In a harrowing incident that has left the New Ross community in County Wexford reeling, eight-year-old Malika Noor Al Katib was fatally stabbed while trying to protect her mother from a violent house intruder. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday night, 2 December, in the family’s home, with Malika succumbing to her injuries the following morning … Read more
Five bison are dead after two vehicles hit them in a national park east of Edmonton early Thursday morning, Parks Canada says. RCMP are investigating the incident, which killed three bison and injured two others so severely they had to be euthanized. It is the most calamitous collision the park has recorded, according to Dale Kirkland, superintendent … Read more
The affidavit of an FBI special agent, and the Russian documents attached to it, offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a vast Russian network of disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Russians — both employees of state broadcaster RT — accused of illegally funnelling $9.7 million into a Tennessee media company. … Read more
The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice arrived with about as much subtlety as its scheduling at the Toronto International Film Festival. Just as the Ali Abassi-directed film was plopped into the festival’s opening night schedule on Thursday as a last-minute surprise, the film barrels into its thesis without much warning or preamble. Documenting the former U.S. president’s beginnings … Read more
Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the Grammy-winning singer said in a statement. “I feel blessed … Read more
Anna Smith would like to start a family. But she would also like more space for a baby, as the 27-year-old and her partner currently live in a 500-square-foot apartment in Toronto’s east end for $1,550 per month. Like many Canadians in their 20s and 30s, she says she’s realizing she can’t have both. So Smith, a University of … Read more
A 19-year-old Hallmark soap opera actor is reportedly fighting for her life after plunging five storeys from a balcony walkway at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital. Beloved for her recurring role in the period drama When Calls the Heart, Mamie Laverock is “fighting hard every day” to recover from injuries sustained in a fall, which occurred as … Read more
More than two decades after her body was found at the side of a road, the RCMP has agreed to apologize to an Indigenous woman’s family for failing to properly investigate her death. The apology follows a probe by the Mounties’ watchdog body — the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) — which pointed to gaps in … Read more
Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and went down with the ship as the captain in Titanic, has died. Hill, 79, passed away Sunday morning, agent Lou Coulson said. Hill joined The Lord Of The Rings franchise in the … Read more
Hip-hop heavyweights Drake and Kendrick Lamar are sparring in an exchange of diss tracks that has sent music fans into furious debates on social media. The feud has roped in a slew of hip-hop stars, almost all of whom seem to be coming for Toronto native Drake. “Hip-hop hasn’t seen a beef like this since Nas … Read more
