Helicopters, rescue boats were called out to take Harvey Humchitt, Jr. from remote Cape Scott to Victoria Harvey Humchitt, Jr. was up at 3 a.m. for the start of his shift at the Cape Scott lighthouse when he started noticing pain in his chest. Humchitt, keeper of the lighthouse on the wild northwest tip of Vancouver Island, says he initially attributed the pain to angina. But by late afternoon he was doubled over. “I was keeling over, grabbing my chest,” he recalled. His partner of 33 years, Todd Maliszewski, with whom he livesRead more

Police conduct controlled detonation; 2 people detained in investigation Toronto police said two people were detained after a possible explosive device was found near Billy Bishop Airport’s mainland ferry terminal on Saturday, prompting an evacuation and a halt to flights. Police said the two people were co-operating with the investigation. In an update shortly after midnight ET, police said they conducted a controlled detonation of the device. Evacuees from buildings near the ferry terminal were cleared to return and the island airport announced it had reopened its runway. Flights resumed Sunday morning, although theRead more

Rob Thomson leads club to 1st NL pennant since 2009 with series win over Padres Bryce Harper slugged his fifth homer of the post-season, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the $330 million US slugger powered the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009. Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer to spark Philadelphia’s improbable run to the National League pennant and a shot at itsRead more

Now a small Gaspé town is raising money to help them One late afternoon in early April 2021, Stéphane Boudreau and Catherine Audet answered an emergency call for help. Two canoeists were stuck in the frigid waters off the coast of Miguasha, Que., swimming for their lives. That morning, Mathieu Bélanger and five friends had set out on a canoe trip on a sunny and calm Baie-des-Chaleurs. But the bay turned stormy midday and the boaters were suddenly in trouble, Bélanger’s uncle, Pierre Bélanger, said. “The wind picked up pretty fastRead more

Canadian vets recall the second-bloodiest day for Canada in Korea — the point when the home front tuned out The moment from the Korean War that sticks with retired lieutenant-colonel Brian Simons happened at the beginning of the Battle of Hill 355 — a now largely forgotten struggle in an often overlooked war. A young signaller attached to the Royal Canadian Regiment, Simons — a newly minted lieutenant at the time — was up on the rocky hillside at a battalion outpost when Chinese artillery and mortars opened up with theirRead more