Saskatoon hospital patient dead after altercation with security
SASKATOON — Police in Saskatoon are investigating after a patient died Friday at the Royal University Hospital following an altercation with security. Police said in a statement they’re working with the coroner’s service to determine whether the death at Saskatchewan’s...
Alleged impaired driver arrested after crashing into ambulance on Hwy. 400
A pickup truck was pulled from a ditch following a collision on Highway 400 in Innisfil on Friday. Witnesses told police the vehicle was seen driving erratically before it collided with an ambulance. Authorities say two paramedics who were inside...
2 kite surfers rescued from waters at Cherry Beach
Emergency crews rescued two kite surfers in distress at Cherry Beach on Friday. Crews were called to Cherry Beach Clarke Beach Park at around 3:40 p.m. Two people were kite surfing in the area, taking advantage of strong wind gusts...
Alberta’s Smith calls on Carney to speed up major project approvals
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to further speed up its approval process for major projects, saying she wants to see applications green-lit within six months. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects office, established last year,...
Frustrated Toronto residents still waiting for recycling to be picked up
Nine days into the new year, and Toronto’s now privatized recycling program is off to a rough start as overflowing blue bins in several North York neighbourhoods are still waiting to be picked up. As of January 1, Circular Materials,...
Military to aid Manitoba First Nation hit by power outage, frozen pipes
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. — The federal government has agreed to send in military help to a northern Manitoba First Nation where thousands have been forced to leave due to frozen pipes and sewage backup. Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski...
Poulin, Nurse headline Canada’s women’s Olympic hockey roster
Canada’s 23 players tasked with defending Olympic gold in women’s hockey have been unveiled. Canada carries a wealth of Olympic experience with 16 players returning from the 2022 edition, but faces a significant hurdle posed by archrival the United States...
Disabled warning system, poor visibility led to N.W.T. plane crash: report
EDMONTON — A report says poor weather and a plane’s disabled warning system led it to crash near Yellowknife, prompting a dramatic military rescue during a blizzard. The report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, released Thursday, says the...
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said. The Department of...
Man, woman charged in human trafficking investigation: Toronto police
Toronto Police officers have charged a man and woman after a human trafficking investigation that began back in October, 2025. In a release, investigators said the accused used “deception, coercion and control” to traffic a female in southern Ontario. “The...
