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CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:26 PM
     One man is dead and another is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot by police in Innisfil.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:06 PM
     Toronto police are investigating a stabbing in North York that left one person injured.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:51 PM
     Marineland has been ordered to pay nearly $85,000 in fines and restitution after it was found guilty under Ontario's animal cruelty laws of three charges related to its care of three black bears.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:40 PM
     The Pinball Clemons Foundation has come forward to help a Toronto man who hoped to raise $25,000 for back-to school supplies in his neighbourhood by walking all the way to Niagara Falls, N.Y. while wearing a weighted vest.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:30 PM
     Eighteen students with parents who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and died were awarded scholarships in a special ceremony held in downtown Toronto.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:10 PM
     A 37-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly taking pictures up women's skirts and dresses at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Burlington on multiple occasions this summer.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:09 PM
     York University may see another strike this year – and it could happen as fall classes roll back in session.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:37 PM
     A man has been charged after allegedly tossing eggs at passing cars on Highway 403 in Mississauga.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:34 PM
     The man at the centre of the Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction and murder investigation wants another chance at bail after having spent the last two years behind bars.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:32 PM
     The federal government says the Ukrainian army can use military equipment provided by Canada inside Russia.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:28 PM
     An Australian weather presenter who suffered a panic attack on air is using the moment to spread awareness about the mental health problem.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:03 PM
     Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris ' running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska — long before he entered politics — is getting renewed scrutiny.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:27 PM
     Canada is selling its former Manhattan residence, which used to house its consulate general in New York.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:58 PM
     Hong Kong welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas on Thursday, with their mother becoming the world's oldest first-time mother of its kind on record, the theme park that houses them announced.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:08 PM
     Health Canada says it is 'closely monitoring' the resurgence of mpox cases, after the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern on Wednesday. Here's what you need to know about Canada's response to the current outbreak.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:42 PM
     Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon has rejected the Canadian National Railway Company's request to intervene in the ongoing labour dispute between the company and the union representing railway employees.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:48 PM
     Two rock climbers have been taken to hospital in critical condition after a rockfall on The Chief in Squamish, B.C. Thursday.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:15 PM
     Vancouver Park Board Chair Brennan Bastyovanszky said it makes no sense for staff to aid the dissolution process when the city doesn't have the legal power to abolish the board.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:12 PM
     Police were called to King George Boulevard and Old Yale Road in Surrey, B.C. Wednesday after a man fell while getting off a TransLink bus. He was declared dead at the scene. 
Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:00 PM
     Don Atchison formally launched his campaign Thursday evening, bringing the number of candidates for the Saskatoon's mayor chair to four.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:51 PM
     The investigative report titled 'Cursed Waters: Creature of Lake Okanagan' is now available on Amazon Prime. The production company investigates facts behind folklore.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:46 PM
     In April 2023, two landlords in B.C. asked tenants to consider an additional rent increase of $500 a month. The tenants said no, but the Residential Tenancy Branch said yes.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:22 PM
     The number of people suffering acute brain injury due to drug use that are being housed in residential care homes has risen, and this is a cause for concern in smaller facilities.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:17 PM
     Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., have been told to pack up within 72 hours.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:16 PM
     A protest in Kelowna over the closure of BC Tree Fruits will start at 8 a.m. on Friday morning at the intersection of Bernard Avenue and Abbott Street.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:05 PM
     People wanting to snap pictures of sunflowers can do so without damaging farmers' fields thanks two options outside of Winnipeg, one of which is raising funds for charity.
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:13 PM
     Peter Marshall, a versatile singer, actor and comedian who was best known as the host of the long-running celebrity game show "Hollywood Squares," died Aug. 15 at his home in the Encino neighbourhood of Los Angeles. He was 98. The cause was kidney failure, according to a family statement shared by publicist Harlan Boll. Tall […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:09 PM
     NEW YORK (AP) — A float in Sunday's upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim. The Indian American Muslim Council and other faith-based groups have called on parade organizers to remove a float featuring the Ram Mandir, […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:07 PM
     SAN DIEGO (AP) — A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot-long (3.6-meter) oarfish was found last weekend by a group of snorkelers and kayakers in La Jolla Cove, […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:06 PM
     LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift's history-making Eras Tour made a triumphant return, accompanied by Ed Sheeran, in London Thursday night. He joined the headliner on stage at Wembley Stadium for the acoustic section, playing on two of their collaborations, "Everything Has Changed" and "Endgame," before a burst of Sheeran's hit "Thinking Out Loud." Swift teased […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:04 PM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor's assistant and two doctors. "These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong," U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said Thursday while […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:34 PM
     The province's police watchdog said it is probing an officer-involved shooting after a teen died and another was injured during an altercation south of Barrie. The Special Investigations Unit said in a news release that it was probing the incident after officers responded to a family dispute, which South Simcoe police described as a "violent […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:25 PM
     TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities. Last month, the Justice Department argued in a legal brief filed in a Washington federal appeals court that neither TikTok's China-based […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:26 PM
     Police are warning the public after an Etobicoke man was charged with voyeurism for allegedly taking pictures under the skirts and dresses of unsuspecting women at a Burlington drug store. Halton Regional Police said they were called to the Shoppers Drug Mart at 4524 New St., near Appleby Line, on June 25 after receiving reports […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:12 PM
     Batgirl to the rescue. An eight-year-old Minnesota girl helped foil a robbery at her family's liquor store in the Twin Cities area by hitting the accused with an aluminum bat while her father wrestled the man to the floor. An 8-year-old girl helped thwart an armed robber at her father's Minnesota liquor store by beating […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:17 PM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested four suspects in the fatal shooting of former "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor. The four suspects who have been arrested range in age from 18 to 22 and hail from L.A. County, Huntington Park and Inglewood. Three of the suspects were booked on arrest warrants for […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:06 PM
     Police are calling it an "EGGcelent thing NOT to do" after a male driver and his friends were allegedly caught throwing eggs at cars from the top of a highway overpass. In a social media post shared Thursday evening, Ontario Provincial Police say a 22-year-old man from Milton, Ont. has been charged with mischief in […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:21 PM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor's assistant and two doctors. "These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong," U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said Thursday while […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:00 PM
     The province's police watchdog say one man has been killed and another is in hospital fighting for his life following a police shooting north of Toronto.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:06 PM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police arrested four people on Thursday in the fatal shooting of former "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor. Robert Barceleau, Leonel Gutierrez, and Sergio Estrada, all 18 years old, were booked on arrest warrants for murder. Frank Olano, 22, was booked for being an alleged accessory to the crime. They […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:54 PM
     Toronto police say one man has been sent to hospital after reports of a stabbing near Jane Street and Wilson Avenue.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:39 PM
     Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ' running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska is getting renewed scrutiny.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:28 PM
     Canada is selling a five-bedroom Manhattan condo, used to house its consulate general in New York, for over $13 million.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:02 PM
     The Canadian Armed Forces is advising members of the public about an increase in 'military traffic' within Southern and Central Ontario this weekend.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:41 PM
     A tribal leader and conservationists are urging officials to reject plans to relocate part of an aging pipeline that transports oil and natural gas from Wisconsin, through Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:32 PM
     Marineland has been ordered to pay nearly $85,000 in fines and restitution after it was found guilty under Ontario's animal cruelty laws of three charges related to its care of three black bears. The amount, which was jointly proposed by lawyers for the Crown and Marineland, includes a $15,000 fine for each of the bears, […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:13 PM
     Toronto police are seeking the public's assistance in a series of unsolved arsons that took place over a span of three days in various parts of the city. The fires broke out between Friday, August 9 and Sunday, August 11, between 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. in the areas of Dufferin Grove Park, Dovercourt Road […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:07 PM
     Less than two years after it first hit the skies, Canada Jetlines has grounded its planes and ceased operations amid a cash crisis that caused it to become the third Canadian carrier in less than a year to stop flying. The low-cost airline, which flew mainly to sun destinations out of Toronto on top of […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:38 PM
     A man has been arrested for allegedly taking photos up the skirts and dresses of women in a Burlington Shoppers Drug Mart on three separate occasions. Halton police say they were first called to the Shoppers at 4524 New Street in Burlington on June 25 for reports of a man using his cell phone to […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:25 PM
     With speculation rising that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet before MPs return from their summer break, a new poll finds that changing the Liberal government's front bench could swing some voters' intentions.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:13 PM
     Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has rejected a request from Canadian National Railway Co. for binding arbitration as the clock ticks down to a potential lockout of its employees.  MacKinnon says he wants to make it clear that he expects CN Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to negotiate in good faith, adding that federal […]
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:39 PM
     Toronto police are investigating after a man was seriously injured in a stabbing near Jane and Wilson.
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:36 PM
     (CP24). Bryann Aguilar. CP24.com Journalist. Follow |Contact. Updated Aug. 15, 2024 4:33 p.m. PDT. Published Aug. 15, 2024 4:06 p.m. PDT. Share.
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     Toronto police cruiser is seen in this undated photo. Bryann Aguilar. CP24.com Journalist. Follow |Contact. Updated Aug. 15, 2024 4:33 p.m. PDT.
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:57 PM
     Toronto Police is releasing details of the interprovincial 11-month investigation called 'Project Foxxx' that led to 32 arrests.
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:55 PM
     Officers arrived and located the injured male victim. Paramedics said they transported him to the hospital in serious, but non-life-threatening ...
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:07 PM
     Toronto News | Ontario News | CP24 · 'Violence, drugs and fear:' More than 150 charges laid after investigation into Toronto street gang · Top Stories.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:46 PM
     Prior to the logo and name reveal, CEO Tom Gilbert announced three key additions to the team's front office: chief operating officer Stephanie Spruston, chief sport officer Heidi Bloomfield and technical director Kristina Kiss.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:44 PM
     The long-running trial will continue next week.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:35 PM
     Nonstop service to Heathrow will soon be available four times a week.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:25 PM
     Her work as a politician took her from council chambers to the House of Commons to a dark, dank Syrian prison.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:00 PM
     When the O-Train Line 2 is running, my commute to downtown from Munster will likely increase by 30 minutes or more.
Windsor Star Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:36 PM
     Two suspects have been charged following a reported sexual assault in Amherstburg.  Windsor police say on July 20 officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at an apartment building in the 300 block of Victoria Street South. Officers learned that a woman was alleged to have been sexually assaulted by a male suspect […]
Windsor Star Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:35 PM
     After a sunny week perfect for leisurely strolls and outdoor activities, Environment Canada is forecasting a wet weekend for the Windsor area with rainfall and thunderstorms that could affect several local events.  The national weather agency has issued a "message from your forecaster" warning of potentially heavy rain between 8 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. […]
The Province Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:43 PM
     The victory at Estadio Cuscatlan means Whitecaps FC Girls Elite team slots into Group B of the CONCACAF tournament
The Province Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:00 PM
     Opinion: The proposed change won't improve competitiveness for higher personal income tax rates, business rates and sales taxes
The Province Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:27 PM
     The B.C. Lions QB may have injected an adrenalin dose of excitement into the team, but temper those expectations of immediate offensive fireworks
The Province Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:10 PM
     Might ex-Vancouver Giant Brett Kulak be a Vancouver Canucks target, now that the Edmonton Oilers are apparently resigned to trading him?
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:46 PM
     City police are trying to step up warrant enforcement while still managing increasing numbers of calls.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:34 PM
     One young athlete was briefly hospitalized, but games manager Kevin Roberts said he recovered quickly.
Regina Leader-Post Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:24 PM
     Regina's mayor also said she feels "it makes sense" to put a new baseball stadium at Taylor Field, rather than at the Yards.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:01 PM
     Work on the Dorval Tunnel means the planned closure of the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge has been cancelled.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:00 PM
     Facing cuts to operating and capital projects, the university's global standing as a leading research-intensive institution is under threat.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:34 PM
     On March 16, 2023, a fire started inside the building on Place D'Youville killed seven people and injured nine others.
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:44 PM
     The former mayor of a northern Alberta town ravaged by wildfire more than a decade ago says community ties will be key as Jasper, Alta., recovers from the blaze that swept through last month. Wildfires destroyed 358 homes and businesses in the Rocky Mountain tourist hot spot three weeks ago, totalling an estimated $283 million […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:32 PM
     EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September. Smith said the new policy requiring parents to consent before children under 16 can change their names or pronouns in schools will be proposed in the fall legislature session that begins in late October. […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:36 PM
     An Alberta conman who fled the province ahead of his sentencing hearing in a Calgary courtroom last November is destined for prison, almost 11 years after he was first charged. Ronald James Aitkens, who was arrested in B.C. earlier this month after nine months on the run, was given a four-year sentence Thursday for crimes […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:29 PM
     Canada Jetlines has grounded all flights, temporarily ceasing operations amid a financial crisis at the carrier, a development one of its former board members from Calgary called surprising. The airline said Thursday it has been unable to find the capital needed to keep flying and plans to file for creditor protection. "The company . . […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:09 PM
     Alberta RCMP said it did not identify one of the suspects last week because it could have hindered the investigation and he was being monitored 24 hours a day
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:05 PM
     Bryson DeChambeau's reaction — "Are you kidding me?!?" he exclaimed — summed it up. As the special guest on the latest episode of DeChambeau's Break 50 series, John Daly popped the hood on his customized golf cart, revealing a drink cooler. And not just a small one. "I could fit about 40 of the John […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:48 PM
     Stephen Ames just joined select — and star-studded — company. With his triumph this past weekend at the Boeing Classic near Seattle, a perfect tuneup for his return to his old stomping grounds in Calgary, Ames became only the seventh senior golfer to win multiple PGA Tour Champions titles beyond his 60th birthday. Bernhard Langer […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:38 PM
     It's possible more weak spots requiring upgrades could be discovered as work progresses, city officials say
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:16 PM
     'He had his two front paws out of the water and was trying to scramble, and then he'd fall back in'
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:20 PM
     Mix competitive swimming and lifeguarding and you get lifesaving — a challenging sport that could become part of the Olympics.
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 9:10 PM
     A roundup of crime news from around the Lower Mainland and B.C. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2024
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:30 PM
     Camp at Vancouver Island University was given 72 hours on Thursday to pack up
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:06 PM
     His last segment will be aired at the end of CTV News at Six on Aug. 30.
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:03 PM
     The office says it has forwarded a report to the B.C. Prosecution Service for consideration of charges
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:00 PM
     Opinion: A shortcut in this lawsuit would be to say that St. Paul's must either offer everything that can be legally provided at a hospital or close its doors. But that would fail to account for Canada as a diverse, free, tolerant, and democratic society
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:58 PM
     The cost of the project has ballooned by 50 per cent and will be delayed by another year
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:48 PM
     B.C. Residential Tenancy Branch allowed a landlord to increase rent by 27 per cent because their mortgage rate had gone up
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:47 PM
     At the peak of his life, newly married to his wife Sophie, Josh Lombardi's world was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:38 PM
     The union representing workers at Global says 16 more people will be let go this week after other big cuts in June and July
Vancouver Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:17 PM
     Coquitlam teacher wrote the word on a piece of tape and put it on a student's arm in front of classmates as discipline for using the word