Fire crews battle 2-alarm fire at 3 homes in The Beaches
Fire crews are battling a 2-alarm fire in The Beaches. Toronto police say the blaze broke out on Wheeler Avenue just north of Queen Street East just after 10 p.m. According to police, three homes in the area are on...
11-year-old dead, driver arrested after Vancouver speed boat crash
An 11-year-old is dead and another child is in hospital after a serious boating collision near Cates Park Saturday, the North Vancouver RCMP said at a press conference Sunday afternoon. The driver of the boat has been arrested, police say....
Air quality alerts ease across much of Quebec and Ontario after days of haze
GATINEAU — Environment Canada says air quality has improved across most of Quebec and Ontario as changes in wind and rain ease the situation east of the Prairies, where wildfires continue to rage. The federal department lifted alerts for most...
‘Not just a party:’ World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on display
Washington (AP) — After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat note. Thousands gathered under grey skies Sunday morning at the Lincoln Memorial...
U.S. envoy closely eyes Canada defence spending; says NATO about collective defence
OTTAWA — The American ambassador to Canada is closely watching as Ottawa shapes its defence budget, but says the U.S. will not dictate what the Canadian government must spend. “We’re not expecting anything; that’s not our job to make those...
3 people injured, 1 seriously in North York apartment fire
Three people were taken to the hospital, including one with serious injuries, following a fire at a high-rise residential building in North York on Sunday. Toronto Fire Services (TFS) says its crews were called to 35 Park Home Avenue in...
A quirky vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a papal ‘Cornclave’
LONDON (AP) — Vegetable likenesses of U.S. President Donald Trump and singer Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display Saturday at the Lambeth Country Show, an urban take on a country fair held annually in London’s Brockwell Park....
Mother killed in Hwy. 401 crash, daughter taken to hospital: OPP
A 40-year-old woman from Cambridge was killed Saturday in a collision on Highway 401 in Halton. Provincial police say the woman was driving eastbound with her six-year-old daughter when she struck the guard rail near James Snow Parkway just after...
Man injured after major collision involving a bus and motorcycle in Vaughan
Police are investigating a major collision that happened in Vaughan on Saturday afternoon. York Regional Police issued a warning to drivers just before 1:30 p.m. to avoid the area of Jane Street and Teston Road due to a serious crash...
Chicago police say an officer was accidentally shot and killed by her partner
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer was unintentionally shot and killed by her partner after they chased a suspect into an apartment and encountered another person with a rifle, officials said. Krystal Rivera, 36, a four-year veteran of the...
