Police investigate after 2 men wounded in targeted Scarborough shooting
Two men are in critical condition following a shooting in Scarborough on Sunday afternoon. Investigators say they were called to Tansley Avenue and Paloma Place, just west of Danforth Road, just before 5:15 p.m. Sunday for reports of someone with...
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON — Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” was yanked from some shelves due to the...
Zelenskyy announces arrest in shooting death of pro-Western Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukrainian officials arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliament speaker and prominent pro-Western politician Andriy Parubiy. Zelenskyy said in a statement on X that a person was...
‘Weapons’ regains the top spot as the summer box office winds down
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating a summer box office that’s likely to fall right below meeting last year’s earnings. Zach Cregger’s horror proved its staying power as a...
Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties
OTTAWA — Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both Canada and the United States. “There needs to...
3 people arrested after police find illegal guns and drugs during traffic stop in Mississauga
Three people are facing more than 20 criminal charges after police recovered two illegal guns and drugs during a traffic stop in Mississauga on Saturday. According to Peel Regional Police (PRP), officers were patrolling the area of Matheson Boulevard and...
More than 80 shots fired in early morning Hamilton shooting that injured 3 people
Police say more than 80 shots were fired during an early morning shooting in downtown Hamilton that injured three people. Investigators say the shooting happened in the area of Bowen Street and Jackson Street East just before 1 a.m. on...
Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says
Lying in an intensive care unit hospital bed, 11-year-old Genevieve Bisek is comforted by the many handmade cards she has received from fellow classmates after Wednesday’s shooting at a Minneapolis church. Some are decorated with beads, some with sparkling stars....
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more items containing pistachio in Quebec
MONTREAL — More recalls have been issued in Quebec for pistachio-containing products linked to a recent salmonella outbreak. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on Friday that four separate items are being recalled due to possible contamination. They include two...
2 men arrested following daytime shooting in Brampton neighbourhood last month
Two men are facing firearm and extortion charges following a daytime shooting in a residential neighbourhood in Brampton last month. Police in Peel Region say two men were captured on surveillance cameras shooting at a residence on Rolling Acres Drive...
