Multiple gunshots fired at vehicle outside Vaughan home, police looking for suspect
York Regional Police are searching for two suspects after multiple gunshots were fired at a vehicle outside a Vaughan home early Sunday. The incident occurred at a home on Madeira Avenue, west of Jane Street and south of Teston Road,...
On-duty OPP officer charged with impaired driving
An Ontario Provincial Police constable with 17 years of service is facing drunk driving charges while on duty. The Southern Georgian Bay OPP detachment began an investigation on Jan. 15. involving one of their members. They say 39-year-old Christopher Prout...
Female wanted after man stabbed in Moss Park apartment
Toronto police are searching for a woman in connection with a stabbing in Moss Park on Saturday night. Investigators say they were called to an apartment building in the Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street East area around 8:30 p.m. When...
Few hundred people remain in Kashechewan as water crisis force evacuations
Only a few hundred people remain in a northern Ontario First Nation community after failures of the local water supply and sewage systems forced many to evacuate their homes. Kashechewan First Nation’s executive director, Tyson Wesley, said about 400 people...
Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” which was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises, potentially...
Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island
IQALUIT — As thousands marched Saturday in Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take control of the island, about 825 kilometres away, dozens did the same in Nunavut’s capital. Aaju Peter, the lawyer and activist who...
Pneumonia, influenza among leading causes of death in Canada in 2024
A new report shows pneumonia and influenza were among the leading causes of death in Canada in 2024. Statistics Canada reports that while respiratory illnesses rank sixth on the list of top 10 causes, the number of deaths attributed to...
Man arrested after another man stabbed in downtown Toronto
One person is in custody following a downtown stabbing on Saturday afternoon. Toronto police were called to Yonge and College streets just before 4:30 p.m. for reports of an assault in the area. When they arrived, they found a man...
Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life of Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who died last week at age 78. Musicians Joan...
Iran residents use Turkey border to access internet during blackouts
KAPIKOY BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — A border crossing with Iran in Turkey’s eastern province of Van has not seen a major influx of Iranians seeking asylum from the unrest in their country, but many have been making short jaunts...
