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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...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

Woman seriously injured after a multi-vehicle crash in Beaverton

A woman has life-altering injuries after an early morning collision in Beaverton on Thursday. Police say the crash happened around 3 a.m. on Regional Road 23, north of Thorah Concession Road 2. Investigators say the 47-year-old woman stopped to assist...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow reflects on 2025, looks ahead to 2026

In this special feed drop on The Big Story, 680 NewsRadio City Hall reporter, Momin Qureshi sits down with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow to look back on 2025, and what she hopes for heading into 2026. The two discuss Chow’s...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

Global Affairs Canada not aware of any Canadians hurt or killed in Swiss bar fire

Global Affairs Canada says it’s not currently aware of any Canadian citizens among the dozens killed and hundreds injured in a Swiss bar fire. Police have said about 40 people died and another 115 were injured after the fire ripped...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

SIU investigating man’s fatal fall from North York balcony

The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing a man’s fatal fall from a balcony in North York on New Year’s Eve. The SIU says Toronto police officers were called to an apartment building in the Jane Street and Highway...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

3 Kitchener residents charged in drug trafficking investigation

Three suspects have been arrested as part of a drug trafficking investigation dating back to July 2025. In July, police determined two men and one woman were involved in a drug trafficking ring operating inside and outside the region. On...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in Rocky Mountains in northeastern B.C.

A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia. Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday when an avalanche was remotely triggered...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

Trump, in interview, defends his energy and health, offers new details on screening he underwent

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the...

Jan 2, 2026 | Local

7 Canadians injured after train crash near Machu Picchu in Peru, foreign affairs minister says

Canada’s foreign affairs minister says seven Canadians were injured Tuesday in a train crash near the Machu Picchu archaeological site in Peru. Anita Anand says on social media that Global Affairs officials are providing consular assistance to those affected and...

Jan 1, 2026 | Local

Toronto man charged by police after allegedly waving knives on board TTC subway train

A 20-year-old Toronto man is facing charges after police officers allege the accused waved multiple knives on board a TTC Line 1 subway train earlier in December. According to a statement issued by the Toronto Police Service on Wednesday, the...

Jan 1, 2026 | Local