The first significant snowfall of the season cancelled classes and services across Nova Scotia Thursday. All public schools are closed for the day, as well as schools in the Clare and Argyle region of Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial. Cape Breton University, Universite de Sainte-Anne, NSCAD and all NSCC campuses have...
An Amber Alert has been issued for a little girl from Barrie, Ont. The Barrie Police Service says they are concerned for the well-being of three-year-old Arabella Vienneau. Barrie Police communications co-ordinator Peter Leon said officers were called by a "community based agency" Tuesday where two children were supposed to be...
A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed during a fight outside St. Thomas High School in Pointe-Claire on Tuesday has died. The news was confirmed in a letter sent to the John Rennie High School community on Thursday, where the teen was a student. “It is with profound sadness that I am...
Ontario is reporting 748 new cases of COVID-19 as well as five more deaths related to the disease. The new infections logged Thursday represent a significant increase from the 591 cases reported on Wednesday and the 613 cases reported Tuesday. The seven-day rolling average of daily infections now stands at about...
Ontario reported another 158 COVID-19 cases in its public schools on Thursday, 20 more than it did at this point last week, as overall case growth continues to slow. The Ministry of Health said 135 of the cases were detected in students and 22 in staff members, while the association...
Toronto is expected to announce its first workplace closures today under new rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. Public health units in both Toronto and Peel introduced the rules, which allow them to shutter establishments where five or more workers have tested positive for COVID-19 over a 14...
The Victoria Police Department has arrested a man suspected of committing 10 robberies in eight days across Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich, and Oak Bay. According to police, at approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, November 2, VicPD officers responded to a report of an attempted robbery at a grocery store in the...
A student at Bothwell Elementary in Fraser Heights found a firearm on school grounds on Thursday. In a statement, Const. Sarbjit Sangha said the student notified school staff who immediately brought the weapon into the school and notified police. “The firearm has been seized and further work and analysis will be...
Quebec is reporting 1,754 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including two in the past 24 hours. Health authorities say there are 14 more patients in hospital for a total of 583, with the number in intensive care rising by four to 138. Montreal led the...
Two people have died after a vehicle collision south of Hensall, Ont. Tuesday night, according to police. Huron OPP and EMS were called to the scene on Highway 4 just after 10 p.m. When first responders arrived they saw two “heavily damaged sedans” that had collided head-on. Police say the driver...