43 h. ago Man charged with assault after police say two officers in Vancouver were set on fire

VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week. The department says the 40-year old faces one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer. The incident happened on Thursday night when the officers were on […]

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49 h. ago Woman, 24, dead after crash that led to wild police chase across region

A 24-year-old woman is dead, and two men are in custody, after a crash in a First Nations community southwest of London that resulted in a multi-county flight from police involving several stolen vehicles. Police were called to a crash on Jubilee Road, near Dodem Way, in Muncee-Delaware Nation at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Middlesex […]

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69 h. ago Durham police arrest man, 29, allegedly pretending to be teen while attempting relationship with girl, 13

29-year-old man met the victim on Snapchat, where he allegedly posed as a 15-year-old boy

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3 d. ago Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize chemicals and equipment

SURREY — Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a “chemist,” but no charges have yet been laid as […]

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4 d. ago Federal Election 2025: Top concerns of voters in Ottawa West

Four of the six registered candidates participated in the lively Tuesday evening debate at Ben Franklin Place.

Politics

4 d. ago Media Statement: National Police Federation Concerned About Province’s Unwanted, Expensive Proposed New Police Service in New Bill 49

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following is a statement from Brian Sauvé, President and CEO of the National Police Federation, in response to the Government of Alberta’s introduction of Bill 49, announcing new steps towards the creation of an independent provincial police service: “We are deeply concerned that the Government of Alberta […]

Society

5 d. ago Adam Zivo: Surprise, B.C.’s lenient drug policies haven’t helped opioid crisis

New study showing safer supply associated with increased hospitalizations vindicates critics

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6 d. ago Alberta moves closer to creating optional provincial police force that could replace RCMP

An independent force could step in to help address concerns about the Mounties' staffing shortages and rising costs, the public safety minister said

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6 d. ago Ottawa a demandé à Stablex de se soumettre à un «examen» pour ses impacts sur le poisson

L’entreprise n’a pas donné suite à l’appel du fédéral concernant la destruction de cours d’eau sur le site.

Society

6 d. ago Ottawa a demandé à Stablex de se soumettre à un «examen» des impacts sur le poisson

L’entreprise n’a pas donné suite à l’appel du fédéral concernant la destruction de cours d’eau sur le site.

Society

6 d. ago Le fédéral demande à Stablex de se soumettre à un «examen» pour ses impacts sur le poisson

L’entreprise n’a pas donné suite à l’appel du fédéral concernant la destruction de cours d’eau sur le site.

Politics

6 d. ago Ottawa police name suspect in Parliament Hill lockdown incident

OTTAWA — Ottawa police have released the name of the person they say was behind a massive security incident on Parliament Hill over the weekend. Police say Tyler Hall-Worthington, a 31-year-old Ottawa man, has been charged in connection with the lockdown Saturday afternoon at East Block, a building in the parliamentary precinct that mainly houses […]

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7 d. ago Resident, dog escape $150K overnight blaze: London Fire Department

A London resident and their dog escaped an early morning fire on Monday, officials with the London Fire Department say. In a statement on social media, they say that crews arrived at a “fully involved structure fire” on Hubrey Road – which runs north-south near London’s southeastern edge, close to the Wilton Grove Road-Highbury Avenue […]

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7 d. ago Mideast stock markets tumble as US tariffs and low oil prices squeeze energy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Middle East stock markets tumbled Monday as they struggled with the dual hit of the United States’ new tariff policy and a sharp decline in oil prices, squeezing energy-producing nations that rely on those sales to power their economies and government spending. Benchmark Brent crude is down by nearly […]

Economics

7 d. ago BAIL FAIL! How Liberal junk justice policy springs criminals

Justin Trudeau's Liberals eliminated consequences from the justice file

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7 d. ago ’Tree police’: Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards

MONTREAL — In the town of St-Amable, Que., it’s plant or pay up. As of this year, the municipality located 30 kilometres northeast of Montreal is imposing an annual tax of $200 for residents who don’t have a leafy tree in their front yard, with a goal of reducing heat islands and improving biodiversity. One […]

Economics

9 d. ago New U.S. travel policy didn’t factor in revenue from Canadian snowbirds: lawsuit

Canadian retirees who travel to the U.S. for more than 30 days will 'now be at risk of federal prosecution if they fail to register,' the complaint says

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9 d. ago Huge share of Canadian renters blame housing crisis on wages

A new survey by online marketplace rentals.ca shows that many Canadian renters feel priced out of the housing market, with several factors driving unaffordability.The 2025 Federal Election Survey questioned hundreds of Canadian renters and discovered that over 40 per cent blamed the housing crisis on wage stagnation compared to housing prices.A total of 47 per cent of renters surveyed also identified stagnant wages and rising housing costs as a key issue in the upcoming federal election."Renters are just as concerned about affordability pressures and economic fairness as they are about supply constraints," stated the report."While issues for currently undecided voters were similar to the broader population, they did skew more towards concerns with inflation and wage stagnation, indicating that addressing the overall cost of living could be the key for parties hoping to win over these swing voters."A recent report from Normandin Beaudry, an actuarial consulting service, sai...

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1 week ago RBA Sees Banks as Resilient to Chilling Effect of US Tariffs

US trade policies and nations’ responses to them could have a “chilling effect” on global business investment and household spending, though Australia’s financial system is well placed to weather such a storm, the Reserve Bank said in a half-yearly review.

Economics

1 week ago Haiti police trade gunfire with protesters as thousands rally against gang violence

The whizzing bullets caused the crowd to flee in panic, with shoes, caps and sunglasses left strewn on the street

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