A man in his 60s and a woman in her 40s were rushed to hospital in critical condition after the shooting at a home near Clementine Dr. and Pergola Way in Brampton. Police said they believe the shooting is an isolated incident. Const. Bancroft Wright told reporters a male suspect...
One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Pickering. The crash happened in the eastbound collector lanes near Liverpool Road on Wednesday. Ontario provincial police were called to the scene around 1 a.m. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said when the crash occurred, a Ministry of...
The captain of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team is among 15 dead following a horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan. Eight of the dead have now been identified as Humboldt Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan, captain Logan Schatz, 20, and players Adam Herold, 16, Logan Hunter, 18, Jaxon Joseph, 20, Stephen...
Heavy winds uprooted trees across the Greater Toronto Area, mangled a construction crane in Mississauga and left thousands of Toronto Hydro customers without power. A wind warning was issued for the entire GTA and parts of Southern Ontario amid blustery conditions that could see wind gusts top 90 kilometres an...
Report finds Canadians waste a lot of food? An international environmental group suggests that reducing Canada’s colossal food waste would be a smart business move and good for the environment. “You can make a really strong business case for action,” said David Donaldson of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, an...
Nearly 20,000 cases of Grolsch beer stolen from warehouse near Montreal. Police south of Montreal appealed to the public Thursday to help them find thieves who recently made off with nearly 20,000 cases of beer, dried beef and Jack Link’s brand pepperoni. The goods, which police said were worth nearly $500,000,...
Most Canadians killed in police encounters since 2000 had mental health or substance abuse issues. New data shows 18 black men and one black boy were among the 52 people killed in encounters with Toronto police officers between 2000-2017. That outnumbers other racial groups, analysis by CBC News has found. No government...
Richmond Hill crash claims life of 33-year-old woman. York Region Police say they were called to the scene of a five-car accident on Stouffville Road, east of Bayview Avenue just after 6 p.m. on Sunday night. Photos from the scene show the charred remains of a Lamborghini that was involved in...
A Canadian drug mule says she was recruited by her "sugar daddy" to be a decoy in a group who tried to smuggle $21 million worth of cocaine into Australia on a luxury cruise ship. Melina Roberge pleaded guilty in February on the eve of her trial for importing the...
Disabled Canadians are about twice as likely to experience violence as their able-bodied peers, with greater instances of victimization taking place at every stage of life, new data from Statistics Canada indicated Thursday. The numbers, drawn heavily from the agency’s 2014 General Social Survey on victimization, take an in-depth look...