Category: Christmas Day

LAPD Still Searching for Suspect Who Killed Young Nursing Student in Street Takeover

The search continues for the driver who killed 24-year-old nursing student, Elyzza Guajaca, while doing donuts in a street takeover in South Los Angeles on Christmas Day. Guajaca was struck by a black Chevrolet Camaro while standing with a group of people on the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Florence Avenue. According to the Los…


CBSA Detainee Dies in Custody on Christmas Day in Surrey, BC

Border officials say a detainee at an immigration holding centre in Surrey, B.C., has died after being found unresponsive on Christmas Day. Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that first responders were called to the centre, where staff were attempting resuscitation. But it says “all efforts to revive the detainee were unsuccessful,” and…


‘Holidays by the Sea’ Returns to LA Port

The Port of Los Angeles is bringing back “Holidays by the Sea” this year, with events starting Dec. 4 at its new location on the LA Waterfront. “We are transitioning from imagining the possibilities for the LA Waterfront and West Harbor to actually experiencing them so I encourage everyone to join us for the first…


Spirit of Christmas Still Alive as Hundreds of Canadians Give the Gift of Giving

The most wonderful time in a not−so−wonderful year has arrived and Canadians from coast to coast aren’t letting the pandemic put a damper on their Christmas spirit. Many have found creative ways to celebrate while still in the throes of COVID−19’s second wave. In Iqaluit, Nunavut, Sheila Flaherty thawed a piece of polar bear meat,…