Kitchener man, 22, accused of selling drugs in restaurant washroom
A 22-year-old man from Kitchener has been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation. According to Windsor police, Ziyad Shiekhai was arrested on Friday after authorities were alerted to suspected drug activity inside the washroom of a restaurant near...
Hundreds protest Meta’s plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE — Hundreds of protesters chanted “Down, down with corporations” outside a northern Alberta county office on Sunday to voice their opposition to tech giant Meta’s plan to build a data centre. The morning protest took place in Morinville, a...
Toronto couple dead after boating crash in Muskoka
A man and a woman in their 30s are dead after a boating crash in Muskoka on Friday night. Ontario Provincial Police say just after 10:30 p.m., they found a severely damaged boat resting on a rock ledge at the...
British prime minister says Infantino is not the right man to lead FIFA
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Sunday that FIFA President Gianni Infantino was not the right man to lead world soccer’s governing body in the latest fallout from the now abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to...
Pedestrian critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Brampton
A pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton. Police in Peel Region say the incident occurred just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes of Bovaird Drive, just east of Highway 410. The...
‘Sopranos’ actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for portraying Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 80. Bob McGowan, who managed Pastore since his...
Thousands celebrate more than just Caribbean culture at annual Carnival Grand Parade
From the sounds of Soca music to the vibrant masqueraders, the streets along Toronto’s waterfront came alive with one of the biggest celebrations of Caribbean culture and independence on Saturday with the annual Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade. “We are having...
Multiple people dead after shooting at fast food restaurant in southern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said. The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said in...
Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump in a Saturday evening social media post claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and said that he would hold off on ordering new strikes...
Toronto under special weather statement for possible heavy rainfall
A special weather statement has been issued for Toronto and the GTA while rainfall warnings are in effect for Cottage Country. Environment Canada says the rainfall is expected to start late Saturday and carry on into Sunday. “Showers and thunderstorms...
