Suspect in fast-food robbery arrested eating burgers, fries on Winnipeg bus: police
WINNIPEG — A New Year’s Day fast-food restaurant heist in Winnipeg ended with a suspect being arrested on a city bus eating burgers and fries. Winnipeg police say a man went to a fast-food restaurant Thursday afternoon in the 1500...
1 man in hospital following Etobicoke crash
A man is in the hospital after a collision in Etobicoke on Friday afternoon, according to police. Officers say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Martin Grove Road and Jeffcoat Drive. A vehicle hit a tree as well as...
Pedestrian injured, dog dead, after being struck by vehicle on Lake Shore
A man has serious injuries and a dog has been pronounced dead after they were both struck by a vehicle at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Remembrance Drive on Friday afternoon, Toronto police say. Emergency crews were called to the...
Power fully restored in Pimicikamak, state of emergency still in effect
Manitoba Hydro said that it has fully restored electricity service in the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba Friday afternoon even as a state of emergency was still in effect. In a press release Friday, Manitoba Hydro said that it...
Alberta group gets green light to collect signatures for separation referendum
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta’s election agency has fired the starter’s pistol on the race to collect enough names for a referendum on the province quitting Canada. Elections Alberta announced Friday that Mitch Sylvestre and the Alberta Prosperity Project have...
Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot’s Vancouver arrest
An Air India pilot was offloaded from a plane and arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week, with Transport Canada warning the airline that it faced loss of its flight authorizations if it did not comply with rules about alcohol...
Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products added to pistachio recall due to salmonella
TORONTO — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added several Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products to its ongoing recall of pistachios possibly contaminated with salmonella. The latest recall published Friday includes Peace by Chocolate bars and assorted chocolates sold...
Child found with critical injuries after fire breaks out at Markham home, police say
A child has been rushed to a hospital by paramedics in life-threatening condition after a fire at a Markham home Friday afternoon, York Regional Police officers say. Emergency crews were called to a home on Spragg Circle near Ninth Line...
Matthews’s hat trick, game-winner leads Maple Leafs to 6-5 comeback win over Jets
Captain Auston Matthews registered his 14th career hat trick, including the game-winner, to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-5 comeback win against the struggling Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Jets netminder Eric Comrie could not freeze a loose puck at the side...
Downed power line in northern Manitoba repaired, electricity being restored
CROSS LAKE — Manitoba Hydro said Thursday it is restoring power for residents of a northern First Nation after a downed power line forced them out. Completion of challenging repairs came a day after the chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation...
