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New Mexico legislators launch investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded ranch

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators in New Mexico launched an investigation Tuesday into past activity at a secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests, and whether local authorities looked the other way....

Feb 18, 2026 | Local

Police in Nancy Guthrie investigation say glove DNA didn’t match anything in national database

DNA from gloves found a few miles from the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie did not match any entries in a national database, authorities said Tuesday, the 17th day of her disappearance. “There were no DNA hits in CODIS,” the...

Feb 18, 2026 | Local

B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting

British Columbia’s police watchdog is taking steps to determine if it will launch an investigation into the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Jessica Berglund, the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, said the agency was alerted by the...

Feb 18, 2026 | Local

Ottawa kept people on Canada’s no-fly list without ‘necessary grounds’: spy watchdog

OTTAWA — A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada’s no-fly list without proper justification — a possible violation of the law that underpins the program. The government is responsible for...

Feb 18, 2026 | Local

Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants

OTTAWA — Federal public service unions and workers are warning there isn’t enough office space to accommodate the federal government’s new requirements for more in-office work. The Public Service Alliance of Canada has said there is already a shortage of...

Feb 18, 2026 | Local

Toronto police urge people to stay off the ice after teen falls through at Harbourfront

Toronto police are once again warning people to stay off frozen bodies of water after a teenager fell through the ice over the weekend. Officers say the incident happened in front of their marine unit station on Queens Quay West...

Feb 17, 2026 | Local

Male driver in custody after two injured in Mississauga crash

A male driver has been taken into custody after two people were injured in collision in Mississauga. Peel police were called to Mississauga Road and Beaverbrook Way just before 6:30 p.m. for the two-vehicle crash. One female was rushed to...

Feb 17, 2026 | Local

Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin breaks Olympic goal-scoring record

Marie-Philip Poulin continues to add to her Olympic legacy. The 34-year-old became the all-time leading goal scorer in Olympic women’s hockey with her 19th career marker to give her team a 1-0 lead over Switzerland in Monday’s semifinal. Less than...

Feb 17, 2026 | Local

Freezing rain, snow expected in messy winter storm Wednesday across the GTA

A special weather statement has been issued for Toronto and parts of the GTA ahead of a storm that could bring freezing rain and snow to the area. The messy system moves in Wednesday morning bringing a risk of freezing...

Feb 17, 2026 | Local

Canada advances to women’s hockey gold medal final, will face the U.S.

They were always headed here, the American and Canadian women. It was always gold or bust. One game, winner take all. All those qualifying tournaments and the two weeks of tuneup matches — including one shoulder-sinking, frightening-for-Canada preview — were merely necessary...

Feb 17, 2026 | Local