Cécile Dionne, one of the famous Dionne quintuplets, dead at 91: family spokesperson
Cécile Dionne, one of the world-famous Dionne quintuplets, died earlier this week at the age of 91 following a long illness, a family spokesperson confirmed Friday. Cécile and her sisters became an instant global sensation from the moment of their...
Woman, 22, charged with murder of newborn baby in Kingston
A 22-year-old woman is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a newborn baby in Kingston, Ont. Kingston police say officers started investigating a suspicious death that happened in the 1400 block of Albany Drive in the city’s...
Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March
OTTAWA — Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it’s finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March. Human Concern International has two trucks...
Former US soldier is suspected in Montana bar shooting that killed 4, prompting manhunt
A shooting at a Montana bar left four people dead Friday, prompting a lockdown in a neighborhood several miles away as authorities searched for the suspect in a wooded, mountainous area. The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. at The Owl...
Boy, 15, and girl, 12, drowned in northwestern Ontario river: provincial police
Provincial police say a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl drowned in northwestern Ontario on Thursday afternoon. Police say they responded to reports of two children entering the Wabigoon River in the city of Dryden shortly after 4 p.m. They...
Talks with Trump’s team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says
WASHINGTON — Canada’s ambassador to the United States said much progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade — despite President Donald Trump’s decision to boost tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent on Friday. Kirsten Hillman, who...
Toronto police won’t be bringing back school resource officers despite Ford government bill
Toronto Police say they will not be bringing back school resource officers, despite the Ford government’s Bill 33 which would allow them to do so. The decision comes on the heels of a rally at Queen’s Park against cops in...
SIU investigating report that police fatally shot man in northern Ontario court
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a report that an officer fatally shot a man inside a courtroom in a remote part of northern Ontario on Thursday. Kristy Denette, a spokesperson for the Special Investigations Unit, said a team of investigators...
Small plane crashes near Ottawa airport with three people aboard
Two of three people have been taken to the hospital after a small plane crashed into a tree near Ottawa International Airport on Thursday afternoon. First responders said the plane struck some power lines as it approached the airport before...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to throw out guilty verdicts or grant him a new...
Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked a judge to throw out his guilty verdicts on prostitution-related counts or grant him a new trial, saying such convictions are without precedent. “This conviction stands alone, but it shouldn’t stand at all,” the Wednesday...
