Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday. The...
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...
High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least people 21 and injuring dozens more, the country’s transport minister said....
Health Canada recalls baby stroller over possible choking hazard
Health Canada is recalling a baby stroller sold over the last year in Canada due to a choking hazard. The federal agency says the grab bar of the 3-in-1 INFANS Baby Stroller, which has an adjustable backrest and canopy, and...
Patients from poorer neighborhoods at greater risk of post-surgery death: study
Patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods are at greater risk of dying within 30 days of elective surgery than those from wealthier neighborhoods, according to a cohort study of more than one million patients in Ontario. The sample included Ontario patients who...
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...
