Close X
Saturday, September 21, 2024
ADVT 
National

Thousands Gather To Pray, Sing, Pay Tribute To 5-Year-Old Quinn Butt Allegedly Killed By Her Father

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Apr, 2016 11:45 AM
    HARBOUR GRACE, N.L. — Thousands of people gathered in a small community in eastern Newfoundland on Thursday to pay tribute to a five-year-old girl whose body was found in her father's burned-out home.
     
    Friends and family of Quinn Butt attended a service at a soccer field in Harbour Grace, where they sang, prayed and read poems for the little girl.
     
    Firefighters recovered her body from a burned-out home in nearby Carbonear on Sunday, while her father was rescued and taken to hospital with injuries.
     
    He was later charged with arson and first-degree murder in her death.
     
    Butt's mother and other family members sat in a cordoned-off area for the memorial.
     
    Father Clem Flaherty, who participated in the service, says the family is taking comfort in the outpouring of support from the community. 

    MORE National ARTICLES

    CBSA Arrests Man, 29, Posing As High School Basketball Player In Windsor, Ont.

    CBSA Arrests Man, 29, Posing As High School Basketball Player In Windsor, Ont.
    The Canadian Border Services Agency says Jonathan Nicola was arrested this week for contravening the Immigration Refugee Protection Act.

    CBSA Arrests Man, 29, Posing As High School Basketball Player In Windsor, Ont.

    B.C. Conservation Officer Service Says Policy Review Into Bear Cubs Rescue Coming

    B.C. Conservation Officer Service Says Policy Review Into Bear Cubs Rescue Coming
    VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says an internal policy review related to last year's high-profile case of an officer refusing to euthanize two orphaned bear cubs will soon be complete.

    B.C. Conservation Officer Service Says Policy Review Into Bear Cubs Rescue Coming

    Plaintiffs Ask Judge To Allow Patients Covered By Old Law To Grow Their Own Pot

    Plaintiffs Ask Judge To Allow Patients Covered By Old Law To Grow Their Own Pot
    Canadians who won the constitutional right to grow their own medical marijuana are going back to court to ask a judge to change the decision, allowing those excluded from an injunction to immediately start growing their own.

    Plaintiffs Ask Judge To Allow Patients Covered By Old Law To Grow Their Own Pot

    Unions And Families Call For Asbestos Ban: 'Why Let Proven Killer Walk Free?'

    OTTAWA — Trade unions and affected family members say it's long past time to ban all asbestos products in Canada, calling them the country's number one workplace killer.

    Unions And Families Call For Asbestos Ban: 'Why Let Proven Killer Walk Free?'

    Relief As Lightning Storm Fails To Spawn Major Wildfires Across B.C.

    Relief As Lightning Storm Fails To Spawn Major Wildfires Across B.C.
    BC Wildfire Service information officer Ryan Turcot says a storm Thursday generated about 1,500 lightning strikes but he notes people are still the cause of most of B.C.'s fires.

    Relief As Lightning Storm Fails To Spawn Major Wildfires Across B.C.

    ‘Completely False And Unjustified’ Facebook Posts Cost Abbotsford Woman $65000

    ‘Completely False And Unjustified’ Facebook Posts Cost Abbotsford Woman $65000
    Abbotsford woman has been ordered to pay more than $65,000 after making unfounded accusations over Facebook suggesting her neighbour was a pedophile who set up mirrors and cameras in his backyard to spy on her children

    ‘Completely False And Unjustified’ Facebook Posts Cost Abbotsford Woman $65000