Author: Silas Reed
The Halifax Mooseheads have dealt star goalie Mathis Rousseau to the Moncton Wildcats in what the team calls the “end of an era.” The Mooseheads, which sit last in the QMJHL’s Eastern Conference, announced the trade on Monday – the trade deadline for the league. Forward Logan Crosby was also dealt to the Wildcats in the trade, which saw Halifax obtain goalie Jacob Steinman, as well as second round draft picks in 2025 and 2026 and a fourth-round pick in 2026.“Mathis has done everything and more that we could have ever expected him to in a Mooseheads jersey,” said Mooseheads…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 6, 2025 12:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A murder trial started today for a Halifax-area youth charged in the stabbing death last year of a 16-year-old boy. The 17-year-old accused pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder following the death on April 22 of Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, who was found badly injured in a parking garage near the Halifax Shopping Centre.The name of the accused or any details that could be used to identify him are protected from publication under the Youth Criminal Justice…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 6, 2025 12:11 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A second attempt to free a ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal could take place Wednesday morning. The Canadian Coast Guard says part of the ship’s cargo of corn has been unloaded onto a barge, and a second barge is in transit toward the ship, with another unloading to be completed Tuesday morning. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his plans to resign, adding he plans to stay on in the role and as Liberal leader until a new head of the party is chosen. His decision to step down comes following months of growing calls for him to do so, which reached its highest levels in the past month following Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet as finance minister and deputy prime minister.Here is the transcript of Trudeau’s remarks:Justin Trudeau: “So I thought it might be fun for us to do this again. Every morning I’ve woken…
By Nakoda Thunderchief Global News Posted January 6, 2025 9:55 am Updated January 6, 2025 9:56 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Niitstitapi (The Real People) is a short film that has already made its international debut, but on Saturday night it made its Alberta premiere in Lethbridge. The film takes a closer look at the Blackfoot Confederacy, an ancient alliance of Blackfoot-speaking nations united by land, language and culture. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Their ancestral…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residential school survivor Rita Martin lived decades before she wore her first ribbon skirt. Handmade with the help of her granddaughter, the skirt has the image of a mother and child, inspired by the Every Child Matters movement. When she wore it, she said, she felt proud.“It kind of gave back my identity, you know, reclaiming who I am – an Indigenous woman,” she said. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Jan. 4 is National Ribbon…
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered WestJet to hand over all its files on harassment of flight attendants, in a class-action lawsuit alleging widespread misconduct by pilots. The ruling by Justice Jacqueline Hughes says WestJet has been slow and “potentially adversarial” regarding the documents and it’s unclear why complaint files haven’t been produced in a timely manner.The underlying claim in the long-running lawsuit, filed in 2016, alleges WestJet breached flight attendants’ contracts by breaking a “promise” to provide a harassment-free workplace.The ruling posted Friday but dated Dec. 11 says the airline tried to limit document production to complaints against male…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 6, 2025 6:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in New Brunswick have cancelled an Amber Alert in connection to three children who were reported missing and possibly abducted on Sunday. Mounties issued an alert early Monday, saying they were looking for a woman and three children who were last seen Sunday on Finnamore Street in Oromocto, south of Fredericton. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. They were reported missing…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 6, 2025 6:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size One person is dead and one is wounded after a collision in South Frontenac Township, east of Kingston, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say first responders rushed to the scene of a vehicle collision on Rosedale Road, north of the Village of Sydenham, at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.Police say a commercial van travelling along the road struck a 15-year-old male who walking in the same direction. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 5, 2025 5:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec provincial police are investigating the death of a 70-year-old man who was found on a snowmobile in the Abitibi—Témiscamingue region of the province. Police say they received a call at 3:30 a.m. Sunday about a man found unconscious on the vehicle in Val-Paradis, Que., about 581 kilometres northwest of Montreal. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Spokesperson Stéphane Tremblay says the…