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Police ID remains near Barrie encampment as victim of 2025 double homicide
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (176+ words) A Barrie Police Service cruiser is shown in Barrie, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Vanessa Tiberio BARRIE - Police in Barrie, Ont., say they have identified remains found last month as William “Blake” Robinson, the victim of an alleged…...
Man arrested after teen randomly stabbed in west Hamilton
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (202+ words) A 37-year-old man was arrested in connection with the random attack. A teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a random stabbing in Hamilton’s West End. Hamilton police said in a media release that officers responded to reports of a stabbing in…...
Ottawa, Alberta pledge to build 1,460 affordable houses
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (161+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shakes hands with construction workers while making a housing announcement in Red Deer, Alta., Wednesday, July 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh OTTAWA - The federal government and Alberta are pledging to…...
Quebec provincial police say two children fell from trunk of moving vehicle, one hurt
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (159+ words) A Quebec provincial police logo is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are investigating after two children fell out of the trunk of a moving car north of Montreal and one…...
Quebecois motorcyclists are accusing the province of discrimination
1+ week, 4+ day ago (428+ words) Motorcyclists in Quebec are claiming discrimination after the province changed its licensing and registration fee schedule. Created in 1993, Comité D’action Politique Motocycliste (CAPM-E) says its mission is to promote and defend the rights and liberties of Quebecois motorcyclists. On Aug....
Bridge in Kingston, Ont., shut down after police shooting, no word on injuries
2+ week, 4+ day ago (155+ words) A police car is shown in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick KINGSTON - Police in Kingston, Ont., say they were involved in a shooting on the Waaban Crossing which shut down the bridge Wednesday morning. The…...
Ex-Alberta premier Jason Kenney says oil needs to be on the table in U.S. tariff war
2+ week, 5+ day ago (674+ words) Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney answers questions during a press conference in Victoria on July 12, 2022. CALGARY - Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney is questioning why the province is taking oil and gas off the table in the high-stakes tariff war with…...
Why Ontario’s last long weekend of summer will feel a little different for some families this year
2+ week, 5+ day ago (251+ words) Labour Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. The last long weekend of summer is nearly here, marking the unofficial end of the summer season. Labour Day, which falls annually on the first Monday of September, is a national…...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. President Trump should ‘kiss my ass’
2+ week, 6+ day ago (400+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during an announcement about the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway in Toronto on Thursday, June 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. President Donald Trump should “kiss my ass” after the…...
In the news: Trade war ignites, Poilievre wants Parliament recalled, businesses brace
2+ week, 6+ day ago (865+ words) The Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour speaks at the 150th Commemoration marking the signing of Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton Provincial Historical Park, in Duck Lake, Sask., Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Smith Supporters of Ukraine rally outside the Embassy…...