RCMP do not believe criminality was involved in woman’s death The body of a woman, believed to be 22-year-old Jacqueline McDermott, has been found in British Columbia. McDermott, who has ties to Waterloo region, was last seen by her family on Sept. 29. She had been planning to attend a yoga retreat in Merritt, B.C., which is 270 kilometers northeast of Vancouver. RCMP said Sunday that the body of a woman who went missing on Oct. 1, had been found on Oct. 8 by Merritt RCMP. Though police did not name McDermott, all ofRead more

Jack Sepple admitted killing Ashley Wadsworth, a 19-year-old from Vernon, B.C., at his home in February A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Vernon, B.C., teenager who moved to England last year to meet him. Essex Police said in a statement that Jack Sepple, 23, will spend a minimum of 23½ years in prison for the death of Ashley Wadsworth. Wadsworth, 19, was stabbed and strangled during a sustained attack in Sepple’s Chelmsford, U.K., home on Feb. 1. Police said Wadsworth had texted two friends that day saying she neededRead more

Meals available for pick-up at some reception centres P.E.I. will be offering free Thanksgiving meals for Islanders who still are without power over two weeks after Fiona. Reception centres in Tignish Shore, North Shore, West River, Kingston, Miltonvale Park, Clyde River, Morell, the Resort Municipality and Three Rivers will all be serving hot meals for residents who can’t enjoy the festivities as usual because of the outages. Just over 4,200 Maritime Electric customers were without power Monday morning compared to 9,000 Friday afternoon as  crews continued to work through theRead more

Province says system was ‘broken’ and it will add 8,000 kids to core services by end of fall Sonja Elliott is in a panic for her son Travis. The sixth grader was diagnosed with autism four years ago and has been on a wait list for core clinical services from the Ontario government since. In the meantime, she’s paying about $2,100 out of pocket each month for support, but estimates it’s still only half what Travis needs. The problem is, therapy centres aren’t taking on new kids. “Every therapist I call … is a minimum six month wait time. A lotRead more

Public inquiry will examine federal government’s decision to grant police emergency powers The public inquiry into the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during what organizers called “Freedom Convoy” protests last winter begins on Thursday, and dozens of witnesses, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and high profile convoy organizers, are expected to testify. The Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, granting police extraordinary temporary powers to clear people out of downtown Ottawa and allowing banks to freeze the accounts of some of those involved. The decision cameRead more