Rare European robin spotted in Montreal draws crowds from across Canada
A bird sighting rare in North America is drawing crowds from across the country, all hoping to catch a glimpse of a small robin that has made Montreal its temporary home. The bird was found on Jan. 7 by Sabrina...
Ontario Provincial Police report around 400 crashes, 125 vehicles in ditches on GTHA highways
As a massive snowstorm moves through the province, Ontario Provincial Police officers say they have responded to approximately 400 crashes on highways in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Officers also reported that around 125 vehicles ended up in ditches....
Public mistrust linked to drop in deceased U.S. donor organ donations and kidney transplants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organ donations from the recently deceased dropped last year for the first time in over a decade, resulting in fewer kidney transplants, according to an analysis issued Wednesday that pointed to signs of public mistrust in the...
FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for 2026 World Cup
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year’s World Cup. Soccer’s organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and Canada, the most requests were made by...
City of Mississauga imposes new restaurant restrictions at Ridgeway Plaza after past complaints
After many complaints about Ridgeway Plaza about issues such as noise, congestion and security, the City of Mississauga is imposing new restrictions on restaurants at the west-end destination. During a meeting at Mississauga city hall on Wednesday, city council passed...
B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after ‘challenging’ three-year-experiment
British Columbia won’t be renewing its agreement with Health Canada that allowed for the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal possession, officially ending a three-year program that was hailed as a groundbreaking experiment before critics blamed it for...
Researchers concerned after endangered whooping cranes test positive for bird flu
SASKATOON — A wildlife biologist says it’s deeply concerning that two dead members of a critically endangered flock of birds that only breed in Canadian marshes have tested positive for the avian flu. Mark Bidwell with the Canadian Wildlife Service...
Renee Good’s family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good ’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd ’s family to...
B.C. settles prison solitary confinement lawsuit for $60 million
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has settled a class-action lawsuit for up to $60 million over the use of solitary confinement in provincial correctional facilities over a period of 20 years. The B.C. Supreme Court approved the settlement in...
‘Staggering’ disparity as Indigenous adults overrepresented in prisons by 10 times
VANCOUVER — A new report by Statistics Canada says Indigenous adults were incarcerated at a rate 10 times higher than non-Indigenous adults in six provinces, a disparity that justice advocates called staggering, and a roadblock to reconciliation. The agency’s new...
