Cécile Dionne, one of the famous Dionne quintuplets, dead at 91: family spokesperson
Cécile Dionne, one of the world-famous Dionne quintuplets, died earlier this week at the age of 91 following a long illness, a family spokesperson confirmed Friday. Cécile and her sisters became an instant global sensation from the moment of their...
Woman, 22, charged with murder of newborn baby in Kingston
A 22-year-old woman is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a newborn baby in Kingston, Ont. Kingston police say officers started investigating a suspicious death that happened in the 1400 block of Albany Drive in the city’s...
Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March
OTTAWA — Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it’s finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March. Human Concern International has two trucks...
Former US soldier is suspected in Montana bar shooting that killed 4, prompting manhunt
A shooting at a Montana bar left four people dead Friday, prompting a lockdown in a neighborhood several miles away as authorities searched for the suspect in a wooded, mountainous area. The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. at The Owl...
Toronto police won’t be bringing back school resource officers despite Ford government bill
Toronto Police say they will not be bringing back school resource officers, despite the Ford government’s Bill 33 which would allow them to do so. The decision comes on the heels of a rally at Queen’s Park against cops in...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to throw out guilty verdicts or grant him a new...
Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked a judge to throw out his guilty verdicts on prostitution-related counts or grant him a new trial, saying such convictions are without precedent. “This conviction stands alone, but it shouldn’t stand at all,” the Wednesday...
Toronto Public Health confirms first human case of West Nile virus
The first human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in Toronto. Toronto Public Health officials did not provide any further details, except to say that the laboratory-confirmed case is in an adult. The finding comes less than two...
OPP warn drivers after several incidents of rocks thrown at vehicles on Niagara-area highways
Drivers in the Niagara region are being asked to exercise caution after several disturbing incidents of rocks being thrown at moving vehicles on highways. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say incidents have been reported in the following areas: Highway 406 between...
Canada, NATO allies warn of ‘growing number’ of state threats from Iran
OTTAWA — Canada and many of its NATO allies released a joint statement Thursday condemning a “growing number” of state threats from Iranian intelligence services. The joint statement said the countries are united in their opposition to attempts to “kill,...
York Region paramedic fired for criticizing Israel on social media hopes to be reinstated
A York Region paramedic says she was looking forward to working in the field again after a six-year union leave, but she was abruptly fired last month over a Facebook comment criticizing Israel’s military actions in the Middle East. “I...
