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Alek Minassian pleads not criminally responsible for Toronto van attack that left 10 dead, 16 injured

11/10/2020

The 28-year-old man accused of killing 10 and injuring 16 after driving a van down Toronto’s Yonge Street in 2018 over the course of several minutes has pleaded not [...]

Foul play not suspected in drowning death of 15-year-old Bradford teen: police

11/03/2020

South Simcoe police confirmed Monday that the body pulled from a Bradford pond is that of missing 15-year-old Siem Zerezghi, the subject of an extensive missing person [...]

Kenyan court sentences two for Westgate attack that killed 67

10/30/2020

A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced two men to 26 and 11 years in prison for supporting the days-long 2013 attack on Nairobi’s upscale Westgate Mall that left 67 people [...]

Canada-US border closure extended to at least Nov 21

10/19/2020

Limits on travel between Canada and the United States will persist for at least four more weeks, the federal government confirmed Monday despite signs of growing impatience [...]

Traditional Halloween not recommended in Toronto, Ottawa, Peel and York Region

10/19/2020

Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, issued a statement on Monday indicating that “traditional door-to-door trick or treating is not [...]

Canada to ban some single use plastics by the end of 2021

10/08/2020

Canada announced Wednesday it will ban single-use plastic items – checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery and even foodware made from [...]

Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected Green Party of Canada leader

10/04/2020

Green Party members have chosen Toronto lawyer and human rights activist Annamie Paul as their next leader, bringing to a close the year-long race to replace Elizabeth May. [...]

Family of Joyce Echaquan planning legal action over her death in Quebec hospital

10/02/2020

The family of Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw mother of seven who died in a Joliette, Que., hospital Monday, is planning to take its fight for justice to the courts. In her [...]

Pubs to reopen but schools stay shut in Kenya

09/28/2020

Pubs in Kenya will reopen on Tuesday, six months after they were shut to curb the spread of coronavirus. Trading hours, however, have been restricted and bars will have to [...]

Trudeau Throne Speech: PM to address the nation on Wednesday evening

09/23/2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the nation this evening at 6:30 p.m. ET after the speech from the throne lays out the government’s plan to deal with the [...]