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Police are seeking a suspect after a woman was assaulted on a walking trail in Toronto. Toronto police said the incident occurred at around 9 a.m. on Monday on the Humber River Trail near Finch Avenue West and Weston Road. Police said a woman was walking on the trail when …
Read More »Selkirk RCMP seek leads in weekend stabbing – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Selkirk RCMP are trying to track down suspects in a stabbing early Saturday. Officers were called to the front lawn of a Sinclair Avenue home around 3 a.m., where they found a 24-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was …
Read More »Police say truck may have struck cyclist in Niagara hit and run – Hamilton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police believe they’re seeking a GM-branded truck in a Niagara-on-the-Lake hit and run that sent an 84-year-old cyclist to hospital with “life-threatening injuries.” Investigators believe the rider was hit by a truck or utility vehicle Thursday night while travelling on East-West Line …
Read More »‘No other obvious federal programs’: Feds warn provinces to apply for Chignecto Isthmus funding
Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc is warning provincial governments in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that federal funding to help protect the Chignecto Isthmus may not be available should they fail to meet a Wednesday deadline for a federal program. “There is no other obvious federal programs that would …
Read More »Sask. Rattlers star Wright-Foreman playing at MVP level amid playoff push
Justin Wright-Foreman’s lowest moment of the Canadian Elite Basketball League season so far came at home against the Ottawa BlackJacks. Needing just one point to earn a wild comeback victory in early July, Wright-Foreman committed a costly turnover that led to the game-winning layup at the other end of the …
Read More »Big rainfall expected across Edmonton region overnight Monday into Tuesday – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A big dump of rain is headed to the Edmonton region, where over 50 mm of precipitation is expected to fall by Tuesday afternoon. A rainfall warning was issued Monday afternoon for Edmonton, as well as areas to the south and east …
Read More »Canadian meat industry urges MPs to reject U.K. membership in trade deal
Canadian beef and pork farmers frustrated by an ongoing dispute with Britain over meat exports are calling on members of Parliament to vote against the U.K.’s membership in a major Asia-Pacific trade group. “It’s unacceptable,” said Canadian Cattle Association president Nathan Phinney in an interview Monday, two days after an …
Read More »B.C. sets all-time record for area burned with months left in wildfire season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s 2023 wildfire season has set a destructive new record, with more hectares scorched than in any year on record. The BC Wildfire Service said Monday that 1,181 fires across the province have burned more than 1.393 million hectares to date …
Read More »Police believe York Region grandparent scam has more victims – Toronto
Police are urging people in York Region to be vigilant of a grandparent scam that investigators believe has more victims. Police became aware of an alleged scam on Dec. 12, 2022, when an 85-year-old lost $10,000 after reportedly being duped. The victim was called and was asked for money to …
Read More »Gimli, Man. to mark 40 years since harrowing plane incident Sunday – Winnipeg
Its fateful voyage was four decades ago this weekend, but few in the town of Gimli, Man., can forget the story of the Gimli Glider. On July 23, 1983, the small Interlake community’s racing strip was the site of an emergency landing, when an Air Canada Boeing 767 destined for …
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