Family of Toronto shooter says he suffered from severe mental illness
TORONTO – A 29-year-old man who went on a deadly shooting spree in the heart of Toronto’s vibrant Greektown, killing an aspiring nurse and a 10-year-old girl, had a life-long struggle with severe...
View ArticleSecurity forces scramble as man approaches ceremonial guard on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – A 24-year-old man was taken into custody Monday morning in connection with an incident during the traditional Changing of the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill. The Defence Department said the...
View ArticleBoy arrested over note containing alleged threats against SW Ontario schools...
OXFORD COUNTY, Ont. – Provincial police say charges are pending against a boy after a note was found allegedly containing threats against a number of southwestern Ontario schools. Police say they...
View ArticleFour charged in shooting that left Manitoba RCMP officer with serious injuries
WINNIPEG – Four men have been charged in the shooting of an RCMP officer this week in western Manitoba. Therae Racette-Beaulieu, 18, from the Sandy Bay First Nation faces charges that include two...
View ArticleStudents lead charge against sexual violence on campus and in halls of power
They call it “the red zone”: the first weeks of the school year when researchers say sexual violence spikes on campus. Students, particularly those in their first year, face a heightened risk of being...
View ArticleMan facing 32 charges in string of 11 Toronto area gas station robberies
Toronto police say a 25-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing 32 charges in connection with 11 alleged robberies from gas stations. Investigators say the thefts occurred in Toronto and Peel...
View ArticleFemale foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based...
Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based violence MONTREAL – Female foreign affairs ministers from around the world are gathering in Montreal for a two-day summit that...
View ArticleOne dead following police involved shooting in Burlington, Ont.
BURLINGTON, Ont. – A 32-year-old man was shot and killed following an exchange of gunfire with police that also sent two officers to hospital west of Toronto, Ontario’s police watchdog said. Five...
View ArticleVictims’ families to speak today at Wettlaufer public inquiry
ST. THOMAS, Ont. – Families of victims and a woman who was almost killed by an Ontario nurse will speak for the first time today in St. Thomas, Ont., at a public inquiry into the serial-killing case....
View ArticleAlberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted in fatal gas and dash
CALGARY – The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence of a Calgary man for killing a gas-station attendant who was trying to stop him from stealing fuel. Joshua Cody Mitchell is serving 11...
View ArticleSt. Michael’s principal, board president resign in wake of criminal probe
TORONTO – Two leaders at an all-boys private school rocked by allegations of assault and sexual assault by students resigned on Thursday amid mounting criticism over the institution’s handling of the...
View Article‘This is heinous’: St. Mike’s scandal a teaching moment for private schools
TORONTO – The day after news broke of an alleged sexual assault at an all-boys private school in Toronto that was captured on camera, a student at another private school a 10-minute drive away told his...
View ArticleArrests made after online threats against Winnipeg region school division
SELKIRK, Man. – Charges were pending after the RCMP arrested three people following online threats that prompted a Manitoba school division to cancel classes Monday in all of its 15 schools. Mounties...
View ArticlePackage found at Toronto airport terminal not a threat, police say
TORONTO – Police investigating a suspicious package found at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport say the bag contained items for routine tests of security checkpoints. Peel regional police say in a...
View ArticleManitoba RCMP arrest 3 students for threatening three schools, charges pending
WINNIPEG – RCMP say they have arrested three youths suspected of making threats against students at three schools in Manitoba. Police say the threats were made Tuesday against students at R.D. Parker...
View ArticleJudge reviewing psychiatric reports for woman found guilty on terror charges
TORONTO – An Ontario judge will review psychiatric reports before handing down a sentence for a woman who draped herself in an ISIL banner and attacked Canadian Tire staff with a golf club and a...
View ArticleOPP re-investigating jail cell death of man found with dozens of injuries
TORONTO – Ontario Provincial Police have re-opened the case of a man who died in a jail cell after an interaction with correctional services staff. Det. Insp. Brad Collins says the force will conduct...
View ArticleN.S. man settles racial discrimination complaint after alleged nail gun shooting
HALIFAX – A young black man who was allegedly shot in the back with a nail gun by a co- worker has settled a racial discrimination complaint with his employer. Nhlanhla Dlamini, who is in his early...
View ArticleSaskatchewan introduces five day paid leave for domestic violence victims
REGINA – Saskatchewan will be offering paid leave to victims of domestic and sexual violence who require time off from work. The government has introduced and passed legislation that it expects to take...
View ArticleFSIN wants independent oversight of probes when people die dealing with police
SASKATOON – Indigenous groups want Saskatchewan to establish an independent civilian-led authority to oversee investigations when people die or are hurt in dealings with police. The Federation of...
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