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Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:00 AM Indian agent had Jagmeet Singh under close surveillance       The incident, detected in late 2023, prompted police to place tight security around the NDP leader.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:05 AM Alice Lake Park under evacuation order as Squamish wildfire grows       In an online advisory, BC Parks says all visitors should evacuate the park immediately and stay out of the area until further notice.

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:14 AM Summer McIntosh breaks own 400m IM world record at Canadian Swimming Trials       Even after breaking yet another world record, Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh believes there's more to come.  The 18-year-old from Toronto capped her stunning run at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday with a first-place finish in the 400-metre individual medley.  She swam the race in four minutes 23.65 seconds, breaking the world […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:53 AM Air India passenger plane with 244 aboard crashes in city of Ahmedabad       An Air India passenger plane bound for London with 244 people onboard crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline and local media reported. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with a population of more than 5 million. Faiz Ahmed […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM Crown continues closing submissions in hockey players' sex assault trial       LONDON — Prosecutors are expected to continue their closing submissions today at the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Prosecutor Meaghan Cunningham argued Wednesday that Michael McLeod invited his teammates into his London, Ont., hotel room for group sexual activity without the complainant's knowledge or consent, which she […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM Protests at G7 summit in Alberta set to be largely peaceful, targeting Trump policies       EDMONTON — Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States. A University of Toronto research group that has been monitoring the meetings of world leaders since 1998 says its analysis shows Canadian protests are more peaceful and […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM $30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report       TORONTO — A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition. But the Canadian Climate Institute's report says cutting back on environmental safeguards and Indigenous consultation to speed up […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM Alberta's Smith, former prime ministers to speak at conference ahead of G7       CALGARY — Two former Canadian prime ministers and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are among the notable names set to speak at a conference today ahead of next week's G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis. The conference is hosted by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy and its G7 research group and will feature a […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM Kendrick Lamar to perform in Drake's hometown for the first time since onset of feud       TORONTO — Kendrick Lamar is set to perform in Toronto tonight in his first swing through Drake's hometown since the pair started feuding last year. The American rapper stops in the city for two nights on his Grand National Tour with SZA, and some Drake fans say they plan to congregate outside the Rogers Centre. […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:13 AM Weinstein jury still has 1 charge to go after partial verdict in sex crimes retrial       NEW YORK (AP) — After a partial verdict in a chaotic day at Harvey Weinstein 's sex crimes retrial, jurors are due Thursday to return to deliberations on a remaining charge — if the foreperson will join in. The jury delivered its partial verdict Wednesday, convicting the ex-studio boss of one of the top charges […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:13 AM What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies on Saturday       Opponents of President Donald Trump's administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington for the Army's 250th anniversary — which coincides with Trump's birthday. The "No Kings" protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump's plans to feed his ego on […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:06 AM Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life's stage nearly simultaneously       Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price for their gifts. They burned bright, with art they created at their peaks that became more moving and meaningful with […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:01 AM More surgeries performed but wait times still longer than before pandemic, study says       TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more surgeries are being performed than before the pandemic — but wait times have still grown longer. The report released Thursday looked at wait times for hip and knee replacements, cataract procedures, cancer surgeries, MRIs and CT scans in 2019 and in 2024. "While the backlog […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, June 11, 2025 10:31 PM Vehicle hits multiple vehicles, drives into home in Weston area       A vehicle has driven into a home after striking multiple vehicles in the Weston area. Toronto police were called to William and Pine streets just after 10 p.m. for reports of a vehicle into a house. Police say there appears to be no damage to a house and the vehicle reportedly struck multiple vehicles prior […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:30 AM Adam: Protests are supposed to make us uncomfortable. We don't need more rules to restrict them       There's no justification for an anti-protest 'bubble bylaw' in Ottawa, and local government should reverse its growing tendency to shut down free speech.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM Many Hands housing project aims to bridge lack of accessible supports       Its goal is to ensure adults with disabilities can live independently within safe residences.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM Canadian military personnel to get 20 per cent pay hike, defence minister says       The move is part of a $9-billion spending increase that will see Canada's defence and security budget climb to an all-time high of $62.7 billion annually by next year.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM 'She hit me': Lam sister claimed abuse by mom, murder trial hears       Chau Kanh Lam and Hue Ai Lam face first-degree murder charges in the death of their mother, Kieu Lam, on Oct. 31, 2022.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:00 AM Today's letters: It's time to upgrade the dress code, not just the pay, for Canada's military       Thursday, June 12: Relaxed dress regulations have taken what was once a professional-looking, clean-shaven and well groomed military into a force that looks scruffy and unkempt, says one reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Windsor Star Thursday, June 12, 2025 1:04 AM Local firm Picsume lands government funding and partnerships       Local software firm Picsume will receive government funding, services and tax incentives worth around $600,000 in partnership with the University of Windsor and Lambton College to advance research on its award-winning platform that improves how job seekers and employers connect. The company will receive services and funding of up to $141,980 from the National Research […]

Windsor Star Thursday, June 12, 2025 1:02 AM 'We've got to continue to fight': Council takes next steps in Dresden landfill dispute       Council voted to continue to call for a full environmental assessment for the proposed landfill project and recycling facility.

Windsor Star Thursday, June 12, 2025 1:00 AM Takes a village: Preparations in full swing ahead of Carrousel of Nations weekend       With just days to go before the first weekend of Windsor and Essex County's largest food and cultural festival, Carrousel of Nations organizers say preparations are at a peak. "It's the calm before the storm" said Fred Francis, executive director of the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County. "It's almost like a few days […]

Windsor Star Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:38 AM Two Windsor-Essex public board trustees disciplined over comments during Kingsville school name controversy       Trustees Cathy Cooke and Nancy Armstrong have been sanctioned by their colleagues at the Windsor-Essex public school board following comments they made to the media early last year after a debate over naming the new school in Kingsville. Greater Essex County District School Board trustees voted at a special board meeting Tuesday night to censure […]

Ottawa Sun Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:00 AM YOU SAID IT: Keep booze out of our parks       Thursday, June 12: Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:09 AM Canada's Conservatives still aren't serious about housing       Housing affordability remains an existential issue for millions of Canadians. So why do Conservative MPs like Jacob Mantle seem so determined to undermine potential solutions like modular housing?

Canada's National Observer Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:09 AM NDP grassroots buck against 'top-down' leadership race       With the NDP reduced to seven seats, Former MP Charlie Angus and party activists want to scrap data-driven or social media strategies and return to old-school organizing.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:09 AM Uber's new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who's taken a bus        Beyond the jokes about Uber inventing bus lines are serious questions about what its shuttle service will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:09 AM Canada steers global push to quell ocean noise pollution at UN summit       The federal government is heading an international coalition to protect marine life from rising underwater noise, but domestic action lags behind.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:09 AM Canada risks squandering multi-billion-dollar critical minerals market without 'swift action': report       A $12 billion a year domestic market for minerals and metals key to the country's energy transition could be lost unless the federal government attract the massive investments needed to propel development of copper, nickel, lithium, graphite, cobalt, and rare earth element mines, a new study from the Canadian Climate Institute has concluded.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:09 AM Health Canada is abandoning farmworkers to navigate the 'weird, Wild West' of pesticide harms, says lawsuit       Canada's pesticide regulator is leaving farmworkers in the dark about the health risks they face from pesticides because it has not been enforcing key provisions in Canada's main pesticide law for decades, environmental law advocates and Canada's largest food sector union alleged in a lawsuit filed this month.

Calgary Herald Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:00 AM WATCH: The 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Spelled Out       What is the G7, why it matters, and what to watch for at this year's meeting

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, June 11, 2025 10:27 PM Man killed in daytime shooting at Surrey building       The shooting, at an office building in Fleetwood, is Surrey's third homicide of 2025

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, June 11, 2025 10:07 PM Vancouver Fire Rescue fights another blaze at Granville Street SRO       This was the 44th fire at the building since January 2020