A vigil to remember Cédrika Provencher was held Saturday afternoon at Chapais Park in Trois Rivieres, not far from where the little girl was last seen on July 31, 2007. Two women who helped in the original search over eight years ago organized the vigil in Chapais Park. Gatherers lit candles, sang songs and read prayers in remembering Cédrika, whose …

A 20-year-old man has been formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his father in Richmond Hill on Friday afternoon. Police were called just before noon on Friday to a home in the Bayview and Highway 7 area in Richmond Hill.

Police have charged an Amherstburg man in connection with the small dog found bound and left to die near the Walker Road Canadian Tire. The Windsor Police Service says on Friday around 6pm, officers attended the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society after staff reported that individuals were attempting to take custody of the abused dog. Following an investigation, officers arrested a …

A stowaway cobra was found on a container ship at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey this week, but captured before it could do any harm. The container ship was on its way from Singapore to the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal in New Jersey on Dec. 10 when the crew discovered the stowaway cobra in the hold. Two herpetologists from the Bronx …

The planet, named Wolf 1061c, orbits a star 14 light years away – about a third closer than the next nearest potentially inhabitable planet, which was found in 2013. It is one of the first times that astronomers have spotted a planet near to us that has the kind of rocky, solid surface that is thought to be necessary for …

Susana Martinez reportedly called Santa Fe dispatchers after a noise complaint was made against her room at a Santa Fe hotel during her office’s holiday party Sunday and told police they weren’t needed, according to dispatch recordings obtained by the Santa Fe New Mexican. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports: Santa Fe police were dispatched to Gov. Susana Martinez’s hotel …

An Ontario woman behind the viral photograph of herself breastfeeding her child while sitting on Santa’s lap says she’s disappointed with the public reception she’s received. Rebecca Dunbar,40, a mom of 3 asked the Santa at Niagara Square to take a picture breastfeeding her one year old baby boy.

Charges are pending against two men and a 13-year-old boy accused of gunning down two Mac’s convenience store employees in Edmonton during early morning robberies the police chief called “gratuitous” and “evil.” Police say the attacks at two Mac’s stores happened 15 minutes apart and several blocks away.

At least eight people were arrested following an anti-capitalist protest last night, a demonstration that police declared illegal before it even began because organizers did not provide them with a route. The protest starting at the park on Berri St. and made its way east. Police and protesters exchanged rounds of fireworks and tear gas, mainly in the . Many …

A 34 year old woman has been sentenced to life in prison over the microwave-oven death of her one-month-old daughter. Ka Yang, 34, was found guilty in November of first-degree murder in the child’s death. According to evidence presented in court, Yang was alone with her daughter Marabelle Thao-Lo in March 2011 for about 11 minutes. During that time, Yang …

The Jeep brand is an icon, known throughout the world for ruggedness and off-road ability. Under various owners over the past 75 years, the name and its base products have been retained. But there have been some serious departures from the ‘rugged and off-road’ image as those owners capitalized on the brand.