ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A minor softball team from Newfoundland is sitting out a St. John’s tournament this week after being rejected for having two girls on the roster. Fighting Squirrels coach Barry Smith says organizers of the Constable William Moss Memorial Softball Tournament told him they would try to accommodate the team if he…
Woman Who Entered Canada Illegally Taking Government to Court
OTTAWA — A Salvadoran woman and her two daughters who fled their home country after allegedly suffering extortion and rape at the hands of members of the notorious MS−13 gang have launched a legal challenge of the Canada−U.S. Safe Third Country agreement. The trio came to Canada through the United States in July 2017 in…
Trudeau Confident he Did Nothing Inappropriate at Music Festival
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted Thursday he “did not act inappropriately” towards a female reporter at a B.C. music festival 18 years ago — but he also acknowledged that the woman he’s been accused of groping may have an entirely different perspective. Trudeau said he’s been reflecting on the incident ever since an…
Semi Driver Charged in Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash
SASKATCHEWAN – The driver of a transport truck faces 29 criminal charges in a fatal collision that killed 16 people, including 10 players, with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Thirteen other players were injured. RCMP say Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, is accused of dangerous driving causing death as well as causing bodily injury. He…
Naked Man Driving Canada Post Truck in Calgary
CALGARY — It was a clothes call for Calgary police on Wednesday when a report came in about a naked man driving a Canada Post truck. Duty Insp. Ryan Jepson says officers were told just before 5 p.m. about the truck driving the wrong way down a street. The report said the driver was throwing…
Customer Calls WestJet Baggage Policy – Discriminatory
TORONTO — WestJet says it is reviewing its baggage policy after a customer complained that it discriminated against travellers from certain countries. The airline currently has a policy that prevents travellers to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago from checking in more than two bags, unless the extra luggage is “a golf bag containing golf clubs.”…
Nunavut Man Died While Protecting Kids from Polar Bear.
ARVIAT, Nunavut — A Nunavut man has died while protecting his children from a polar bear. Relatives say thirty−one−year−old Aaron Gibbons was on an island about 10 kilometres from the hamlet of Arviat along the west coast of Hudson Bay with his children when the bear attacked. Gibbons’ uncle says his nephew urged the girls…
Via Rail Train From Winnipeg Derails
HUDSON BAY, Sask. — Two crew members were injured when a Via Rail train derailed overnight in Saskatchewan. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says two locomotives and a baggage car left the tracks near the community of Hudson Bay, about 325 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. TSB spokesman Alexandre Fournier says the train was going…
Former Winnipeg Ballet Students Allege Intimate Photos Sold by Photographer
TORONTO — A judge has ruled that a class−action lawsuit can proceed against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and a photographer who is alleged to have taken intimate photos of students. Lawyer Margaret Waddell says about 60 people have been identified so far as potential class−action members in the lawsuit against the ballet company and Bruce…
Woman Pulled Shotgun from Trunk & Shot 2 People in Toronto
TORONTO — A 21−year−old woman is facing 10 charges after allegedly shooting a pedestrian and a passing cyclist in an unprovoked attack in downtown Toronto. Police say the incident occurred early Friday morning after the woman, who was driving, allegedly got into an altercation with another 21−year−old woman at an intersection. It’s alleged she got…