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Toronto police superintendent suspended over alleged ‘incident’ in Quebec City
Toronto police Supt. Scott Baptist has been suspended from the service following an alleged incident involving sexual misconduct at the Canadian Association of Chie…
19 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Gas leak in Langley, B.C. prompts road closures
A gas leak in Langley, B.C., prompted road closures and a warning to avoid the area Friday afternoon.
19 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Prolific Kelowna offender finds his way to court again
A Kelowna man who notoriously led Mounties on a high-speed chase mere hours after promising a judge sentencing him for a similar crime that he’d change his ways is,…
19 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Police investigating after armed robbery reported at Toronto store
Police are investigating after an armed robbery was reported at a store in Toronto.
19 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Lisa LaFlamme chose not to bid farewell to viewers before ouster, CTV memo claims
Bell Media told staff in an internal memo that Lisa LaFlamme was given the opportunity to say farewell to viewers before being unseated from the anchor’s chair of C…
18 Aug 2022 | Canada -
‘Huge for Manitoba’: New direct flight to Los Angeles from Winnipeg
Winnipeggers itching to go to Hollywood are going to have an easier time making the trip by air.
17 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Language diversity on the rise in Canada, new census data shows
The latest census figures show a record-high number of people in Canada now have a mother tongue other than French or English.
17 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Bryce Dallas Howard paid ‘so much less’ than Chris Pratt for ‘Jurassic’ films
Actor Bryce Dallas Howard revealed in an interview that she was paid substantially less than her co-star Chris Pratt for the <em>Jurassic World </em>movie franchise, providi…
16 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Lisa LaFlamme removed as CTV National News anchor: ‘I was blindsided’
Veteran news anchor Lisa LaFlamme says she was “blindsided” as Bell Media ended her contract at CTV National News after 35 years, a “business decision” it says will…
15 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Boy, 9, found deceased in Georgian Bay area, foul play not suspected
A nine-year-old child has been found dead following a search in the Georgian Bay area, police say.
14 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Senegalese Embassy challenges report on diplomat beaten by Quebec police as ‘false’
The Senegalese Embassy in Ottawa is contradicting Quebec‘s rental board ruling against one of their diplomats arrested and allegedly beaten by police in Gatineau, Q…
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Pedestrian, 75, dead after being struck by vehicle in Simcoe, Ont.: OPP
OPP say a pedestrian has died in hospital after a collision Friday in Simcoe, Ont.
14 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Richmond Hill man dies in Wasaga Beach drowning, police say
A 42-year-old man from Richmond Hill has drowned swimming in the Town of Wasaga Beach, police say.
14 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Halifax RCMP investigating after deceased man found on side of road
Halifax District RCMP’s Major Crime Unit are investigating a homicide following the discovery of a deceased man on the side of a road at the end of a driveway.
14 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Missing Lethbridge man located, found dead: LPS
A missing Lethbridge man, Braydon Allan Van Buuren, 30, was found dead Sunday, according to the Lethbridge Police Service.
14 Aug 2022 | Canada -
High-risk sex offender arrested in Vancouver after disappearing from halfway house
A violent high-risk sex offender is now back in custody since disappearing from a halfway house just hours after being granted statutory release.
14 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Suspected drowning in Okanagan Lake at Kelowna marina: RCMP
A man is believed to have drowned in Okanagan Lake Saturday evening.
14 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Peel police execute 14 search warrants, lay 54 charges to ‘dismantle’ crime group
Officers with Peel Regional Police say a significant operation to “dismantle” an alleged crime group has resulted in the arrest of 24 people.
13 Aug 2022 | Canada -
N.W.T. RCMP move to deploy roadside cannabis screening devices draws flak from lawyers
RCMP in the Northwest Territories have begun using roadside cannabis-screening technology that has faced criticism from defence lawyers elsewhere in Canada.
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Ontario cannabis shops low on supply as OCS experiences distribution delays
Ontario cannabis stores were hit with some bad news this week: the province’s wholesale retailer, the Ontario Cannabis Store, revealed there would be shipping delay…
13 Aug 2022 | Canada -
R Kelly accuser to testify on trial fixing charge
R. Kelly‘s federal trial in Chicago that starts Monday is in many ways a do-over of his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted the singer on …
13 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Toronto police search for missing elopee last seen in Queen Street, Ossington Avenue area
Toronto police are searching for an elopee who was last seen in July and is bound by a warrant of committal, the force says.
11 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Anne Heche in coma following car crash, remains in critical condition
Anne Heche has remained in critical condition since shortly after she crashed her vehicle into a Los Angeles home on Friday, said a spokesperson for the actor.
09 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Twitter outage: Thousands of users report issues logging on
Twitter was down for thousands of users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
09 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Spyware industry needs more oversight, expert to tell MPs probing RCMP
The director of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab says spyware is “like a wiretap on steroids,” and it requires more oversight and a much higher threshold for…
09 Aug 2022 | Canada -
CRA says it has $1.4 billion in uncashed cheques dating back to 1998
The Canada Revenue Agency says it will be sending e-notifications about uncashed cheques to 25,000 Canadians this month.
08 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Woman ‘extremely fortunate’ to be alive after Anne Heche crashed into her home
Neighbours of the Los Angeles woman whose house was destroyed when actor Anne Heche crashed her car into the building on Friday morning said she “was extremely fort…
08 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Heat warnings continue across Canada amid scorching temperatures, humidity
Environment Canada has extended heat warnings in a number of provinces, as unseasonably hot conditions continue across the country.
08 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Boots and Hearts festival temporarily evacuated due to severe weather
The grounds at the Boots and Hearts country music festival were temporarily evacuated on Sunday due to severe weather.
08 Aug 2022 | Canada -
RCMP’s use of spyware to be analyzed by parliamentary committee
A parliamentary committee will begin exploring RCMP‘s use of spyware on Monday.
07 Aug 2022 | Canada -
One of today’s most hazardous jobs is ‘music critic.’ Here’s why
Back when music was expensive and required effort to acquire, people did their research before opting to buy an album or single. That meant turning to the record re…
07 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck accused of stealing lyrics from jailed man’s poem
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have been accused of stealing an incarcerated man’s poem for the lyrics of their song <em>Sad Motherf—kin’ Parade, </em>the fourth track on their c…
05 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Kevin Spacey ordered to pay nearly $31M to ‘House of Cards’ makers
A judge on Thursday ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of <em>House of Cards</em> nearly US$31 million because of losses brought on by …
05 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Saskatchewan farmers, Conservative MPs decry fertilizer emissions proposal
Saskatchewan agricultural stakeholders joined several Conservative MPs to discuss Ottawa’s proposal to reduce fertilizer emissions Thursday, telling reporters the p…
05 Aug 2022 | Canada -
Tim Hortons Canada sales returned to pre-pandemic levels for 1st time in Q2
Tim Hortons‘ parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. saw sales grow 14 per cent in the second quarter as appetites for the coffee and baked goods chain …
04 Aug 2022 | Canada