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Man critically wounded in Scarborough shooting

Toronto police are searching for at least one suspect after a man was critically wounded in a shooting in Scarborough. Investigators were called to an apartment building in the Lawrence Avenue East and Overture Road area just after 9 p.m....

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Winnipeg Sea Bears win CEBL Championship 98-84 over Brampton

The Winnipeg Sea Bears are Canadian Elite Basketball League champions for the first time in franchise history. Despite playing without injured star forward Teddy Allen, the Manitoba crew defeated the visiting Brampton Honey Badgers 98-84 on Saturday at Canada Life...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Filly Luster captures 167th running of the King’s Plate 

Another race, another emphatic win for Luster. The heralded filly stood fourth at the top of the final turn before cruising to an easy 7 1/4-length win in the $1-million King’s Plate on Saturday. Luster, the 1-5 favourite, was coming...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Louis Foster wins pole as racing gets underway at Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham

Louis Foster has won pole position at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham, Ont. Christian Lundgaard will join him at the front of the grid for Sunday’s IndyCar race around the streets of downtown Markham. Scott McLaughlin was third....

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge

MAPLE RIDGE — Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, “in fact,” responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Search underway for missing pilot who ‘failed to return’ to Oshawa Airport

Authorities in Kawartha Lakes and Durham Region are searching for a small plane which they say “has failed to return as expected.” In a statement issued Saturday morning, Ontario Provincial Police said they are seeking assistance from the public in...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Scarborough crash sends 5 people, including 2 children, to hospital

Five people were sent to a hospital, one in critical condition, on Saturday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Scarborough. Toronto police say just after 1 p.m., a grey Toyota BZ4X was going eastbound on Sheppard Avenue East near Kennedy...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

University of Toronto’s law school to ban laptops in some classes

For years, laptops have been a fixture in university lecture halls. But this fall, some students at University of Toronto’s law school will have to leave the keyboard behind. The Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law says some professors will choose...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Police release image of suspect in ‘unprovoked’ stabbing of TTC employee

Toronto police have identified the man wanted in connection with the stabbing of a TTC employee. Investigtors say a man was walking alone in the area of Yonge and Bloor streets when he was approached from behind by another man...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local

Judge approves $31.5M settlement in sexual assault case against Quebec archdiocese

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement for sexual assault claimants in a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec City archdiocese. The agreement ends a years-long legal saga for claimants who say they were sexually...

Aug 16, 2026 | Local