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Almost one year after serial killer Robert Pickton died following an assault by another inmate in a Quebec prison, there have been no charges against the alleged assailant and few answers about what happened.Pickton died in hospital on May 31, 2024, after being assaulted at the Port-Cartier maximum security prison 12 days prior. The 74-year-old was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder but was suspected of killing dozens more women at his pig farm in Port Coquitlam, B.C.The Correctional Service of Canada first issued a release on May 20 last year about a “major assault...
May 30, 2025 - 17:26 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa probably can't undertake a thorough overhaul of how municipalities are funded in the near future, with the federal government now focused on major projects. Carney addressed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which represents cities and towns that have lobbied Ottawa to give them more taxation powers to fund their operations.
May 30, 2025 - 17:17 | | The Globe and Mail
A premature harbour seal nicknamed Zeus has been rescued after being found alone on the shores of White Rock, B.C. Lindsaye Akhurst, senior manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, says the pup was likely only a day or two old and was hypothermic, hungry, and had remnants of his umbilical cord attached when he was found.
May 30, 2025 - 17:17 | | The Globe and Mail
CBC Ottawa at 6 won the best news or information segment at the annual awards by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Priority Purple: Overdose in Progress, which documented a new approach to treating the opioid epidemic in Renfew County.
May 30, 2025 - 17:14 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The Toronto Blue Jays placed Anthony Santander on the 10-day injured list Friday due to left shoulder inflammation and recalled fellow outfielder Alan Roden from Triple-A Buffalo.
May 30, 2025 - 17:08 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
OC Transpo has announced a schedule for summer maintenance operations and O-Train East Extension integration that will cause temporary disruptions of Line 1 LRT service. Read More
May 30, 2025 - 16:50 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
