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A driver has died after potentially suffering a medical episode and crashed into a cyclist in Brampton, Ont., police say. Around 1:20 p.m. on Monday, police said a driver and cyclist were involved in a crash around The Gore and Fogal roads in Brampton. The cyclist suffered minor injuries and …
Read More »Winnipeg fire crews battle massive structure fire on Sutherland Avenue – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighting efforts in the North Point Douglas neighbourhood are expected to continue throughout Tuesday as crews battle a massive structure fire on Sutherland Avenue between Maple Street North and Argyle Avenue. Over a dozen Winnipeg fire crews and about 20 pieces of …
Read More »Bernardo transfer spurred CSC questions on whether Mendicino knew: emails
Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada’s federal prison system asked the department whether the politician had been told of the move. Anne Kelly, the commissioner of …
Read More »Majority of Ontario bracing for major heat event
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Humidex temperatures in Toronto could reach the low 40s this week, according to an Environment Canada heat warning for most of southern Ontario. Temperatures would range between the high 20s to low 30s, reaching over 40C when humidity is factored in. The …
Read More »Ontario Greenbelt development plan faces new threat from federal government
The federal government may have the ammunition it needs to derail Premier Doug Ford’s controversial plan to develop portions of Ontario’s Greenbelt, Global News can reveal. A briefing note prepared in March for Canada’s minister of the environment and climate change lists 29 at-risk species that live — or are …
Read More »Fire crews respond to four fires Friday night in Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fire crews were busy on Canada Day, responding to four reports of fires in less than 12 hours. At 6:30 on July 1 crews went to the Super 8 Motel on Niakwa Road East near the Royal Canadian Mint and took one …
Read More »B.C. man who opened store selling tested hard drugs dies of overdose: family – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The man who was arrested for starting a mobile hard drugs store on the Downtown Eastside has died of an overdose, according to a post from family. Jerry Martin’s brother shared a post online saying his 51-year-old brother died suddenly and fentanyl …
Read More »Red Sox hold off Blue Jays for 7-6 win
TORONTO – As Bo Bichette rounded third base the sold-out Rogers Centre crowd rose to its feet, cheering for what could have be the perfect ending to a come-from-behind Toronto Blue Jays victory on Canada Day. But Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo fired a laser beam from right field, gunning …
Read More »Brampton, Ont. house fire sends 1 to hospital – Toronto
A man has been rushed to hospital in serious condition after a house fire in Brampton. Ont. In a tweet, Peel Regional Police said the fire had broken out at a home in the Bovaird Drive and Sunnyvale Gate area just after 2 p.m. Police said a man had been …
Read More »Police seek help in hit-and-run in Central Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police are asking for information on a hit-and-run in that sent one man to hospital in unstable condition Friday evening. Police say a 63-year-old man on a bicycle was crossing Notre Dame Avenue and Isabel Street at a red light when …
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