20 h. ago Police shooting in Toronto leaves 1 person seriously injured

Toronto police say there was an 'interaction' between one of their officers, who discharged their gun, and another person during a traffic stop on Sunday night.

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34 h. ago Police investigate shooting on subway platform near Harvard University

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Transit police in Boston were investigating a shooting on a subway platform near Harvard University on Sunday that prompted the school to issue a shelter-in-place order for students and staff. Authorities rerouted passengers on part of the city’s subway system to shuttle buses as officers from various departments searched for a […]

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3 d. ago Florida State University shooting rampage left 2 dead in 5 minutes: Police

In roughly four minutes, officers confronted 20-year-old son Phoenix Ikner, a Florida State student, and shot and wounded him, Tallahassee police said.

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4 d. ago 2 killed, 5 hurt in shooting at Florida State University: police

The 20-year-old gunman was the son of a sheriff’s deputy whose former service weapon was used in the shooting, Tallahassee authorities said.

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4 d. ago Florida beach popular among college students now closed during spring break

A Florida beach popular among college students during spring break is now closed following several shootings. Panama City Beach Police Chief JR Talamantez said he had to take drastic measures to protect the community from the violent behaviour. “Panama City Beach can no longer be a Spring Break town,” Talamantez wrote in a social media […]

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4 d. ago One person seriously injured in east London house fire: Police

A house fire Thursday afternoon in east London left one person with serious injuries and forced residents to vacate neighbouring homes, London police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the fire in a home on Avalon Street, north of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, where paramedics took one person to hospital with […]

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4 d. ago Injured woman found on front lawn at house fire: Platoon chief

London firefighters found an injured woman outside a burning home when they arrived at a house fire in east London on Thursday afternoon, a platoon chief said. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to a “fully involved structure fire” at the home on Avalon Street, north of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, said Colin […]

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5 d. ago Bombshell allegations about Ontario Place megaspa make international headlines

The "revitalization" of Ontario Place — specifically, the Therme megaspa that serves as the project's cornerstone — has become a blight on Toronto's waterfront, leaving passersby both devastated and enraged to see a public green space and mature habitat reduced to dust overnight despite ample resistance.Alarming revelations about the site's enormous future parking garage, plans to extend the development over the lake, the lack of environmental assessments involved, and more have emerged in the years since the overhaul of the 155-acre property was first announced.But the latest update, which comes via a damning New York Times investigation published on Wednesday, may be the most scandalous yet.While most would agree that the long-defunct amusement park could have benefited from an overhaul, NYT — which is already very familiar with the Ontario Place saga — elucidates why Therme was, as many community members al...

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6 d. ago Suspect dead after police shooting outside west Edmonton apartment building

An alley north of 98 Avenue, near 156 Street, behind the Westside Manor apartment building was blocked off after gunshots were heard in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood.

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7 d. ago Police watchdog probing death of man involved in cottage country shootout

Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating the death of a man who was involved in an exchange of gunfire with police in cottage country. The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to a call in Minden Hills on Sunday about a man who had left his property with a firearm. The SIU says Ontario Provincial […]

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7 d. ago Police watchdog investigating death of man involved in shootout with OPP

The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to a call in Minden Hills on Sunday about a man who had left his property with a firearm.

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7 d. ago People from Toronto can audition for jobs at Disney's international resorts this spring

If there's one thing people love in this world, it's Disney. The brand has existed since the early 1900s and has been spreading joy ever since. If your dream has been to be a part of the world of Disney yourself, you don't even have to leave Toronto to achieve it.Disney's Shanghai Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland are holding auditions in Toronto for characters and vocalists next month, and it could be your big break.The auditions will be held on May 10 and 11, 2025 at the city's Elgin Wintergarden Theatre.There will be three auditions in total, with the first on the 10th calling for Disney character look-alikes."We are hiring character look-alike performers who can act and move well. They will portray characters from Classic Disney films, Marvel and other Disney franchises. Character look-alike performers may appear in stage shows, parades, character greetings, heroic encounters and special events, etc." says Disney.For females, the characters include Mirabel, Isa...

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8 d. ago Suspects flee after man wounded in shooting outside Mississauga bar

A man was shot in the leg in a shooting outside a Mississauga bar Saturday night. Peel Regional Police reported that officers responded to a call on Dundas St., about one kilometre west of Dixie Rd. Officers laid about 70 evidence markers in the area, according to CP24. Police said four suspects dressed in dark […]

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8 d. ago Man suffers serious injuries in weekend shooting: London police

London police were investigating a shooting that left a man with serious injuries. Officers were notified a man had arrived at a local hospital with a serious but non-life-threatening gunshot wound shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. The investigation is in its early stages, police say, and investigators are asking anyone who may have information […]

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1 week ago Weezer bassist Scott Shriner breaks silence after wife shot by cops

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner has shared an updated on his wife, Jillian Lauren, two days after she was taken into custody for shooting at police in Los Angeles. Shriner appeared to be in good spirits on Thursday after Lauren allegedly fired at officers who were involved in a hit-and-run manhunt in the Shriners’ neighbourhood, the […]

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1 week ago Man dead, another seriously injured after northeast Calgary shooting: police

Police said officers were called to a home in the 200 block of Coral Springs Circle N.E. at about 11 p.m.

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1 week ago Road closures in place after collision involving motorcycle in northwest Calgary

One person was transported to hospital with life-altering injuries

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1 week ago Police investigating homicide after man fatally shot in southeast Edmonton

“We know there were a significant number of pedestrians and vehicular traffic in the area at the time of the shooting," police say

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1 week ago Woman arrested at Toronto airport after child abduction investigation: police

Police say a woman was charged in a child abduction investigation after she allegedly tried to leave the country with her young child from Toronto's Pearson airport.

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1 week ago How an Indigenous woman’s fatal police shooting in N.B. helped spark change in B.C.

After her daughter was shot by police during a wellness check, Chantel Moore's mother helped inspire the creation of Victoria policing teams that include mental health workers.

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