close
close

Le-verdict

News with a Local Lens

Latest post

Worker killed on road construction site

A worker was killed on the job in Stony Plain on Tuesday. The Department of Workplace Health and Safety (OHS) said the person was trapped by a piece of equipment at a road construction site. This is the second workplace…

Winnipeg Comiccon 2024 attracts thousands

Pop culture geeks flocked to the fourth annual Winnipeg Comiccon this weekend. A cavalcade of color and characters filled the RBC Convention Center – with attendance this year expected to be more than twice that recorded during the event’s 2021…

LAFC looks to continue playoff momentum against Vancouver – Orange County Register

From trailing the Galaxy by seven points in mid-September to edging out its rival on decision day for the Western Conference top seed, the Los Angeles Football Club is exactly where it’s worked to head to a third consecutive appearance…

The elections are “difficult”, according to Saskatchewan. Party’s Moe, as NDP’s Beck addresses his party’s rural outlook

Saskatchewan’s 2024 provincial election campaign is close to the finish line and the NDP and Saskatchewan leaders are close to the finish line. The party launches its final appeals. Monday is the last day of voting (polling stations close on…

Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps captivate the crowd and win gold in Halifax – Team Canada

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese October 26, 2024 Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps produced a superb performance as a duo to win the gold medal at Skate Canada International in Halifax on Saturday. The reigning world pairs champions left no doubt…

Brampton man who overtook police faces impaired driving charges

A 20-year-old Brampton man was arrested after allegedly speeding past a fully marked police cruiser on Highway 401 in Mississauga while under the influence of alcohol. In a social media post shared Saturday morning, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wrote…

British Columbia election remains too close to call after counting resumes

There is still no clear winner in British Columbia’s 2024 election after counting resumed Saturday, according to Elections BC. The tally of absentee and mail-in ballots widened the BC NDP’s lead in two ridings and helped narrow the gap between…

Inside the deadly skydiving plot, when woman’s parachute failed during 4,000-foot jump

In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers was reported to have died after a 4,000-foot jump at a skydiving center known as the Army Parachute Association in Wiltshire, England. First responders and a body bag were waiting for him on the ground…

3 restaurants closed in Mississauga and Milton in October 2024

Preferred region How does this work? Imagine being a regular at a place you love, where the staff knows your order and the food makes you feel like home. And then, one day, you show up, and it’s closed for…

Man who stabbed at University of Waterloo apologizes during sentencing hearing, saying ‘violence is not good for any reason’

The former student who pleaded guilty in the 2023 stabbing in a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo told his sentencing hearing Friday that he apologized for his actions and to the people who were affected by them….