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...
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...
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...
Pimicikamak Cree Nation chief asks army deployment as power outage continues
Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to deploy the Canadian Armed Forces to assist with the ongoing power outage crisis in Cross Lake. In a letter on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Monias told Carney...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
