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CAF officer arrested on foreign interference allegation released into custody

OTTAWA — A member of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command who is facing charges related to a leak of sensitive information to a foreign entity was released from custody on Monday following a hearing in Gatineau, Que. Master Warrant Officer...

Dec 16, 2025 | Local

Body found in parked car outside of Toronto hospital went unnoticed for days, family says

How could a parked car with a dead man inside it go unnoticed for days just steps from the entrance to a Toronto hospital’s emergency room? That’s what the family of Thomas Choy want answered after the 41-year-old’s body was...

Dec 16, 2025 | Local

‘General Hospital’ actor Anthony Geary dead at 78

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Anthony Geary, whose...

Dec 16, 2025 | Local

Mars turns former Hudson’s Bay windows into eye-candy in time for holiday season

TORONTO — One of Toronto’s busiest shopping corridors came alive Sunday with elves that operated conveyor belts laden with Mars bars, celebrated the clock hitting midnight with a blast of Skittles and frolicked and fished in a winter wonderland. The...

Dec 15, 2025 | Local

A Brown University student survived being shot in high school. Then came the active shooter...

When Brown University junior Mia Tretta’s phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn’t be happening again. In 2019, Tretta had been shot in the abdomen during a mass shooting at...

Dec 15, 2025 | Local

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial

HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest...

Dec 15, 2025 | Local

Here are the most talked about pop culture moments of 2025

A feud between hip hop’s biggest stars came to a head in January 2025 when Drake filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track, which later went on to win the award...

Dec 15, 2025 | Local

1 man seriously injured in Etobicoke stabbing, suspect in custody

Toronto police are investigating an alleged stabbing that took place inside an Etobicoke residence on Sunday afternoon. Authorities say they were called to the area of Lockheed Boulevard and Westona Street just before 3:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located a...

Dec 15, 2025 | Local

OPP investigating 45 extortion cases against South-Asian community in Caledon, Dufferin County

Provincial police say they are investigating more than 45 cases of extortion targeting victims in Caledon and Dufferin County over the last two years. Investigators say since 2023, members of the South-Asian community have been targeted using phone calls or...

Dec 15, 2025 | Local

Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery

SYDNEY (AP) — A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives. Video footage posted to social media shows a passerby...

Dec 15, 2025 | Local