Metis pilot Teara Fraser profiled in new DC Comics graphic novel of women heroes

TORONTO — Not all heroes wear capes, as the saying goes, but Teara Fraser does have her wings and likes to fly — with a…

Eden Robinson says she couldn’t unsee ‘Trickster’ cast while writing third book

TORONTO — Eden Robinson says the actors in CBC’s upcoming mystical-thriller “Trickster” have winnowed their way into her imagination. The “Son of a Trickster” author,…

Canadian thriller ‘Trickster,’ horror classics among October streaming highlights

Halloween festivities are largely off the table this October, but the biggest streaming platforms are here with some pretty scary backup plans. Netflix will offer…

Wanted man arrested in Caledonia

CALEDONIA – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment arrested a wanted individual after responding to a suspicious person call in a retail parking lot…

Truck stolen from grocery store

HAGERSVILLE – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment is investigating following a theft of a motor vehicle from a grocery store parking lot on…

Person flees from police, damages cruiser

CALEDONIA — On Monday, October 5, 2020, acting on information received, uniform members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a retail store parking lot…

Motorcyclist air lifted to hospital with life threatening injuries

HAGERSVILLE — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment is investigating a single motor vehicle collision that sent a motorcyclist to hospital with life…

Man facing impaired driving charges

HAGERSVILLE – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 55-year-old driver with impaired driving following a traffic complaint on King Street West…

Police warn of risks, charges for anyone who attends McKenzie Meadows site

CALEDONIA – OPP say they have arrested 25 people in relation to the McKenzie Meadows residential development site and demonstrations in Caledonia. On October 1…

Leap in coronavirus cases on Six Nations as cases rise across First Nations in Canada

OHSWEKEN — Public Health officials in Ohsweken say a spike in coronavirus cases in the last week is alarming. “Since moving to stage 2.5 the…

Veteran Forward Wacey Rabbit Returning to Icemen

These are exciting times for the Jacksonville Icemen organization, who recently re-signed veteran reliable forward Wacey Rabbit. “We’re (Icemen) turning into a family here,” Rabbit…

Nurse fired, coroner to investigate after dying Indigenous woman taunted in hospital

MONTREAL — A nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman who was dying Monday night in hospital was subjected to degrading remarks, Quebec’s premier…

Hiring marginalized workers could jump start economy, boost incomes by $5K: Deloitte

TORONTO — Canada’s economy was headed for slowing growth in the next decade even if COVID-19 had never hit, according to a new report by…

500 years ago, another epidemic swept Mexico: smallpox

MEXICO CITY — There were mass cremations of bodies; entire families died and the inhabitants of the city, afraid to pull their bodies out, simply…

At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes

PARIS — Leaders of countries once subjugated to Western powers sent a pointed message at this year’s U.N. General Assembly: For those who think the…