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06-08-2025
- Politics
Man from U.S. caught trying to enter Canada by kayak, LaSalle police say
Headlines Latest News Podcasts (new window) Police with southwestern Ontario force detained 51-year-old, turned him over to RCMP According to the LaSalle Police Service in southwestern Ontario, an officer spotted a man at the edge of the Detroit River with a kayak and two backpacks. After investigating, the officer discovered the man was attempting to illegally enter Canada, police said. Photo: LaSalle Police Service/Facebook Emma Loop (new window) · CBC News LaSalle, Ont., police said one of their officers made an unexpected discovery early Wednesday morning — finding a man from the U.S. who allegedly was trying to illegally enter Canada by kayak. In a news release, the LaSalle Police Service said that around 1 a.m. ET, an officer was conducting commercial property checks in the 1800 block of Front Road, which travels along the edge of the Detroit River. The officer was behind one of the businesses when he spotted a man at the edge of the river with a kayak and two backpacks, LaSalle police said. The officer investigated and discovered the man was attempting to illegally enter Canada. Police said they detained the 51-year-old from the U.S. and turned him over to the RCMP for further investigation. A local spokesperson for the federal police force, which handles border issues outside of official ports of entry, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. LaSalle police Chief Michael Pearce praised the officer's discovery Wednesday. This is an outstanding example demonstrating that proactive police work can yield unintended positive outcomes, Pearce said in the news release. While conducting a simple property check, I'm confident our officer did not expect to find someone trying to illegally enter Canada. Emma Loop (new window) · CBC News · Digital Reporter/Editor Emma Loop is a digital reporter/editor for CBC Windsor. She previously spent eight years covering politics, national security, and business in Washington, D.C. Before that, she covered Canadian politics in Ottawa. She has worked at the Windsor Star, Ottawa Citizen, Axios, and BuzzFeed News, where she was a member of the FinCEN Files investigative reporting team that was named a finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. She was born and raised in Essex County, Ont. You can reach her at 26 theatres worldwide selling tickets for 70 mm Imax screenings a year in advance The country has reported more than 7,000 cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus Countries gather from Aug. 5 to 14, with hopes of finalizing and passing a legally binding global agreement Official says that while misinformation isn't new, AI-generated images are, and add to stressful situations 5 hours ago Artificial Intelligence PM also unveiled $1.2B aid package for softwood lumber industry while in B.C. 5 hours ago Federal Politics
CBC
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
American company sets up shop in Tecumseh — despite trade war
Convoy Technologies, an Indiana-based company that makes cameras for commercial vehicles, has opened a $17 million facility in Oldcastle. The company says it has hired a dozen or so locals already and plans to hire between 20 and 40 more. The province has provided more than $300,000 in support. The CBC's Emma Loop reports.
CBC
17-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
Multiple contractors claim they're owed millions for work on NextStar battery plant
Several Canadian companies that have helped build the $5 billion NextStar EV battery plant have filed lawsuits over money they say they're owed. A construction lawyer says legal action in complex projects isn't abnormal, though. CBC's Emma Loop explains.
CBC
09-04-2025
- CBC
Police investigate damaged tombstones at Windsor cemetery
New | Emma Loop | CBC News | Posted: April 9, 2025 12:39 AM | Last Updated: Just now Roughly a dozen tombstones were knocked over Police in Windsor have launched an investigation after roughly a dozen tombstones in a local cemetery were damaged. Staff at the St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Cemetery have wrapped the tombstones, knocked off their stone bases, in yellow caution tape. Windsor police confirmed that they received a report on Monday "indicating that headstones had been knocked over" at the cemetery. "This occurrence is in the early stages of investigation," a Windsor Police Services spokesperson said. One local woman who visited the cemetery on Sunday said the scene overwhelmed her. "I just couldn't get over how anyone could do that towards someone's resting space. They're in their final place," said Wendy Morano, who was there with her husband to visit her twin sister's grave. Morano posted a video of the tombstone damage to social media, where fellow Windsorites reacted with sadness and anger. A representative for the cemetery said the damaged tombstones have been marked and will be repaired when the ground dries out in the coming weeks. It's not the first time the cemetery has been vandalized. In 2014, thieves damaged around 50 crypts when they removed vases and other items, leaving flowers and mementos on the ground. The cemetery is home to decades-old graves, including those of veterans who served in the First and Second World Wars. Morano said she and her twin were both born "very premature," and her sister did not survive. "This is my only way to be with my sister," she said. "I never got that opportunity with her dying young." Her sister's grave was not damaged, Morano said, but the experience of seeing the destruction nearby left her feeling traumatized nonetheless. Morano said she posted the video so that other people whose family members are interred there would know to check on their loved ones' tombstones. "I couldn't imagine those poor people," she said. She said she wants the public – and those who might be responsible for the damage – to know that there is already "so much hatred in our world right now." "We just need to do better."
CBC
02-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Trump threats could drive higher voter turnout in federal election, experts say
A "generational" election — that's how some political observers are describing the race unfolding in ridings across Canada right now. The stakes are high, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening both Canada's economy and sovereignty. That could lead to higher turnout at the polls as Canadians decide which party is best equipped to tackle the threat, experts say. CBC Windsor's Emma Loop explains.
