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CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:34 PM
     RCMP officers in the Greater Toronto Area have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a video posted online
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:54 PM
     A suspicious package found in a building at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus, which prompted an evacuation, has been detonated, police say.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:48 PM
     A motorcyclist has been taken to the hospital following a collision in Brampton Tuesday night.
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:23 PM
     Bianca Andreescu is out of the National Bank Open.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:33 PM
     Following the news of U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris' pick for a running mate, former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman says he believes the pair would be ideal for Canada-U.S. relations.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:30 PM
     Canada is advising those visiting the U.K. to exercise caution due to ongoing demonstrations and violent clashes between protesters and police.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:39 AM
     Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called around 6:45 p.m. to a building under construction on West 41st Avenue near Blenheim Street.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:03 PM
     Now, First Nations will meet to discuss the impact on the sockeye salmon run to the Chilko Lake spawning grounds, in the first year of a four-year cycle.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:56 PM
     Even though 35-year-old Chris Bassitt is approaching 1,100 career innings, the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher can still learn new tricks.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:43 PM
     The program provides consultation, training and support services to schools across B.C., many in rural communities, in supporting students with autism spectrum disorder.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:39 PM
     Zeeshan Wahla was inside SNS Currency Exchange in Whalley when Rahat Rao was doused in accelerant and set on fire on Friday.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:18 PM
     The municipality shuttered the courts this spring, citing complaints from neighbours, the cost of sound mitigation and conflict with players. 
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:09 PM
     The building at 414 E. 10th Ave. was already boarded up from a previous fire in July 2023 which left 30 people homeless. 
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:00 PM
     Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:33 PM
     More Manitoban politicians are putting their support behind a housing first model that's made significant gains in reducing the number of people facing chronic homelessness.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:20 PM
     After 56 regular season games, the Saskatoon Berries are preparing for their first playoff series in franchise history facing off against the Medicine Hat Mavericks.
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 11:45 PM
     DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai International Airport saw a record 44.9 million travelers pass through its cavernous terminals in the first half of this year, putting the world's busiest airport for international travel back on track to beat its all-time record as aviation booms after the coronavirus pandemic. The results released on Wednesday follow […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:56 PM
     CALGARY — The rat-a-tat of hail was echoing through the terminal as Quinn White made her way to a gate at the Calgary International Airport on Monday evening. As she rounded a corner, there was a more disconcerting sound: running water. White posted a video to social media showing water raining from the ceiling and […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:43 PM
     A substitute teacher has been arrested and charged in connection to an assault at a school in Bradford. South Simcoe police say officers opened an investigation at a school in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury in April. They say officers finalized details in July. Police arrested and charged a 37-year-old man from Brechin, Ont., […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:30 PM
     With Canada's military numbers sitting about 5,000 troops below minimum requirements, the Armed Forces are looking at reviewing minimum "medical requirements" to attract new recruits. "We will undertake a wide array of new and innovative measures to attract more Canadians to the unique opportunities of service offered by the Canadian Armed Forces," said an April […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:01 PM
     In the aftermath of a frenzied few days when eight players would be dealt by the Blue Jays, a meeting would be held between the club's coaching staff and the few remaining veterans on the roster The gist of the gathering was to provide an opportunity for questions to be asked on the club's direction, […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:57 PM
     Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed that she hasn't spoken to President Joe Biden since he stepped down from his re-election bid. Pelosi was one of the key figures in convincing Biden to end his campaign for a second term as concerns about his physical and mental abilities to challenge Republican presidential candidate Donald […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:52 PM
     Bianca Andreescu is out of the National Bank Open. The Canadian fell 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko in first-round action Tuesday — a bitterly disappointing result following a bright start as she continues to work her way back following a 10-month injury absence. An aggressive Andreescu was shot out of a cannon in […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:41 PM
     Janet Jackson is set to begin her Las Vegas residency within months. The 58-year-old singer has agreed to perform a series of concerts at Resorts World Las Vegas, starting around the holiday season, and Janet believes it's the "perfect setting for this new chapter." Mo Elmasri, her manager, told DailyMail.com: "We are thrilled to announce […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:41 PM
     Taking a Big Spin has led to big money for not one but two St. Catharines residents. Ontario Lottery and Gaming said the city had two recent $150,000 winners of the Big Spin Instant game. Agnes Lang has been playing the lottery for about 15 years and told OLG she is a daily player who […]
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:32 PM
     A fan who attended the Billy Talent concert that was disrupted when several thousand people pushed through the fences says that despite the chaos, which saw him get "sucker-punched," the band "put on one hell of a show." Officials in Port Colborne, Ont., have said the venue at H. H. Knoll Park reached capacity just […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:20 AM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — An earthquake northwest of Los Angeles shook a large swath of Southern California on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.2 magnitude temblor stuck at 9:09 p.m. and was centered near Mettler, an unincorporated area in Kern County about 85 miles […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:13 AM
     BERLIN (AP) — Part of a hotel in a winegrowing town on the Mosel River in western Germany has collapsed, leaving one person dead and another eight believed to be trapped in the wreckage, police said Wednesday. Fourteen people were in the hotel in Kroev when one story of the building collapsed at about 11 […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:12 AM
     BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries. Removal of this privately-owned hydropower dam in western North Carolina will be a boon for rafters, kayakers and tubers […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:59 AM
     VANCOUVER — Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services say a crane has collapsed on a construction site as crews battle multiple blazes that broke out Tuesday in the city's west side. Firefighters are working to extinguish the fires in locations including on Dunbar Street and W. 41st Avenue. They say in an email a crane fell […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:31 AM
     PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican activist who signed a document falsely claiming Donald Trump had won Arizona in 2020 became the first person to be convicted in the state's fake elector case. Loraine Pellegrino, a past president of the group Ahwatukee Republican Women, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of filing a false document, […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:25 AM
     BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don't have to worry much about prying neighbors. But their staggering electric bills may give rise to a new snitch. An electric utility made an unusual proposal to help law enforcement target these illicit operations, which are being investigated […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:22 AM
     LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, parts of it are growing back — and […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:20 AM
     PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water. Congress is nearing passage of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, which would create a new $33 […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:15 AM
     CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby is taking a breather over the western Atlantic ocean but it isn't done dousing the coastal Carolinas before it slowly marches north. Debby was expected to turn north late Wednesday toward the South Carolina coastline for a second landfall, weather officials said Tuesday night. The storm carried the […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:13 AM
     LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will spend their first full day as running mates on Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to their effort to win the White House in less than three months. The trip, which begins in Wisconsin […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:08 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris' whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird. With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren't supposed to have a veep search at all. But as soon Biden bowed out […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:07 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris' whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird. With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren't supposed to have a veep search at all. But as soon as the 81-year-old […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:05 AM
     Harris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the 'vice president America deserves' PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day. […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:04 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But even then, the heat finds its way in. "Going upstairs, it's like walking into soup. It is so hot," Lindahl said. "If I walk past […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:03 AM
     OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox snapped their American League record-tying losing streak at 21 games on Tuesday night, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-1. Jonathan Cannon gave up one run over six innings to end his personal drought while helping the White Sox to their first […]
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, August 6, 2024 11:04 PM
     CP24.com Journalist. Follow |Contact. Updated Aug. 6, 2024 2:06 p.m. PDT. Published Aug. 6, 2024 2:04 p.m. PDT. Share. Two brothers from Toronto are ...
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:02 PM
     Canada's swimming star Summer McIntosh returns home with an Olympic medal sweep; An investigation has been launched after Toronto police officers ...
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:20 PM
     Police said the vehicle that seats five people had seven occupants, four of which were children.
The Province Tuesday, August 6, 2024 7:56 PM
     His knee injury isn't as bad as originally thought but it will keep him on the sidelines against Edmonton
The Province Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:10 PM
     The Whitecaps FC Girls Elite squad starts defence of its Canadian pro-am title on Friday against the Calgary Blizzard
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, August 6, 2024 7:30 PM
     Nickael Hickey, 26, of St-Laurent, had been released on bail just two weeks ago in a different case.
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:21 PM
     Calgary diver Caeli McKay certainly knows heartbreak. For the third time in as many Olympic events, the 25-year-old star finished in fourth spot — just one place off the podium. On Tuesday, that shortfall came in the 10-metre individual platform showcase at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. "I've always had the dream of a […]
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 6, 2024 7:25 PM
     On a recent trip to Rome, I drove as the Romans do: on the back of a Vespa behind a ruggedly handsome local who, despite the heat, stayed impeccably chic in loafers and a salmon-coloured linen shirt. For the next four hours, Riccardo, my private tour guide with Scooteroma, would weave through the narrow streets and […]
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 6, 2024 7:15 PM
     Two major events, two different causes – one big problem. A lack of reliability. A new report by Alberta's electricity market watchdog delved into two incidents that jolted the province's power market this year, highlighting how stress in the system – such as too much demand, not enough power, or a combination – can quickly […]
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 11:04 PM
     Blaze leads to gas explosion, downed power and transit lines and spreads to eight nearby homes
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:58 PM
     McQuarie Place on East 10th Avenue has been empty since a fire last summer that displaced 70 tenants
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:59 PM
     There are now about 340 wildfires burning in the province, including eight wildfires of note
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 7:37 PM
     Police say Ellice Street and Pandora Avenue, along with the surrounding areas, have seen an increase in 'violence and hostility'
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 7:26 PM
     Police have confirmed that there are fatalities and several people injured
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:55 PM
     A convicted killer's challenge of police conduct after the 2007 Surrey Six murders continues in B.C. Supreme Court
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:19 PM
     The strata council believes many investor-owned units were operating as unlicensed short-term rentals