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BC Women’s Homes Inspire Creativity and Kindness with ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Halloween Display

VICTORIA, British Columbia – It was almost as if Deborah Briggs had worked in black and white. “It was just mundane work,” Deborah says. “The doldrums.” There was certainly no scope for creativity. Until, as Dorothy wakes up in the…

Fatal traffic incident in northeast Calgary

One person has died following a traffic incident Friday evening in northeast Calgary. The incident happened at 36th Street and 12th Avenue NE shortly after 7:30 p.m. Several lanes of southbound traffic were blocked and a CTrain could also be…

Oudshoorn: Poverty, drug addiction and mental illness do not cause homelessness

Breadcrumb links Notice Columnists Visible homelessness persists at crisis levels in London. Author of the article: Abe Oudshoorn/Special to the London Free Press, Free press staff Published on October 26, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 3 minutes…

GoFundMe for woman found dead in hanging Walmart oven as donations climb to $194,000

The GoFundMe was set up for the family of a young woman found dead in a walk-in oven in a Walmart in Halifax suspended their donations after the amount quadrupled the initial request. The objective for the GoFundMe The campaign…

Man on scooter seriously injured after being hit by truck in Brampton

A man was seriously injured after being struck by a transport truck in Brampton on Friday evening. Peel police say the man was riding a scooter when he was struck at the intersection of Dixie Road and Queen Street shortly…

British Columbia election results: Final counting begins Saturday

The final counting of ballots for British Columbia’s 2024 election begins Saturday, with more than 66,000 mail-in and mail-in votes potentially still to be counted across the province’s 93 electoral districts. Elections BC says even more ballots could still be…

“A true travesty”: BC Ferries passengers unable to board after arriving at 3:30 a.m.

There were tense moments at a ferry terminal outside Victoria, British Columbia, on Friday after the lion’s share of waiting spots on a first departure were claimed by passengers. guaranteed loading,” leaving regular customers who had been waiting for hours…

Raptors attempt to ‘outperform the other team’ with new bench depth

Open this photo in the gallery: Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey drives past Toronto Raptors forward Jamison Battle during the second half in Toronto. The Raptors won 115-107 on October 25, 2024.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Toronto rookie Jamison Battle received…

‘Violence is not good for any reason,’ man stabbed at University of Waterloo says as apology at sentencing

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….

Video shows fight at Burnaby golf course

Video has surfaced on social media of a fight at a Burnaby golf course earlier this month, during which a man appears to hit another golfer with his club. The video begins with a man shouting, “Did you fucking hit…