Calls grow for stronger animal ownership laws in N.S. after deadly dog attack
Global News
Drew Nickerson, 13, died in hospital after he was attacked by three dogs while riding his bike in the community of Welshtown, N.S., on Jan. 3.
Calls are growing for stronger animal ownership laws in Nova Scotia following the death of a 13-year-old boy who was attacked by three dogs while riding his bike.
Drew Nickerson died in hospital after he was mauled by three dogs in the community of Welshtown, N.S., in Shelburne County on Jan. 3.
RCMP said the dogs were euthanized by a veterinarian the day after the attack, and testing is underway for rabies and other factors.
“Those dogs should not (have been) allowed to run loose,” said Trish Harris, a family friend.
Harris is calling for stricter rules around large-breed dog ownership. RCMP have said that the three dogs that attacked Drew were two Cane Corsos and a Rottweiler.
“Call it Drew’s Law, that anybody who has dogs that are known or are bred with their issues, that they have to be locked up, 100 per cent of the time, unless there is an adult with them,” she said.
RCMP say they’re reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing neighbours about the dogs’ movements.
In an interview Wednesday, Staff Sgt. Mark Macpherson, the detachment commander for Shelburne District RCMP, said video footage obtained so far has shown that the dogs “got off the property” while the boy was riding his bicycle on the street.
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer scrutinizes federal spending decisions and helps to cost out campaign proposals during elections.
Man’s best friend is proving to be a true lifeline. All across Saskatchewan, service dogs are providing essential, life-changing support every day.
Two days after the first day of spring, parts of Atlantic Canada and Quebec will see another blast of winter with Environment Canada forecasting several centimetres of snow.
UNESCO recognized several Maritime historical groups including the executive director of the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre for their work on the Black Loyalist archive.
Aid shipments are beginning to arrive in Cuba and a Russian oil delivery is expected this month, but fuel shortages remain critical.
Tensions flared as CAQ leadership rivals clashed over Quebec’s “third link” project in the first debate to replace Premier François Legault.
Toronto police have charged a 60-year-old man with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Xian Wei Shao, whose remains were discovered in a north end home last week.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the government has found ways to cut spending by $60 billion but cautions that published spending cuts require important context.
Three Canadians from Quebec who were stranded in the Persian Gulf since Feb. 28 have returned home following a coordinated repatriation effort.
Federal departments announced that they plan to cut more than 12,000 jobs over three years as part of the Carney government’s spending review plan.
Canada’s Integrated Threat Assessment Centre says the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has heightened an already present threat against Jewish Canadians and public officials.
Edward Warner, his wife Tania and his seven-year-old step-daughter Ayla were coming back from a friend's baby shower on Saturday when they went through an ICE checkpoint in Sarita.
A fire chief from a village that battled flames during Saskatchewan's destructive wildfire season last year says the province's latest budget does not provide enough funding.