1 hour ago Spring storm topples trees, knocks out power to thousands in London

A spring storm blew across London Tuesday, toppling trees and leaving nearly 12,000 homes and businesses without power. The late-afternoon storm brought rain, hail and powerful winds gusts of nearly 70 km/h that lasted for about an hour before the sunshine returned around 5 p.m. “For a quick storm, there was quite a bit of […]

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2 h. ago ‘My heart is broken’: Mother, wife killed at Lapu Lapu festival tragedy in Vancouver

Eleven people were killed when an SUV drove into a crowd of people at the festival, which was being held on the grounds of a school.

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2 h. ago MANDEL: Shooting survivor testifies ‘all hell broke loose,’ stray bullet killed innocent child

Dante Andreatta was just walking home with his mom on Jane St. on an unusually warm November day almost five years ago when the explosion of gunfire erupted in the nearby apartment parking lot of 25 Stong Ct. An astounding 36 bullets were unleashed from two guns aimed at a fleeing car in the brazen […]

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2 h. ago Coyotes with little fear of humans a dangerous menace to dog walkers

Another coyote attack? Dog walker Kristin Freeland and Derek — out with his dog, Henry — were at Stanley Park in the King-Wellington Sts. area  talking about “the latest attack” by a coyote; this one apparently Tuesday morning near a condo building in the Tecumseth-Wellington Sts. area. Freeland showed grainy images on her mobile phone […]

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4 h. ago B.C. premier has few answers after latest killings by a mentally ill person

The facts in this and other cases show a pattern of people with mental illness, with dozens of interactions with police, needing care and not getting it, said MLA Elenore Sturko.

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4 h. ago Survivor of shooting that killed Toronto boy says he pointed gun at the suspects first

In a downtown courtroom Tuesday, one of the occupants of a car that was the target of a shooting that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old, testified he pulled out a gun first.

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6 h. ago Alleged killer accused of 2023 murder of mortgage broker in Vaughan

A  Vaughan man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of a mortgage broker who was discovered with a significant head injury. York Regional Police said officers responded to a call for an injured person at 2:25 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023 at  a residence in the Laskin Dr.-Ilan Ramon Blvd. area. […]

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6 h. ago Woman walking dog knocked down and bitten by black bear in Whistler

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said the bear was killed due to public safety concerns after the woman was taken to hospital

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7 h. ago Accused killer at Lapu Lapu festival was in care of Vancouver mental health team: province

As of Tuesday morning, 16 patients remain in hospital, some in critical condition, and 13 patients have been discharged with non-life-threatening injuries.

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8 h. ago Black bear killed after dog walker knocked down and bitten in Whistler

The BC Conservation Officer Service said the bear knocked a woman to the ground an bit her on Monday while she was walking her dog.

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8 h. ago Accused Filipino festival killer was under supervision of mental health team, says ministry

Nothing to indicate a change in his condition that warranted involuntarily hospitalization

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9 h. ago Jealous man pleads guilty to killing wife with axe in front of their kids

The victim’s screams could be heard in the background of the 911 call.

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9 h. ago Accused mass killer in Lapu Lapu Day tragedy was on leave from hospital: Vancouver Coastal Health

VCH confirmed the alleged driver of the vehicle was "under the care of a mental health team and on extended leave in accordance with the Mental Health Act."

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11 h. ago At least 10 dead in Syria after sectarian clashes in Druze suburb of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters, a war monitor and an activist group said. Syrian Druze gunmen have clashed in recent weeks with government security forces […]

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11 h. ago N.S. truck driver charged with dangerous driving causing deaths of two people

RCMP have charged a 36-year-old man with dangerous driving causing death after investigating a collision that killed two people in Cape Breton last year.

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12 h. ago Relatives rally around teen orphaned by Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

Richard Le, Linh Hoang and Katie Le were killed when an SUV plowed into a crowd of people at the festival held to celebrate Filipino culture and community. Andy Le alone survived.

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14 h. ago Do the Maple Leafs have the killer instinct to finish off the Senators?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, and Postmedia’s Rob Wong break down the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They talk about the recent history of the Maple Leafs coming up short in series-clinching games and […]

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16 h. ago Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and […]

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20 h. ago Conservatives snatch urban riding to solidify London region base

The Conservatives tightened their grip Monday on the 10-riding London region, snatching an urban riding in London to increase the party’s seat count to eight. Kurt Holman, who knocked off the NDP’s Lyndsay Mathyssen in London-Fanshawe, and Andrew Lawton, who took Elgin-St. Thomas-London South after a bruising campaign, are the new faces for the Conservatives […]

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25 h. ago Suspect in Vancouver festival tragedy is brother of 2024 killing victim

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police have confirmed that the suspect in Saturday’s deadly ramming attack that killed 11 people in the city is the brother of a man who died in an unrelated killing last year. Thirty-year-old Adam Kai-Ji Lo — who has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder with more charges anticipated _ […]

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