78 m. ago Sceptres, Charge filling in rosters with PWHL player signings

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge have re-signed forward Rebecca Leslie to a two-year contract extension and forward Taylor House for another year. They were the first players to sign with the Professional Women’s Hockey League team this off-season. Elsewhere in the PWHL, the Toronto Sceptres extended forward Maggie Connors of St. John’s, N.L., for another […]

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3 h. ago Police seek public's help after bullet hole found at London office building

London police are asking for the public’s help after they say a firearm was discharged into an office building in the city’s west end.  At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, an employee of a business in the 1800 block of Oxford Street West contacted police after arriving at work and discovering what appeared to be a bullet […]

Events

4 h. ago Drug coverage to be discontinued for Vancouver Island girl with fatal condition

The drug, which costs about $1 million a year, is intended to slow — but not stop — the decline in patients’ ability to walk and talk.

Events

4 h. ago Injuries on one of five dead rabbits would have been 'extremely painful,' doctor tells animal abuse trial

Nicholas Weseen, 31, faces 15 charges of animal abuse related to the five rabbits' deaths as well as allegations he harmed others

Events

4 h. ago Mounties say nobody arrested at G7, but charges possible for wayward pilot

CALGARY — Law enforcement officials overseeing security at the G7 leaders’ summit said Wednesday no arrests were made during the three-day event, except for one rogue pilot who forced officials to scramble CF-18 Hornet fighter jets. During the summit, which included leaders from Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and […]

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Zero arrests’: RCMP say nobody arrested at G7 but charges possible for wayward pilot

CALGARY — Law enforcement officials overseeing security at the G7 leaders’ summit said Wednesday no arrests were made during the three-day event, except for one rogue pilot who forced officials to scramble CF-18 Hornet fighter jets. During the summit, which included leaders from Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and […]

Politics

5 h. ago London crackdown on public drug use to date: 11 charges, 540 seizures

London police have seized drugs more than 500 times and laid nearly a dozen charges after launching a crackdown on public drug use three months ago, a new report says.

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6 h. ago Toronto cops say 20 arrested, more than 100 charges in Project Yankee

Joint forces investigation leads to dismantling of tow truck crime group

Other

7 h. ago 7 charged with stealing $100M in gold, diamonds, Rolex watches in heist

It is believed to be the largest jewellery heist in American history.

Economics

7 h. ago Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accident

The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime.

Events

7 h. ago «Merci à tout le monde»: le père de Claire Bell réagit au dénouement des recherches

Le père de Claire Bell, qui a été retrouvée mercredi, après trois jours de recherches, a tenu à remercier le public.

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7 h. ago Missing Quebec girl, 3, found safe after bizarre disappearance that led to charge against mother

She was discovered by drones near Highway 417 by Ontario Provincial Police. 'It is the best scenario we could have imagined,' police said

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7 h. ago Toronto man, 21, faces 11 charges in Monday night’s dramatic carjacking

Toronto Police have made an arrest in Monday night’s carjacking investigation that ended dramatically with a roadblock on the Gardiner Expressway and a suspect jumping off the roadway. Cop said on Monday around 9:35 p.m., police responded to a carjacking call in the Finch Ave. E. and Yonge St. area. It’s alleged that the victim […]

Transport

8 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto teen, 18, charged with attempted murder in East Gwillimbury

An 18-year-Toronto teen, on probation and with a firearms prohibition order for unrelated offences, has been charged by York Regional Police after a man was shot in East Gwillimbury, Ont. On Wednesday around 8:40 a.m., police responded to a residence in the area of Balsdon Hollow and Petal Ave. to find one male victim suffering […]

Events

9 h. ago Alberta government PR branch moved under Premier Danielle Smith’s office

Alberta’s government has quietly transferred responsibility for its communications wing to the premier’s office, greatly expanding the size and budget of the executive council.

Politics

10 h. ago Teacher accused of having sex with boy, 14, hit with 52 more charges

An Illinois high school teacher who was busted in March for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old student now faces dozens of additional charges. Christina Formella, 30, who was arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of a male student in what was initially believed to be an isolated incident, now faces more than 50 additional […]

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10 h. ago Two GTA teens charged after probe into armed home invasions, carjackings

Two teens from the GTA have been charged by York Regional Police, who also seized a firearm and ammunition, after a probe into a series of armed home invasions and carjackings across York, Peel and Toronto. The investigation – dubbed Project Gamer – was launched after an April 5 incident during which multiple people, at […]

Events

10 h. ago Company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in Edmonton worker’s smokehouse death

The company was charged after the death in March 2023.

Society

11 h. ago Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity

MONTREAL — Quebec’s public security minister says transgender inmates will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex, not their gender identity. Francois Bonnardel says in a statement the measure is to ensure the safety of all inmates. He says inmates’ bodies will be scanned to determine which detention centre they will be directed to, adding […]

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11 h. ago Tobacco firm Reynolds rolls back DEI plans after activist attack

Reynolds American Inc., the 150-year-old maker of Camel cigarettes and Vuse vapes, said it is rolling back U.S. diversity, equity and inclusion programs, two weeks after anti-DEI crusader Robby Starbuck singled out the company for action. Reynolds, which was purchased by London-listed British American Tobacco Plc in 2017, will cease participation in the Human Rights […]

Economics