A homeless man in Newfoundland says he refuses to sleep in a shelter after workers wearing balaclavas and haz-mat suits tore down a tent encampment in St. John's on Friday.
Homeless people formed a tent city in St. John's, shown Oct. 17, 2023, across the street from Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature building in part to protest the province's shelter system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah SmellieA homeless man in Newfoundland says he refuses to sleep in a shelter after workers wearing balaclavas and haz-mat suits tore down a tent encampment in St. John's on Friday.
He said nine of the 12 people living in tents at the encampment had accepted beds in shelters or hotels on Thursday night, before officials went in the following day to clear out the area. "People know this is wrong," Nolan said about the masked workers emptying out the encampment. "Hopefully we get some clarity about what the heck's going on around here."The federal New Democrats are calling out Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party for trying to block the bill that could pave the way for millions of Canadians to access birth control and diabetes coverage.
A 37-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 70-year-old man in central Edmonton in late 2022.Youth charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing in Prospect Bay, N.S.Three people have died and two have been hospitalized after a speeding car struck a tree and landed on another vehicle in Fredericton Sunday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police, in partnership with the Treaty Three Police Service, have charged a suspect with second degree murder following a homicide in a remote Indigenous northwestern Ontario community.A homeless man in Newfoundland says he refuses to sleep in a shelter after workers wearing balaclavas and haz-mat suits tore down a tent encampment in St. John's on Friday.A funeral is being held today for hockey broadcasting legend Bob Cole in his hometown of St. John's, N.L.
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