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Toronto apartment building fire results in 1 death, 4 injuries
One person has died and four others are injured after a fire at an apartment building in Scarborough.
26 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Nigeria presidential election: Voters face delays in hope of bringing change
Nigeria‘s presidential election was marked by long delays at some polling stations on Saturday, which did not deter large crowds of voters hoping for a reset after …
26 Feb 2023 | Politics -
Warren Buffet stays upbeat, preaches patience amid economic uncertainty in annual letter
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Saturday signaled he has lost none of his enduring confidence in the U.S. economy and his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa…
26 Feb 2023 | Economy -
UNB Saint John program aims to fight student food insecurity: ‘It’s a major issue’
Students facing food insecurity on the UNB Saint John campus can now benefit from a student-led initiative providing bi-weekly food bags to those in need.
26 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Canada needs an inquiry into Chinese election interference: ex-spymaster
Canada needs a public inquiry into allegations of Chinese election interference, Canada former spymaster says.
26 Feb 2023 | Politics -
Ohio trail derailment: EPA orders ‘pause’ of contaminated waste removal
Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment earlier this month i…
26 Feb 2023 | Politics -
High Prairie, Alta. man faces 16 firearms, drug charges
A man from High Prairie, Alta., has been charged with firearms and drug offenses after Grande Prairie RCMP arrested him during a traffic stop.
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Connor McDavid shines but Edmonton Oilers lose 6-5 to Blue Jackets
Joonas Korpisalo made 42 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets held off a furious Edmonton Oilers comeback attempt for a 6-5 win Saturday afternoon.
25 Feb 2023 | Sports -
Toronto Community Housing’s Swansea Mews moves closer to demolition
The demolition of a Toronto Community Housing site is one step closer to taking place after an application was started for permits.
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Snowfall, winter storm warnings cover nearly all of B.C.
Snowfall and winter storm warnings are blanketing nearly all of British Columbia on Saturday.
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
B.C. First Nation reclaims narrative around former residential school
Once it was the site of a building for the former Alberni Indian Residential School, one of the most notorious such institutions in British Columbia and a place lin…
25 Feb 2023 | Politics -
1 dead after fire on Toronto’s Lawrence Avenue, officials say
One person has been pulled from a fire in Toronto without vital signs, while at least two others required medical attention, officials say.
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Winter weather advisory ends for Toronto area
A weather advisory for the Greater Toronto Area has ended.
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions.
25 Feb 2023 | Health -
German leader Olaf Scholz seeks Indian support for efforts to isolate Russia
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday that Germany wants to get India to support, or at least not block, Western efforts to isolate Russia for waging a devastating w…
25 Feb 2023 | Ukraine -
California storm: State braces for more blizzards, floods and avalanches
A powerful winter storm lashing California threatened floods, blizzards and avalanches Saturday while adding frigid temperatures to the misery mix.
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
G20 fails to reach description of Ukraine war with Russia, China objecting to wording
A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Saturday without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the wa…
25 Feb 2023 | Ukraine -
1 injured, 1 in custody after Toronto stabbing
One man has been stabbed and another person arrested after an incident in Toronto on Saturday morning.
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
1 dead, 2 still unaccounted for after house fire in Pikangikum First Nation
A remote northwestern Ontario First Nation lacked the facilities to extinguish a house fire that left one dead and two others unaccounted for, the local chief said …
25 Feb 2023 | Canada -
New Brunswick researchers find flaw in heart failure diagnostic among women
Researchers at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick in Saint John have discovered out a flaw in how we look at heart failure among women — a potentially life-saving dis…
25 Feb 2023 | Health -
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant known to frequent Toronto, Caledon, Woodstock, Brampton
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is known to frequent the Toronto, Caledon, Woodstock and Brampton areas, according to the OPP.
24 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Alberta woman faces string of charges after ‘arrest altercation’ with RCMP
An Alberta woman involved in an ‘arrest altercation’ less than two weeks ago has been charged by the RCMP.
24 Feb 2023 | Canada -
B.C. Olympian’s gold medals restored 43 years after they were stolen
More than four decades after they were stolen, gold medals once again adorn the tribute to Percy Williams at the BC Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver.
24 Feb 2023 | Sports -
Poilievre condemns ‘racist’ views of far-right German politician who met Tory MPs
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre denounced a German politician after several Tory MPs were criticized for meeting with her while she was in Canada this week.
24 Feb 2023 | Politics -
Man found guilty in 30-year-old cold case of Toronto single mother
Thirty years after single mother Barbara Brodkin was found stabbed to death in her midtown Toronto apartment, the man Toronto police cold case investigators arreste…
24 Feb 2023 | Canada -
1 suspect arrested, another outstanding after ‘violent’ break in at Toronto apartment: police
Police are seeking to identify a suspect wanted after a violent break and enter in Toronto.
24 Feb 2023 | Canada -
New, easier system in place, says CSRD, for bylaw disputes
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says it has adopted a new system to resolve bylaw disputes.
24 Feb 2023 | Canada -
North Korea says it tested long range cruise missiles as rivals set up military training
North Korea said Friday it test-fired long-range cruise missiles in waters off its eastern coast a day earlier, adding to a provocative streak in weapons demonstrat…
24 Feb 2023 | Politics -
More people died at hands of B.C. police in 2022 than ever before: report
A report into police-involved deaths across Canada said 704 people have been killed or died during police use-of-force encounters since 2000, with 141 of them in B.…
24 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Only medical clinic in Peachland reopens its doors
After nearly four long years, the community of Peachland is getting its only medical clinic back.
24 Feb 2023 | Health -
Colorado Springs gay nightclub mass shooting case moves to trial: ‘Senseless’
A shooter seemed to be driven by bias against the LGBTQ community in plotting an attack at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five and wounding 17 others,…
24 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Group calls for replacement of aging Kelowna Community Theatre
A group of entertainment enthusiasts in Kelowna, B.C., is once again calling on the city to build a new world-class performing arts centre.
24 Feb 2023 | Economy -
China calls for Russia Ukraine cease fire, peace talks amid anniversary of war
China, a firm Russian ally, has called for a cease-fire between Ukraine and Moscow and the opening of peace talks as part of a 12-point proposal to end the conflict.
24 Feb 2023 | Ukraine -
3rd-ever person declared cured of HIV following stem cell treatment
A 53-year-old man in Germany is the third-ever person to be officially cured of HIV, according to a newly published scientific study.
22 Feb 2023 | Health -
OPP seek suspects after stolen vehicle crashed in Centre Wellington
Wellington County OPP are looking for three people seen fleeing the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Centre Wellington.
21 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed Tuesday due to doctor shortage
The emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital have been again due, this time, to an unexpected physician vacancy, Interior Health said in a notice sent o…
21 Feb 2023 | Health -
Organizers, athletes adapt to warming climate before and during Canada Winter Games
The East Coast’s whipsaw shifts between freeze and thaw has complicated life for the Canada Winter Games, as athletes and organizers adapt to what climate scientist…
21 Feb 2023 | Sports -
West Island family calls out alleged racism on hockey rink, high school
Nadine Hart says she wants answers.
20 Feb 2023 | Sports -
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‘They can clean you completely out’: Seniors being defrauded using distraction technique
A Calgary area senior is warning others to be on a look out for thieves using distraction techniques to steal credit cards.
20 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Canadians think tipping is ‘getting out of control,’ new poll suggest
Canadians are hitting their limit when it comes to tipping, new polling from the Angus Reid Institute appears to show.
20 Feb 2023 | Economy -
Kelowna Snowmobile Club raises funds for BC Children’s Hospital and Easter Seals
Hundreds of snowmobilers hit the trails at Graystokes in Joe Rich for the Kelowna Snowmobile Club’s annual Poker Run.
20 Feb 2023 | Canada -
Turkey earthquake: Blinken pledges $100M in aid amid visit
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour Sunday of one of the provinces worst-affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern…
20 Feb 2023 | Politics -
North Korea fires missiles 2 days after ICBM test: officials
North Korea has fired a pair of short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea‘s military said, two days after the North resumed testing a…
20 Feb 2023 | Politics -
Proposed double-digit property tax hike in Surrey draws ire
Residents and city councillors in Surrey are reacting to a weekend announcement by the municipality that most could face a large double-digit property tax hike this…
20 Feb 2023 | Politics -
One man injured, one arrested after shooting on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside: police
One man is arrested and another hospitalized with serious injuries after a shooting bordering Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood and the Downtown Eastside Sunday a…
20 Feb 2023 | Canada -
China’s balloon surveillance program has been ‘exposed to the world’: Blinken
The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-level contact between their countries since the U.S. shot down an alleged Chine…
19 Feb 2023 | Politics -
North Korea launches missile as U.S., South Korea prepare for military drills
North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range missile from its capital into the sea off Japan, according to its neighbors, a day after it threatened to take strong mea…
19 Feb 2023 | Politics -
Federal funding for Black business owners a ‘beacon of hope’ — but there are barriers
When Sean Whyte opened a fashion store in early 2020, he had no idea a global pandemic would force him to throw out his business plan within a couple of months.
19 Feb 2023 | Politics -
Call Of The Wilde: Toronto Maple Leafs handle the Montreal Canadiens
An exciting night for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they introduced their two new players, Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari, in hopes of actually winning a playoff round…
19 Feb 2023 | Sports