‘Please don’t let me die’: UBC student plunges into Skagit River following bridge collapse
Bryce Kenning was driving across the I-5 Skagit River Bridge on Thursday night when the bridge suddenly gave way under his car. “The first thing I tried to do was get out of my driver’s side door, and it wouldn’t open,” he said. “At this point [the car] was almost completely submerged in water.” Continue reading
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Watch: Global National – May 24, 2013
Watch the full broadcast of Global National with Dawna Friesen for May 24, 2013 Continue reading
North Korean envoy to China pledges renewed commitment to nuclear disarmament talks
A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing’s efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. Continue reading
“The fact that this man goes home to the comforts of home, while my son lays cold in a funeral home, is apparently what’s called justice in this country.”Sage Morin Edmonton man accused in toddler’s death granted bail →
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Canada will keep its only UN agency HQ
The spirits of many Canadian politicians were soaring Friday with news that Canada’s only UN agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, will not be flying the coop. Continue reading
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Montreal’s water woes continue
The largest boil water advisory in Montreal history is over, but the fallout is still being felt across the city. Continue reading
“Political activities are not particularly covered by either the [Conflict of Interest] Act or the code. It’s important that people realize that maybe there is a lack there. Maybe it’s not necessarily for this office to be looking after, but there should be some rules governing political behaviour.”Mary Dawson, federal ethics commissioner Ethics investigations can only go so far, commissioner reminds Canadians →
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Toronto police make arrest in 1991 sexual assault case
Twenty-two years after the initial assault, police have arrested a man in connection with the sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl in east Toronto. Continue reading
“As for a video, I cannot comment on a video that I have never seen or does not exist.”Rob Ford Full text of Mayor Rob Ford’s statement →