Dick Van Dyke didn’t evacuate from Malibu home despite raging fires

Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta sent a significant five-page letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 16, outlining Alberta's urgent demands for economic revitalization, including a new oil pipeline to the west coast and major changes to federal regulations. Smith emphasizes the need for guaranteed access to tidewater, the removal of the cap on oil and gas emissions, and an overhaul of Bill C-69 to encourage investment and production in Alberta's energy sector. She...

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Still no charges in Robert Pickton prison death a year after fatal assault

Robert Pickton, a notorious Canadian serial killer, died in hospital on May 31, 2024, after being assaulted at Port-Cartier maximum security prison 12 days earlier. He was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder but was suspected of murdering many more women, with remains or DNA of 33 women found on his pig farm in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Pickton's crimes have left a significant mark on Canadian criminal history and the ongoing discussions...

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With few leads, search for missing N.S. kids focuses on area where boot print found

Search efforts continue for missing children in Pictou County Searchers are actively looking for two missing children, Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, in Pictou County. On Saturday, they focused on an area where a boot print was discovered during a previous search, but they acknowledge that they have little information to confirm its connection to the missing kids. As the search progresses, Amy Hansen, who is managing the rescue efforts, noted that the...

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How long does a Canadian visitor visa take? 500 days later, these parents are still waiting

Alireza Azizi, who resides in London, has been tracking the days his parents, Shakiba Babaei and Arzhang Azizi, have waited for their temporary resident visa applications to be processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. As of Friday, the count reached 500 days, reflecting the ongoing delays in the Canadian immigration system. Each day, the number displayed outside his home increases, symbolizing the family's prolonged wait for a resolution to their visa situation. Full Article

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Do airlines owe you compensation for turbulence-induced damages? Here's what we found out

This month, two passengers from a July 2019 Air Canada flight that diverted to Hawaii after severe turbulence lost their case in an Australian court, which ruled that Air Canada did not waive the compensation limits outlined in the Montreal Convention. The plaintiffs claimed spinal and psychological injuries and argued that Air Canada's terms indicated no financial limits for passenger injuries, but the High Court unanimously dismissed their case, asserting that the airline's liability provisions...

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