CityNews - Toronto (3 minutes ago)
One woman was critically injured following a shooting at a Scarborough plaza on Thursday evening. The Toronto Police Service (TPS) responded to reports of a shooting in the Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue East area just after 8 p.m. A woman in her 20s is in the hospital in critical condition. Police told 680 NewsRadio […]
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A Toronto lawyer who co‑owns a downtown boutique firm is facing a barrage of fraud and breach‑of‑trust charges after police allege she siphoned funds from dozens of real‑estate deals over a four‑year span. The Toronto Police Service (TPS) said that Singa Bui, 42, a partner at Cartel & Bui LLP, was arrested this week and charged with...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 minutes ago)
Jeremiah Valentine, who went to prison for taking part in the 2005 Boxing Day shootout in Toronto that killed a 15-year-old girl, has been charged with murder in Montreal. The 43-year-old faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim, 33, who was gunned down in a downtown Montreal square around […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 minutes ago)
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing an incident in Scarborough after a York Regional Police officer shot a suspect during an attempted traffic stop on Thursday evening. The province’s police watchdog says officers were following a suspected stolen vehicle in the area of Kennedy Road and Clayton Drive from Markham into Toronto shortly...
ReadCBC - Sudbury (6 minutes ago)
Coleen Thompson couldn't afford a home in southern Ontario but closed on her first house in the northern Ontario township of Fauquier-Strickland. Now, Thompson is speaking out as other residents have about the challenges of living in a community facing a financial crisis, while other small municipalities face similar challenges.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
A Porter Airlines flight from Hamilton, Ont., to Vancouver made an emergency landing at Regina International Airport on Tuesday night.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
With various air quality indexes available, and as wildfire smoke becomes an increasing health risk, here's what often goes into the decision to play sports or not — and how to make sense of air quality indexes when making your own decision.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Some business owners say the emergency alert for the Waskesiu area in northern Saskatchewan was blown out of proportion by media, causing panic and hurting local businesses.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Both Regina and Saskatoon have few houses for sale, and real estate agents say 2021's record-low interest rates are partly to blame.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
A Saskatoon teen who is charged with setting a classmate on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon will stand trial by judge alone. The 15-year-old had previously chosen a jury trial at Court of King's Bench.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Over the last few weeks, volunteer firefighters from across the province have been deployed to northern Saskatchewan communities to fight fires.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
The Saskatoon Homelessness Action Plan proposes an expansion of city programs and incentives targeting homelessness and housing issues.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Another northern Saskatchewan community is now under a full evacuation order due to growing wildfire danger. Residents of Canoe Narrows, part of the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation, were instructed to leave the community by 7 a.m. CST Wednesday morning.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
A Saskatoon couple is still puzzling over a close encounter with a man who smashed a hole in their roof to hide in their attic.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Deep Rooted is a 33-minute documentary examining the mental health of agricultural producers in Canada.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Grace Hession David said artificial intelligence is among her top concerns.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Burning cash: Sask. insurance agencies dealing with glut of wildfire insurance claims
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Residents of Denare Beach who suffered losses in the Wolf wildfire now have a place to turn for support. The Community Resilience Centre is open at the Denareplex, located at 1700 Wigwam Drive.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
In the push to reduce barriers to interprovincial trade, Sask. Premier Scott Moe is inviting all provinces to join the New West Partnership Trade Agreement, which was established in 2010 by Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C., with Manitoba later joining.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
Cheri Uthe says getting a ride shouldn't mean sacrificing safety or comfort. That's the idea behind her company, Go Diva Transportation. The car service offers inclusive transportation in Saskatoon for people who might feel unsafe taking regular rides from strangers. Uthe also hopes her company can be a space for more women drivers in a...
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (7 minutes ago)
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan is looking into how wildfires are impacting bird physiology during migration.
ReadCBC - Windsor (7 minutes ago)
Ontario's solicitor general says the province is adding 150 beds to three jails across the province that will bring relief to a "strained and overburdened" correctional system. But experts say it's a "Band-Aid” solution that doesn't do enough to address overcrowding in jails.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 minutes ago)
Ontario should rejig its programs meant to support auto businesses through the impact of tariffs and associated economic uncertainty, as the way they're currently structured isn't effectively supporting small businesses, an advocacy group says in a new report.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 minutes ago)
Nine Ontario First Nations asking for an injunction against a pair of federal and provincial bills meant to fast-track infrastructure projects revealed more details about constitutional challenges against those measures at Queen's Park on Wednesday.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 minutes ago)
A spearhead believed to be from the last ice-age period has been uncovered on a family farm in Paris, Ont., an artifact that may have been buried there for thousands of years. "It was just a freak chance that we found this here," says Laura Vellenga.
ReadCBC - Calgary (8 minutes ago)
The federal government is offering Canadian oil and gas drillers counter-tariff reprieve on the vast amounts of sand they import from the United States. The sand is used in the fracking process to help free resources trapped in hard-to-access shale formations deep underground.
ReadCBC - Calgary (8 minutes ago)
After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her hand-picked panel members assembled in Edmonton for the second of a series of summer town halls.
ReadCBC - Canada (8 minutes ago)
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has cleared a Thunder Bay police officer of wrongdoing in the 2023 death of Jenna Ostberg of Bearskin Lake First Nation. The 21-year-old's family had raised concerns about the way the city's police service handled the case. Here are more details from the SIU report.
ReadCBC - Canada (8 minutes ago)
FortisBC has rejected multiple applications for $10,000 heat pump rebates because of a temporary lapse in the certification of a major Lower Mainland contractor. The CBC has learned that the rebates of as many as 200 Moore and Russell customers could be affected by a situation that has resulted in complaints and one small claims lawsuit.
ReadGlobal News - Regina (16 minutes ago)
As world oil prices continue their wild ride, energy experts say technology and cost-cutting have made Canadian oil sands amongst the lowest cost producers of oil in North America.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Lorne Cook BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union approved on Friday a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines, and the targeting of more shadow fleet ships, the EU foreign policy chief said. “The message […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Libyan accused by the International Criminal Court of crimes against humanity and war crimes has been arrested in Germany on a sealed arrest warrant, the court announced Friday. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was allegedly one of the most senior officials at Miriga Prison in Tripoli […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Education Ministry issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines after what it said were a series of criminal incidents targeting them. The brief warning Friday did not identify any specific incidents but told students to increase their safety awareness should they choose to study in the Philippines. The...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Simina Mistreanu TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island’s vice president said Friday, lamenting Beijing’s “aggressive military posturing” against the island democracy that China claims as its own. “We do not seek conflict. We will not provoke confrontation,” said Bi-khim...
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (An hour ago)
Researchers at Vitalité are studying the genes of New Brunswickers to find common variants they may have inherited from their parents. The hope is that with a full map of the province, medical teams can screen people sooner and treat them better.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
A woman in her 70s was fatally stabbed while she was loading groceries into her vehicle in North York on Thursday morning in what police believe was an unprovoked attack. Officers were called to a commercial parking lot in the Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East area near Don Mills Road just after 9:30 […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Hyung-jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as “one of the greatest successes this year.” DPR Korea Tour, a website run by North […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Jasper fire report cites provincial interference A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper last summer says crews did their best but command and control was hampered by the Alberta government. The […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (2 hours ago)
Friday, July 18: A capital city's buildings should inspire, not bore visitors, a reader says. You can write to us too, at [email protected]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
BERLIN (AP) — Germany deported dozens of Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday, the second time it has done so since the Taliban returned to power and the first since a new government pledging a tougher line on migration took office in Berlin. The Interior Ministry said a flight took off Friday morning carrying […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Lyndsay Armstrong DARTMOUTH — Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo. One of them is half bright red and half black while the other has baby-blue and white “cotton candy” colours. Moonmist and Bingo are […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Ian Bickis TORONTO — The federal government has stopped the world’s cheapest electric vehicles — made in China — from coming into Canada with a 100 per cent tariff, so advocates are pushing to make it easier for automakers to bring in cheaper ones from Europe. “Right now, there is a blockage, saying that […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Brenna Owen VANCOUVER — Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the ocean. But after encounters with whales in the urban waters of Vancouver the photographer now feels a deep sense of connection, and he’s found community with fellow enthusiasts. “It’s a switch from that feeling that I used […]
ReadCBC - Montreal (2 hours ago)
Quebec's Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court's decision requiring the City of Montreal to reimburse $1 million to recycling company Ricova Inc. after the company failed to fulfill its contract with the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
VICTORIA — The mother of a nine-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare neurodegenerative disease says she’s grateful her daughter will get her medication back. The British Columbia government has restored funding for Charleigh Pollock for the drug Brineura, which costs about $1 million a year. Health Minister Josie Osborne...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Monika Pronczuk MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — It was a perfect pitch. The ball sped straight across home plate, where it was met with an equally powerful kick. Perryline Jimmie sprinted toward first base after her kick as her teammates erupted in cheers on the sidelines. Jimmie, 23, is a professional player of kickball, a […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — A Nagasaki cathedral has blessed the final piece to complete its restoration nearly 80 years after being destroyed by the second U.S. atomic bomb dropped on Japan: a reproduction of its lost bell restored by a group of Americans. The new bell was blessed and named “St. Kateri Bell […]
ReadCBC - Canada (3 hours ago)
Residents of a suburban cul-de-sac in east London, Ont., say they were shocked when heavily-armed police officers in tactical gear descended on their quiet street and later laid drug manufacturing and smuggling charges against a father and son who had lived on the street for years.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)
Hey, if your General Manager is not working hard every day to try and make your team better, he should not be your G.M. But sometimes a bird in the hand in worth two in the bush. Such is the conundrum right now with Edmonton's goaltending. This is an Oilers club that has been to […]
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