A man allegedly attempted to carjack a police officer in a marked cruiser in Whitby on Wednesday. Durham Regional Police said it happened at around 4:35 p.m. when an officer was sitting in a police vehicle in the area of 1400 Victoria St. E. The officer was approached by a …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pair of Flin Flon residents are facing a raft of charges after RCMP say they discovered an illegal cannabis store inside a home. Police said an ongoing investigation led them to raid the Princess Boulevard home on April 30, a search …

With Lyme disease cases climbing steadily in Canada, the lack of an available vaccine has become a pressing concern among infectious disease specialists. Getting bitten by a tick means risking a potential infection with Lyme disease. If left undiagnosed or untreated early, the bacteria can spread deep into different parts …

Ontario housing minister Paul Calandra expressed confidence that the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut on Wednesday will help spur housing development as the province struggles to realize its goal of constructing 1.5 million homes by 2031. Calandra told reporters he was “very relieved” interest rates had finally been cut …

A 38-year-old man was sent to hospital with a gunshot wound and a suspect is on the run following another daytime shooting in Hamilton. Investigators say officers were dispatched just after 7:30 a.m. following a 911 call in which a man reported he’d been shot on Juanita Drive at Mohawk …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg woman has been charged with several firearms offences after an incident on William Avenue Wednesday evening. Police said they were called to the 500 block of William around 7:30 p.m. to respond to a report of someone waving a firearm …

Montreal police say they’ve recovered the body of the driver of a vehicle that plunged into a river early Sunday morning. Officers with the force’s nautical unit located the remains of the 20-year-old man on Wednesday while patrolling the banks of a nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. They say …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s provincial transit agency says it has “contingencies” in place if transit drivers in Toronto go ahead with a potential strike on Friday. Metrolinx, which runs GO trains, buses and the UP Express in and around Toronto, said it was preparing for …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An impaired driver travelled the wrong way on Highway 407 Thursday morning leading to a crash, police say. Ontario Provincial Police said officers received a call at around 6:10 a.m. about a vehicle heading eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 407 …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP say they’ve charged a 19-year-old suspect in a double homicide at Minegoziibe Anishinabe First Nation. Oryan Flamand, who is from the community, is facing two charges of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of a 34-year-old man and a 52-year-old …