching a person under the age of 16 for a sexual…
Canadians Pay Tribute to Sen. John McCain, Dead at 81
Canadian politicians are expressing their sympathies to the family of Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has died of brain cancer at the age of 81. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on Twitter that McCain was an American patriot and hero whose sacrifices for his country, and lifetime of public service, were an inspiration to millions.…
Convicted Killer Wanted for Bank Robberies Arrested in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — A man previously convicted of a killing in Thailand has been arrested in Winnipeg on a Canada−wide warrant. Michael Karas, who is 61, was wanted for three bank robberies in Toronto between November 2017 and August of this year. Karas previously was charged with the 1996 killing of a Thai woman whose body…
Search Underway for Alberta Woman Who Went Missing 12 Years Ago
HINTON, Alta. — RCMP say a ground−and−water search is underway in the case of an Alberta woman who vanished 12 years ago from a lookout tower where she worked as a fire spotter. Stephanie Stewart was 70 when she disappeared from the lookout near Hinton in August 2006. The RCMP’s historical homicide unit is leading…
House Explosion Kills One & Injures One in Kitchener
KITCHENER, Ont. — A woman was killed and a man was airlifted to hospital after an explosion destroyed a home and started a fire in Kitchener, Ont., early Wednesday, police said. The blast took place at a home on a residential street a little after 8 a.m., police spokeswoman Cherri Greeno said. “It’s fair to…
Man Dies From Mixture of High Alcohol Drink & Cold Medicine
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner says a man’s death last December was caused by the combination of cold medication and four cans of a sugary high−alcohol drink. Pierre Parent drank two cans of Four Loko as well as a 473−millilitre bottle of Smirnoff before going to his parents for dinner last Christmas Day. Four Loko…
7-Year-Old BC Girl’s Mother Charged With Second Degree Murder
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. — The mother of a seven−year−old girl from Langley, B.C., has been charged with second−degree murder in the child’s death. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a release that 36−year−old Kerryann Lewis was arrested Friday. Police say she has been charged with second−degree murder in the death of Aaliyah Rosa…
4 Dead and 5 In Hospital Following Collision in Norther Ontario
WAWA, Ont. — Police say four people are dead after a collision on a highway in northern Ontario. Provincial police say the crash took place on Highway 17 about 15 kilometres south of Wawa, Ont., on Sunday night. They say it involved two vehicles carrying a total of nine people, and preliminary investigation indicates a…