12 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe’s ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 84
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Authorities on Sunday searched for more bodies from an over loaded ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe last week as the death toll in the disaster rose to more than 80 people. The ferry...
Bedbugs can cause people to lose sleep – and blood. Here’s what to do about...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood. Generations of children have been told: “Sleep tight. Don’t let the...
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined to help with the war against Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea’s...
Man seriously injured in Etobicoke shooting
Toronto police are searching for suspects following a shooting in Etobicoke. Investigators were called to a commerical plaza in the area of Islington Avenue and Bergamot Avenue just after 5 p.m. for reports of shots fired. When they arrived they...
Man critically wounded in Scarborough shooting
Toronto police are searching for at least one suspect after a man was critically wounded in a shooting in Scarborough. Investigators were called to an apartment building in the Lawrence Avenue East and Overture Road area just after 9 p.m....
Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE — Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, “in fact,” responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social...
Search underway for missing pilot who ‘failed to return’ to Oshawa Airport
Authorities in Kawartha Lakes and Durham Region are searching for a small plane which they say “has failed to return as expected.” In a statement issued Saturday morning, Ontario Provincial Police said they are seeking assistance from the public in...
Scarborough crash sends 5 people, including 2 children, to hospital
Five people were sent to a hospital, one in critical condition, on Saturday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Scarborough. Toronto police say just after 1 p.m., a grey Toyota BZ4X was going eastbound on Sheppard Avenue East near Kennedy...
University of Toronto’s law school to ban laptops in some classes
For years, laptops have been a fixture in university lecture halls. But this fall, some students at University of Toronto’s law school will have to leave the keyboard behind. The Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law says some professors will choose...
Police release image of suspect in ‘unprovoked’ stabbing of TTC employee
Toronto police have identified the man wanted in connection with the stabbing of a TTC employee. Investigtors say a man was walking alone in the area of Yonge and Bloor streets when he was approached from behind by another man...
