Transgender beauty contestant about to make history
Jenna Talackova is set to make history as the first-ever transgendered contestant to compete at the Miss Universe Canada pageant. The Vancouver beauty, who was born a man but underwent sex-change surgery four years ago, is among 62 contenders vying for the crown. It all starts tonight with a swimwear and evening gown contest in front of a panel of 15 More...
Former fugitive’s family wants him returned to U.S. to die
The family of a Manitoba man who evaded police for more than 30 years before being arrested wants the terminally ill ex-fugitive returned to Pennsylvania where his wife lives. Ian Jackson MacDonald, 73, has been More...
Arrests made in Nova Scotia teen’s 2011 homicide
Two adults have been arrested in the homicide investigation of New Glasgow teenager Amber Kirwan, Nova Scotia RCMP say. Police have not said who they are or when they were taken into custody. A news conference has More...
Man guilty of killing fiancée during sex
A Nova Scotia man charged with murdering his fiancée has been found guilty of manslaughter. James Leopold, 33, was accused of killing Laura Lee Robertson, 47, in April 2011. He pleaded not guilty to a charge of More...
Winnipeg police seek suspects in 2 sexual assaults
Winnipeg police are looking for suspects after two women were sexually assaulted in separate incidents overnight. The first assault was reported at around 10:35 p.m. CT Tuesday in the city’s North End. Police More...
Capsized boat found, man still missing
The boat that capsized and sent two Sandy Bay First Nation men into Lake Manitoba has been found, but hope is fading in the search for one man still missing. Dillon Beaulieu, 22, was fishing with his friend Rambo More...
Hecla Resort eyed as potential drug treatment centre
A Winnipeg businessman says he wants to buy the vacant Hecla Oasis Resort and turn it into a world-class addictions treatment centre. Ian Rabb says he wants to transform the former resort, located 180 kilometres More...
Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry
Canada’s federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said on Wednesday. The Canada Science and More...