Parents of Maëva David describe her love of daycare in statement Five days after a Laval transit bus smashed into a daycare, killing two children and injuring six, the second young victim has been identified. In a statement, the parents of Maëva David said they and her older brother and sister have lost “a ray of sunshine, who devoured life.” “Overflowing with energy, she seemed to spend more time in the air than on the ground but she was able to be concentrated and calm during her activities,” the letter from Jessica TherrienRead more

Excavators had been searching near the 5-storey building where Samar Zora was staying The body of a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6. during the earthquake that has devastated that country. Saad Zora says his twin sister, Samar, who like her brothers is from Halifax, was found Tuesday by searchers as an excavator dug through pieces of a five-storey building in the city of Antakya. “Samar was found,” he said in an interview from Antakya, anRead more

A Federal Court judge found it was Kaur’s responsibility to confirm her own college admission An Edmonton woman facing removal from Canada has lost a judicial review of the federal government’s decision, leaving her with one final legal option to pursue. Karamjeet Kaur, 25, has been fighting an Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada decision to have her removed from Canada over a fake letter of admission to an Ontario college supplied as part of her 2018 student visa application. Canadian officials accept that Kaur didn’t know the letter –Read more

Shooting near Town of Schomberg was a ‘cowardly, violent act,’ York Regional Police say A man who was walking his dog early Sunday north of Toronto was shot at 13 times in a “callous act of violence” after he gestured at a speeding vehicle, York Regional Police say. The man, 65, is now in critical condition in hospital fighting for his life and the attack has stunned the small community where he lives. Police are seeking two people in connection with the drive-by shooting, which happened in King Township near the Town of Schomberg,Read more

Mary Wilson started organizing Black History Month events in the city in 2016 Mary Wilson has been organizing Black History Month events in Richmond, B.C., since 2016. As a retired social worker, Wilson says she still feels compelled to connect with others and bring people together. This year, she’s doing that through art, partnering with the Richmond Cultural Centre to feature the work of local Black artists Crystal Noir and John Hall. Wilson told The Early Edition’s Missy Johnson she hopes the exhibit brings “encouragement and strength” to everyone who visits, and gives Black creators a boost ofRead more