Family continues call for mental heath reform in Ontario prisons
For nearly a decade, Yusuf Faqiri has been seeking justice for his brother, Soleiman, who died in the custody of an Eastern Ontario prison. “Imagine being able to cry your guts out and repeat how your brother was beaten to...
No imminent threat of attack in Canada following Australia shooting: CSIS
OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said Monday it sees no indication of a specific threat in Canada following the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, even as it warns of the “realistic possibility” of an extremist...
Final report made on Manitoba’s proposed Red Dress Alert system
A final report on Manitoba’s proposed Red Dress Alert system is now out. It lays out how an Indigenous-led alert could work when a woman, girl, or 2SLGBTQIA+ person is reported missing and why organizers say it needs to be...
6 men wanted in Annex restaurant stabbing, police say
Toronto police are on the hunt for six suspects who are wanted in an ongoing stabbing investigation. According to authorities, six men entered a restaurant in the city’s Annex neighbourhood, near Bloor Street and Spadina Avenue on Saturday at approximately...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
