14 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Durham cops investigate discovery of two people dead in Whitby

Police are investigating after a woman, 62, and a man, 51, were found dead in a Whitby residence on Aug. 6 and two other people were taken to hospital. Durham Regional Police responded around 10:45 a.m. to a home in the area of Fallingbrook St. and Taunton Rd. E. for a sudden death call. Cops […]

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3 d. ago Shooter kills 3 in Target parking lot in Texas before being captured, police say

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas’ capital, killing at least three people, before stealing two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said. Austin Police Chief Lisa […]

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5 d. ago A shooting in New York City’s Times Square wounds 3 people, police say

One person questioned but no charges have been pressed yet

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6 d. ago Saskatchewan Health Authority announces new Indigenous hair consent policy

A big change in healthcare for Indigenous peoples is now in effect in Saskatchewan with a new policy being implemented protect the cultural importance of a patient's hair.

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6 d. ago 21 dead after bus carrying funeral mourners overturns in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in southwestern Kenya overturned and plunged into a ditch on Friday evening, killing at least 21 people, police said. The bus was travelling from the western town of Kakamega to the city of Kisumu, where the accident happened. The driver lost control […]

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6 d. ago Abbotsford police issue public safety alert over rash of pellet gun shootings

Abbotsford police said multiple people reported either seeing what looked like a firearm or hearing shots being fired in their direction.

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7 d. ago 16 people charged, $55M worth of cannabis seized in bust, OPP say

Ontario Provincial Police in Simcoe say they've arrested 16 people and seized illegal cannabis valued at more than $55 million after a drug bust last month.

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9 d. ago N.S. premier must keep focus on remedy plan for people with disabilities: advocates

HALIFAX — An advocacy group says Nova Scotia’s premier should make a five-year plan to overhaul housing and care of people with disabilities a major policy priority. On Friday, an independent monitor said the province had notable delays in delivering new programs and services, two years into the legally mandated program to move people with […]

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9 d. ago Calgary police charge 17 people in series of overnight break and enters

Calgary police allege the suspects gained entry to the homes by cutting through unlocked window screens or entering through unlocked doors.

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9 d. ago Nine youths among 17 people charged in connection with nighttime break and enters

Homes were broken into while people were sleeping

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9 d. ago Trump’s Staffing Gaps Complicate India’s Bid to Ease US Tensions

Indian officials have struggled to engage in diplomatic talks with President Donald Trump’s administration because key foreign policy roles in Washington remain unfilled, people familiar with the matter said, making it difficult for New Delhi to effectively push for a trade deal and ward off the US leader’s recent attacks against the nation.

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1 week ago Police investigate possible drownings as two people missing from Ontario lake

BURLEIGH FALLS — Police say the search continues for two people who are believed to have drowned after going missing from an Ontario lake. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded Sunday to a report of a person going missing from Burleigh Falls, about 30 kilometres northeast of Peterborough. They say two people had been swimming […]

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4 w. ago Dramatic crash shuts down busy Calgary road during afternoon rush hour

A dramatic crash in northwest Calgary sent three people to hospital Wednesday afternoon, including a police officer who was responding to another call when the crash happened.

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