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CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette expresses regret as Quebec election campaign ends

MONTREAL — With hours left in Quebec’s provincial election campaign, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette acknowledged Sunday that there are things she would have done differently. During a stop in Shawinigan, Fréchette said she was proud of the campaign...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

Man, 25, faces multiple charges in ‘organized street racing’ investigation

A Toronto man is facing six charges in connection with what police describe as an “organized street racing” investigation in Peel Region. Earlier this year, detectives identified a suspect who was spotted operating a blue BMW 340i at several illegal...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

Suspect posed as handyman, stole more than $5K worth of jewellery from elderly resident: Toronto...

Toronto police are searching for an unidentified man who is wanted in connection with a theft investigation that happened over the summer in North York. According to detectives, on Aug. 27, a man knocked on the door of an 80-year-old...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

Screen time limits not enough to tackle problematic social media use: experts

TORONTO — Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a public health issue that needs immediate action to prevent further harm. A series of papers published by the...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins

FBI Director Kash Patel is engaged to his country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, the pair announced in a post to X on Sunday evening. Wilkins, 27, posted a black-and-white photo of herself standing with Patel, 46, flashing her hand in...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for days more, one of her lawyers said Sunday. Little has...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

Search suspended for Ontario air ambulance that went missing off U.S. east coast

The United States Coast Guard suspended a search for six missing people who were aboard an Ontario air ambulance that crashed off the eastern U.S. coast over the weekend. In a press release shared Sunday night, Rear Adm. Matthew Lake,...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

Suspect sought after ‘disturbance’ in Lawrence Heights area building leaves 1 man dead

The homicide unit is investigating after a man was found dead inside a residence in the Lawrence Heights neighbourhood. Toronto police say just before 8:30 a.m. Sunday, they received reports of a disturbance inside the fourth floor unit of a...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

On cusp of merger, ‘Digger bombs for Warner Bros., ‘Verity’ takes No. 1 at box...

NEW YORK (AP) — On the cusp of the studio’s merger with Paramount, Warner Bros.’ “Digger” flopped in its opening weekend, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note for...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local

US Marine’s arrest in a killing on Okinawa triggers outrage in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of robbing and killing a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, in the latest criminal case involving U.S. military personnel on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence...

Oct 5, 2026 | Local