B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton dead following prison attack
Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton, who preyed on women he lured from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to his rural pig farm, has died.
"Proud Ukrainian" Mila Kunis and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, have pledged to match up to US$3 million in donations to help refugees fleeing her native country amid the conflict with Russia.
The Hollywood couple launched a "Stand With Ukraine" GoFundMe campaign on Thursday with the goal of raising US$30 million for Flexport.org and Airbnb.org, which, they said, are "two organizations who are actively on the ground providing immediate help to those who need it most."
Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine -- then part of the Soviet Union -- and moved with her family to the United States at the age of 7. While acknowledging all that America has done for her and her family, she said she couldn't forget her roots.
"Today, I am a proud Ukrainian," the "Black Swan" star said in a statement shared on the fundraising page. "Ukrainians are proud and brave people who deserve our help in their time of need."
"Our family is starting this fund to help provide immediate support," she wrote, "and we will be matching up to US$3 million dollars."
According to the fundraising page, the freight transporter Flexport is organizing shipments of relief supplies to refugee sites in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova. Nonprofit Airbnb.org is providing free, short-term housing to refugees fleeing Ukraine.
Kunis also appeared alongside her husband in a video shared to his Instagram account, where she spoke out about the "devastating" conflict in Ukraine.
"The events that have unfolded in Ukraine are devastating. There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity," Kunis said.
In the clip, Kutcher, 44, applauded the "bravery of the people of the country that (Kunis) was born in" while emphasizing to his 4.4 million Instragram followers "the needs of those who have chosen safety."
The couple are the latest stars to show their support for Ukrainians affected by the conflict. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are also fundraising to help the country's refugees.
"In 48 hours, countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes to neighboring countries. They need protection. When you donate, we'll match it up to US$1,000,000, creating double the support," Reynolds wrote Saturday on Twitter, promoting donations to the United Nations refugee agency.
According to the UN, one million refugees have fled Ukraine in just a week.
Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton, who preyed on women he lured from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to his rural pig farm, has died.
The federal Liberal government learned Friday it might have to retreat on a proposal within its electoral reform legislation to delay the next vote by one week, after all opposition parties came out to say they can't support it.
The Department of National Defence is moving approximately 1,000 employees out of an office building in Ottawa's Lowertown neighbourhood, citing safety concerns for its employees.
A newborn is dead after being delivered via emergency C-section to a woman in police custody.
Jennifer Lopez has cancelled her 2024 North American tour, representatives for Live Nation confirmed to The Associated Press.
After years of price increases and a decline in customers, fast food chains in the United States are competing with each other and offering value deals in hopes of bringing more foot traffic into their establishments.
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Two young children and three adults were seriously injured in a major collision on Highway 417 between Palladium Drive and Carp Road in Ottawa's west end Friday afternoon.
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A hefty donation by a renowned local activist to the University of Winnipeg has created what is believed to be the most comprehensive two-spirit archives in all of Canada.
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A CP24 camera caught the moment a driver frantically got out of her car as it was being dragged by a truck on Avenue Road Wednesday afternoon.
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