Thornhill man charged for assaulting Toronto parking enforcement officer
A Thornhill man is facing charges after a parking enforcement officer was allegedly assaulted in downtown Toronto earlier this week. Toronto police say the incident occurred around 1:40 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the Yonge Street and Isabella Street area....
B.C. MLA launches private prosecution against Charlotte Kates of Samidoun
A member of the British Columbia legislature says she is pursuing a private prosecution against a Vancouver woman who praised Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel as “heroic.” Dallas Brodie, leader of the OneBC party, says she has submitted allegations...
1 person injured in 4-vehicle crash in North York
One person has been transported to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in North York, according to police. Officers say the collision happened in the Keele Street and Wycombe Road area just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One person has...
18 and 19-year-old arrested in connection with Etobicoke shooting
Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old man in Etobicoke. Police were called to the Martin Grove and Albion Road area on March 26 for reports that a man...
State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has fired a press officer who was responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza after complaints from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Officials said Shahed Ghoreishi, a contractor...
Work begins in Finland on a new Canadian icebreaker for Arctic defense
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Dignitaries at a steel-cutting ceremony Wednesday in Finland marked the start of work on a new Canadian icebreaker to be named the Polar Max and aimed at bolstering Arctic defense. The event marked the concrete beginning...
Man accused of drowning his nine-year-old daughter in New York makes court appearance
The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County court in Elizabethtown, N.Y., for a hearing to provide updates...
B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park closing for a month for recovery, First Nations’ practices
British Columbia’s government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for a month in about two weeks’ time, to allow it to “recover from a busy summer” and allow First Nations to carry out cultural practices. It says the closure from...
Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built
Ontario’s housing minister says he will be making changes to a housing fund for municipalities that many have said unfairly measures their progress on building. Rob Flack is signalling in a speech to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference...
Calgary’s Wilder Institute partners with First Nation to save at-risk turtles
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Magnetawan First Nation in Ontario have partnered for a turtle population recovery program. The eight species of turtles involved from Ontario are listed federally and provincially as “at-risk.” Dr. Gráinne McCabe tells CityNews it’s...
