SIU clears Halton police officers after alleged sex offender has ribs broken and lung punctured...
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared Halton officers of any wrongdoing in the case of a 21-year-old man who was seriously injured during an arrest earlier this year. According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), officers of the Halton Regional Police...
U.S. in final decision to hike Canadian softwood duties, tells officers to collect
The U.S. Department of Commerce says it has made a final decision to more than double countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports, a move business groups in British Columbia say will harm communities on both sides of the border....
Rise in Ontario drownings: Here are laws, resources and other information to keep in mind
As Ontario continues to see a jump in drownings on our lakes and rivers, OPP officers and other experts are reinforcing the need to take precautions before heading out. “It’s very sad. These are generally totally preventable incidents … they’re...
Taste of the Danforth cancelled for a second year in a row
The Taste of the Danforth used to be an annual affair in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood, but for the second year in a row the food festival has been cancelled due to a lack of funding, according to organizers. The neighbourhood’s...
Phoney wildfire images cause confusion on social media. Here are steps to spot them
This week, the BC Wildfire Service posted on Facebook two aerial view images of wildfires raging across densely forested terrain with aircraft attempting to douse the flames. The images were dramatic, compelling and, the service warned, completely fake. It was...
Suspected gunman and police officer dead in shooting near the CDC and Emory University, police...
ATLANTA (AP) — A man opened fire outside the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, leaving bullet impacts in windows across the sprawling campus and killing a police officer before he was...
Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary Pete...
A fiery meteor that punched through a Georgia home’s roof is older than Earth, a...
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A meteorite that punched a hole in a Georgia homeowner’s roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself, according to scientists who examined fragments of the space rock....
‘Outstanding’ Mboko hailed as role model for young Canadian tennis players, girls of colour
TORONTO — After her extraordinary win at the National Bank Open in Montreal, 18-year-old tennis sensation Victoria Mboko is being celebrated as a role model for the next generation of Canadian athletes. The phenom, who was born in North Carolina...
Beach at Christie Lake in Hamilton closed due to blue-green algae
The beach and swimming area at Christie Lake Conservation Area has been closed to swimmers and animals, the Hamilton Conservation Authority said in a news release on Friday. Water samples taken from several spots along the shoreline showed the presence...
