Downed power line in northern Manitoba repaired, electricity being restored
CROSS LAKE — Manitoba Hydro said Thursday it is restoring power for residents of a northern First Nation after a downed power line forced them out. Completion of challenging repairs came a day after the chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation...
Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in Rocky Mountains in northeastern B.C.
A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia. Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday when an avalanche was remotely triggered...
Trump, in interview, defends his energy and health, offers new details on screening he underwent
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the...
7 Canadians injured after train crash near Machu Picchu in Peru, foreign affairs minister says
Canada’s foreign affairs minister says seven Canadians were injured Tuesday in a train crash near the Machu Picchu archaeological site in Peru. Anita Anand says on social media that Global Affairs officials are providing consular assistance to those affected and...
Toronto man charged by police after allegedly waving knives on board TTC subway train
A 20-year-old Toronto man is facing charges after police officers allege the accused waved multiple knives on board a TTC Line 1 subway train earlier in December. According to a statement issued by the Toronto Police Service on Wednesday, the...
Suspect sought after TTC bus passenger assaulted with ‘edged weapon,’ police say
Toronto police officers are trying to track down a suspect after an alleged assault on a TTC bus on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators say the suspect was on board a bus in the Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East area at...
Disney World worker is injured trying to stop runaway boulder at Indiana Jones show
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Walt Disney World worker in Florida was injured while attempting to stop a large runaway prop boulder from rolling into seated spectators at the Indiana Jones live show. The worker at the “Indiana Jones Epic...
Toronto caregiver wanted by police after vulnerable adults at group home allegedly assaulted
Toronto police officers say they’re searching for a 38-year-old caregiver who allegedly assaulted multiple vulnerable adults at an east-end group home throughout November. According to a Toronto Police Service statement issued Wednesday evening, the incidents happened between Nov. 1 and...
Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath
NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a...
Barrie cancels NYE celebration after snow squall warning issued
The City of Barrie says it is cancelling tonight’s NYE celebration in Meridian Place “due to severe inclement weather.” Environment Canada has issued an Orange-level snow squall warning for Barrie, warning of “near zero visibility” due to heavy, blowing snow...
