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[published_date] A second person has been arrested and charged in the shooting death in April of 21-year-old international student Harsimrat Randhawa, who was an innocent bystander, Hamilton police say. Obiesea Okafor, 26, was located in North York in suburban Toronto on Thursday, police said in a news release Friday, a day after murder and attempted murder charges…

[published_date] Earlier this week, the U.S. Coast Guard released a report that concluded the tragedy on June 18, 2023, could have been prevented. (Submitted by OceanGate)The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 2023, killing all…

[published_date] The Canadian economy lost more than 40,000 jobs in July, sinking the share of people employed to an eight-month low, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, as the labour market gave back substantial gains seen in June. The unemployment rate, however, remained steady but at a multi-year-high level of 6.9 per cent, the agency said. The economy shed…

[published_date] Deninu Kųę́ First Nation in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., says it has finally found the places where five children and two adults were buried, after years of searching for unmarked graves linked to the former St. Joseph's Residential School. In a news release Thursday afternoon, the First Nation said the sites were located on Mission Island. "Who…

[published_date] Karen Sherriffs, CEO of the 2025 Canada Summer Games host society, said organizers are working closely with the province's emergency operations centre to monitor air quality ahead of the start of competition. (Alex Kennedy/CBC)As parts of the Avalon Peninsula face wildfires and poor air quality conditions as a result, the CEO of the 2025 Canada Games host society…

[published_date] NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came home to Hamilton on Thursday and professed his love for the Ontario city during a celebration to mark one of the greatest seasons in league history.  Hundreds of people attended the free rally to honour the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard as he was presented with a key to the city. In the 2024-2025 season, Gilgeous-Alexander, 27,…

[published_date] The Canadian military has witnessed a resurgence in hateful conduct and racism reports over the last year following several years of decline, according to data obtained by CBC News. The detailed information comes as the army deals with a fresh set of extremism and disreputable conduct allegations. The sudden turnaround has piqued the curiosity…

[published_date] Hotel and motel staff can play a vital role in recognizing the signs of human trafficking, the chair of the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association says.  Dharmesh Patel says he's particularly encouraging Windsor owners of independent hotels who don't have access to corporate training programs on the topic to take advantage of a free…

[published_date] For the second time in a month, a Surrey, B.C., café owned by famed Indian comedian and TV host Kapil Sharma has been shot at. The latest incident at Kap's Cafe happened early Thursday morning, according to the Surrey Police Service (SPS).  The police department says officers responded to shots fired at a business in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood…

[published_date] A veteran Winnipeg officer, who was charged with several offences late last year, is now facing more charges after a 16-month long police investigation alleges he trafficked illegal drugs, distributed a photo of a dead female and disclosed confidential information. Const. Elston Bostock, a 22-year member of the Winnipeg Police Service, was charged on Wednesday with criminal…

[published_date] Almost a year after a man convicted of murdering four First Nations women in Winnipeg was sentenced, the family of one of those victims — whose identity wasn't confirmed until recently — will get the chance to tell the court how her death affected them, in circumstances described as "exceptional," a court news release…

[published_date] Looking back, Aimee Carriere says she knows she didn't do her due diligence as she normally would have when hiring a contractor. She thought she could trust Alan Hrehirchuk to do the work, since their kids played hockey together. Plus, she says he'd done work for another hockey family, and says he boasted a celebrity endorsement from the HGTV…