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Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:52 PM
     The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated second baseman Andres Gimenez from the 10-day injured list Tuesday and designated infielder Buddy Kennedy for assignment. 
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:22 PM
     The 44 migrants were mostly Haitian, and included a pregnant woman and children as young as four. Despite the poor conditions they were found in, they were not seriously hurt.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:18 PM
     Monday's B.C. hotspot was in Pemberton, where the mercury topped out at 37.4 C, breaking a 48-year-old record.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:09 PM
     Provincial officials said Monday that there were 1,500 people who could be forced to flee the Irishtown area if things take a turn for the worse.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:05 PM
     Even as Trump talks about America becoming rich because of his import tax hikes, federal spending keeps outpacing the revenues collected by the U.S. government.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:51 PM
     Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro declined to comment on contract extension talks Tuesday but said he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been "reciprocal in that desire."
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:55 PM
     Ford says he'll travel to Ottawa for what he calls a "heart-to-heart" meeting with Carney, who he says is doing a good job.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:53 PM
     Brad Pitt is not the first high-profile individual whose Los Angeles home has been burglarized this year.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:51 PM
     Jumpsey Mercer has lived in Pukatawagan, also known as Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, for 30 years. The community was evacuated due to an approaching wildfire at the end of May.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:46 PM
     Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is declining comment on contract extension talks but says he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been "reciprocal in that desire."
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:12 PM
     A man is facing charges in an alleged road rage incident that ended with two people being stabbed on Highway 401 in Toronto. Provincial police were called to the eastbound collector lanes of the 401 near Brimley Road for reports of a road rage incident involving two vehicles on Monday around 4:30 p.m. By the […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:48 PM
     One male driver is in custody after he allegedly struck a marked police car head-on and multiple parked vehicles in downtown Toronto. The collision occurred just before 3 p.m. at Bay and Albert streets. Toronto police tell CityNews police officers are currently being assessed by paramedics. Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:06 PM
     New data obtained from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) shows a dramatic spike in the use of non-teachers filling in for teachers, according to a report by The Local. The report by The Local found that the TDSB used emergency replacements almost 300 times a day in the last school year. Emergency replacements are […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:06 PM
     Toronto police say a male has died in hospital after a stabbing at an apartment in East York on Tuesday afternoon. It happened at a complex in the Woodbine Avenue and O'Connor Drive area at around 2:32 p.m. The victim was located at the scene and rushed to hospital by paramedics in critical condition. He […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:46 PM
     A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in Milton on Tuesday afternoon, Halton Regional Police confirm. Police say the victim is an adult male, and the driver remained on scene. It happened in a parking lot near a bank on Scott Boulevard near Derry Road. There's no word on possible charges at […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:10 PM
     Kawartha Lakes officials say their firefighters along with Trent Lakes and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources crews are still responding.
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:21 PM
     A new report is calling on the Ford government to legislate a nurse-to-patient ratio, arguing it would not only save lives and millions of dollars, but improve patient care and stop sorely-needed Ontario nurses from fleeing the profession due to burnout. The report, on behalf of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions-Canadian Union of Public […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:09 PM
     Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say an 18-year-old man from Oshawa, Ont., who was recently charged in a collision that killed a father of three, is the same person facing a dangerous driving charge in a crash involving Premier Doug Ford. A GoFundMe page by Christina Cristillo identifies her husband, Andrew Cristillo, as the victim of […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:57 AM
     Drivers and residents may see increased military traffic along roadways in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and across northern, central and eastern Ontario starting later this week due to a Canadian Armed Forces training event. From Aug. 13 to Aug. 24, Canadian Army Reserve members from various areas of the province will be travelling to […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:25 AM
     OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday that a "famine is unfolding" in Gaza and new Israeli restrictions will only make it worse. Her comment followed a statement from her department on Monday condemning Israel's killing of several journalists in Gaza. "The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels," Anand wrote Tuesday […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:10 AM
     Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Tessa Thompson are among the stars set to take part in the Toronto International Film Festival's "In Conversation With…" series next month. The lineup also includes filmmakers Park Chan-wook and Nia DaCosta, who will join the others in candid talks about their careers and craft. The stars of South Korean […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:01 AM
     China announced a 75.8 per cent preliminary tariff on Canadian canola on Tuesday, following an anti-dumping investigation launched last year in response to Canada's tax on Chinese electric vehicles. China's Ministry of Commerce published the details of the plan on Tuesday, claiming the "dumping" of Canadian canola into the Chinese market is hurting its domestic […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:55 AM
     MONTREAL — Two men suspected of murder are the latest fugitives added to the Quebec provincial police's most wanted list. Police say they have been actively searching for Pierry Philogène et Gianpietro Tiberio since a June 12 operation targeting organized crime. Philogène, 38, is wanted for premeditated murder in connection with the 2021 death of […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:23 AM
     Hamilton Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of 25-year-old Zachary Shuman, who was killed in Dundas, Ont., late last month. The incident occurred on July 27, shortly after 5 p.m., when officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire near 77 Governor's Road. Upon arrival, police found Shuman unresponsive. Despite […]
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:21 AM
     Toronto police have released images of a suspect after he allegedly attacked a male in North York on Friday for no apparent reason. Investigators say the suspect approached the victim on foot and randomly began kicking and punching him. The attack was unprovoked, police stress, and the victim and suspect did not know each other. […]
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:54 PM
     I won't miss my pre-game activity for Ottawa Senators games at the CTC: guessing what time I have to leave home to get to the rink on time.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:40 PM
     The South Nation Conservation Authority's Level 2 low-water declaration on Aug. 12 followed a similar announcement by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority on Aug. 8.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:45 PM
     Emergency services were called to the scene at about 11:15 p.m. Monday, police said
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:09 PM
     While the Senators and NCC have a deal on 11 acres of land at LeBreton Flats, Ottawa's mayor reiterated the city won't be using any taxpayer money to help fund an arena.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:00 PM
     The Bobadillas prepare French press, siphon and pour-over coffees with beans grown on a family farm in Colombia.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:58 AM
     Need to store a tractor, four-wheel or other outdoor country gear? Perhaps your boat, RV or snowmobiles needs an off-season home? How about a spacious workshop? Something generically called fabric structures are worth considering. They're made by a handful of companies, it's a mature technology that's been around since the early 1990s, and I'm putting […]
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:54 AM
     OPS reliance on overtime to put enough patrol cars on the road rose by 242 per cent from 2020 to 2024, leading to officer fatigue and burnout.
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:28 AM
     The officer has been suspended with pay since the beginning of the investigation.
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:01 PM
     By: Jane Sims LONDON, ONT. — The words blurted out by Windsor's Jason Nassr during an intense cross-examination were like "a punch to the stomach." "I know you have a kid named (child's name)," Nassr, creator of the now-defunct Creeper Hunter TV website, said to the assistant Crown attorney questioning him on Jan. 31, 2023, […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:42 PM
     Flight PS752 was shot down by Iranian missiles in 2020, killing all 176 on board including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:40 PM
     Local mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile virus. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit on Monday announced it had identified the virus in mosquito pools through routine monitoring. However, no human cases of the virus have been identified in the region so far this year. "Windsor and Essex County residents should continue to protect […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:51 PM
     The single-largest known private donation in Windsor-Essex history — $40 million — was announced Tuesday towards construction of Windsor's new mega-hospital.
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:18 PM
     Windsor police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect following a robbery at a west-end convenience store early Monday. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Aug. 11 a man entered the store, chatted politely with the employee, and then left — but not before allegedly showing the handle of a firearm tucked on […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:54 AM
     LaSalle residents will have to put away the marshmallows and firewood for now. The town has joined a growing list of Ontario municipalities issuing bans on open-air fires as continued hot, dry weather pushes the fire hazard risk to 'high' and even 'extreme' across the region. The ban announced Monday by LaSalle's fire chief covers […]
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:46 AM
     Quick-thinking Windsor couple en route to a music festival helped rescue the pilot of a crashed helicopter shortly before it went up in flames.
The Province Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:34 PM
     Patrick Johnston: MLS and PRO should also think about the ethics of match assignments. Why are officials doing games in their hometown?
The Province Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:51 PM
     Baseball B.C.'s David Laing says: "Marika has been great. She always has time for the youngest of our athletes and never misses a chance to share her story and her beginnings'
The Province Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:42 AM
     Vines will likely begin producing pods as temperature cools
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:19 PM
     Saskatchewan's Premier says the canola industry needs support similar to others impacted by tariffs.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:52 PM
     One person is dead and several are in custody after a police shooting in northeastern Saskatchewan.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:30 PM
     Police are looking for suspects after two men and two women were stabbed on Avenue P and Avenue M South, 21st Street and Spadina Crescent.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:44 PM
     Churchill, Man. has the continent's only deepwater port with direct access to both the Arctic Ocean and a rail line connecting south.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:09 PM
     Drones will patrol the Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba borders in what the RCMP says is a trial period that began Monday.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:00 PM
     "To be the 12th person to lead this historic institution over its 118-year history is very humbling."
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:23 AM
     "Whether it's nuts or gluten or soy or dairy or eggs or whatever, we have truly got something for everybody. We even have options available for folks that may have sugar preferences."
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:56 PM
     The animal attacked a dog from the RPS canine unit as officers were attending a call for a firearms offence, say Regina police.
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:08 PM
     The founding member of Kick Axe toured with his band while battling cancer in 2024, according to a news release announcing his death.
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:03 AM
     Episode 173 of the podcast previews an enticing matchup as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday
Canada's National Observer Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:16 PM
     A wildfire on the outskirts of Halifax is prompting evacuations amid record-breaking temperatures. About a twenty-minute drive outside of the city, a business park is being enveloped in smoke – crews are on scene attending to the blaze, which is estimated to be six hectares as of Tuesday afternoon.
Canada's National Observer Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:02 PM
    
Canada's National Observer Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:23 PM
     More help from the Canadian Armed Forces is expected today in Newfoundland and Labrador to help fight wildfires.
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:35 PM
     'The course is still a little moist, but it's in the best shape it's ever been, and we're getting lots of great comments from the golfers,' said Rogers Charity Classic executive director Sean Van Kesteren
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:29 PM
     Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Aug. 11 to 15, 2025
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 5:22 PM
     Local cycling resource suggests planning ahead to avoid delays due to construction
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:58 PM
     Woman was bleeding extensively, taken to hospital
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:19 PM
     If they didn't move, the couple would have had to drive more than six hours to Kelowna to receive the same treatment
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:54 PM
     Environment Canada estimates 40 to 60 million birds die annually from hitting windows
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:43 PM
     Secondary suites being built in new homes tripled between 2022 and 2024
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:41 PM
     With a national leader representing the riding as its MP, Poilievre said he will have the 'biggest megaphone around' to fight for residents' issues
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 3:08 PM
     "We really hope we can get some cooperation with the city to mark this intersection properly," Laanstra said.
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:35 PM
     Facility will be built near the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre, Calgary Remand Centre and the Calgary Correctional Centre
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:59 PM
     Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 12, 2025 4:23 PM
     It began installing the scanners in several adult and youth detention cells in March as part of a pilot project.
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 12, 2025 2:56 PM
     Nelson Tayongtong was convicted of second-degree murder in the 'gruesome' killing of Aicha Saludares in their Mississauga apartment in 2012
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 12, 2025 2:00 PM
     These masks help calm redness, balance oil and restore radiance
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:37 PM
     At least two westbound trains were cancelled or delayed
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:07 PM
     Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans spearheaded the videos for Toyota World Runners, a channel with more than 200,000 subscribers
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:02 AM
     There are 98 wildfires burning throughout B.C., nine of which are classified as out-of-control