Man charged after fiery crash on Gardiner Expressway claims life of one man
A 26-year-old man is facing a total of five charges in connection with a fiery multi-vehicle crash on the Gardiner Expressway earlier this month that killed one person. Investigators say at least five vehicles were involved in a crash just...
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...
Toronto Public Health confirms first human case of West Nile virus
The first human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in Toronto. Toronto Public Health officials did not provide any further details, except to say that the laboratory-confirmed case is in an adult. The finding comes less than two...
Child struck and killed by vehicle in St. Catharines parking lot
A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of a St. Catharines aquatic centre on Thursday. According to the Niagara Regional Police Service, the collision happened at the Kiwanis Aquatics Centre, near Carlton Street...
Colorado dentist convicted of murder, gets life sentence for lacing wife’s shakes with poison
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado dentist was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison before delivering a fatal dose of cyanide when she was in the...
SIU investigating fatal police-involved shooting in Niagara Falls
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that took place in Niagara Falls on Wednesday morning. “The incident involved officers with the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Unit and occurred at about 11:15...
Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal
Bev Priestman says she didn’t leave her house in Canada for a month in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal. “For me I didn’t feel safe, that’s being brutally honest,” said the former Canada women’s coach. “It was...
Man wanted for impersonating police, threatening 2 people over three month period
Toronto police are searching for a man who impersonated a police officer and allegedly harassed two people over a three-month period. Investigators say the man showed up at an office in the King Street East and Yonge Street area on...
