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Woman dead, toddler uninjured following B.C. police shooting, watchdog says

B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating the death of a woman who was shot by the RCMP after allegedly barricading herself in a room with a toddler early Thursday morning.

Missing six-year-old boy disappeared after school breakfast program: Manitoba RCMP

Shamattawa RCMP are searching for a missing six-year-old boy who hasn’t been seen since Wednesday morning.

'Devastating': Residents reeling after boy, 5, allegedly murdered by mother near Montreal

Friends and strangers have set up a makeshift memorial outside the home of a five-year-old boy who was found dead yesterday in Coteau-du-lac.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has lost 205 firearms since 2020, including machine-guns

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has lost 205 firearms since 2020, including more than 120 handguns and at least five fully automatic weapons like machine-guns.

Stay of proceedings requested after B.C. RCMP officer's obstruction conviction

The lawyer for a B.C. RCMP officer convicted of obstruction for telling a witness to delete cellphone video following the violent 2017 arrest of Dale Culver has requested a stay of proceedings.

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Heroic dog saved his northern Ont. owner who had a massive heart attack

They say a dog is a man’s best friend. In the case of Darren Cropper, from Bonfield, Ont., his three-year-old Siberian husky and golden retriever mix named Bear literally saved his life.

'Trove of extraordinary fossils' discovered in northern B.C., museum says

Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered "a trove of extraordinary fossils" high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday.

Missing 28-year-old donkey found dead, believed to have been killed by cougar

The search for a missing ancient 28-year-old chocolate donkey ended with a tragic discovery Wednesday.

'The gift they gave us was their service': 50 years since first female troop joined the RCMP

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is celebrating an important milestone in the organization's history: 50 years since the first women joined the force.

Young family from northern Ontario wins $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

It's been a whirlwind of joyful events for a northern Ontario couple who just welcomed a baby into their family and won the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot last month.

'The right thing to do': Good Samaritan builds new bottle cart for Moncton man who had his stolen

A Good Samaritan in New Brunswick has replaced a man's stolen bottle cart so he can continue to collect cans and bottles in his Moncton neighbourhood.

Oppenheimer star David Krumholtz dishes on his time filming in Winnipeg

David Krumholtz, known for roles like Bernard the Elf in The Santa Clause and physicist Isidor Rabi in Oppenheimer, has spent the latter part of his summer filming horror flick Altar in Winnipeg. He says Winnipeg is the most movie-savvy town he's ever been in.

Two Barrie men charged in connection with double homicide at Keswick park

Two men from Barrie have been charged after a deadly shooting at a park in Keswick on Wednesday.
Brides and vendors claim they were ripped off by Barrie photographer

A growing group of brides and wedding photographers from across the province say they have been taken for tens of thousands of dollars by a Barrie, Ont. wedding photographer.
Driver charged after child is struck in Owen Sound intersection

A 32-year-old man is facing charges after police say his vehicle struck a child in an Owen Sound intersection.

Calgary

Edmonton

Man charged with sexually assaulting a teen is an Alberta sheriff

An Edmonton man who is charged with sexually assaulting a teen boy is a member of the Alberta sheriffs, CTV News Edmonton has confirmed.
Alberta mayor apologizes for comments about killing feral cats

The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan apologized on Thursday for comments she made earlier this week about killing feral cats.
Draisaitl skates with high-profile free-agent additions on forward line at Oilers training camp

New forwards Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson, who both signed Oilers contracts in July as free agents, skated on a line at training camp Thursday with stalwart star Leon Draisaitl, who inked a contract extension last month.

Kelowna

'Don't know where the animals came from': Runaway pigs rounded up in West Kelowna, B.C.

A pair of runaway pigs are in the custody of an animal sanctuary in the Okanagan after evading police and volunteers for hours earlier this week.
Video shows historic bridge in Kamloops, B.C., collapsing after fire

The Red Bridge, a historic landmark in Kamloops, B.C., was completely destroyed by fire early Thursday morning.
Pregnant pit bull with 10 puppies rescued from rat-infested B.C. home

Animal protection officers in British Columbia have rescued three pit bulls – including one that gave birth to 10 puppies – from a rat-infested home in Kelowna.

KITCHENER

Ayr couple out almost $23K after closure of Kitchener pool store

Amber and Adam Brueckner have a pool-shaped hole in their backyard – and their wallets.
Missing family last seen in a rideshare vehicle in Kitchener, Ont.

New details have been shared about a missing family that was last seen on Sept. 1 in Kitchener, Ont.
Police seek to identify 'suspicious' person

Police are trying to identify a man who approached a woman and child in Wellesley.

Lethbridge

Lethbridge couple has car stolen while waiting for an appointment

A Lethbridge couple got a good reminder as to why you should keep your vehicle doors locked at all times.
Lethbridge police to hold low-light shooting training exercise Wednesday and Thursday evening

Lethbridge residents who live near the police range can expect to hear plenty of shots fired Wednesday and Thursday.
Lethbridge sees spike in encampments, and in support referrals

The City of Lethbridge's encampment response team continues to see a rise in the number of people experiencing homelessness throughout the summer months.

LONDON

'If it was your backyard, would you put up with it?'; Woodstock homeowner frustrated by encampment next door

A Woodstock homeowner says she’s at her wit’s end over a homeless encampment situated alongside her backyard. She’s calling on the city to do more to help those living rough, so she can live in peace.
Heavy police presence in downtown London as result of weapons investigation

Police were focusing their attention on the northeast corner of Richmond and Horton, with members of the emergency response unit taking up positions at the scene.
Striking Western worker hit by driver: CUPE

A union representative says someone driving a pick-up truck with heavily tinted windows rammed a member on Western Road, near Elborn College.

MONTREAL

N.L.

Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer

Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada.
Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North

A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country's eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit in Canada and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage.
Cow cuddling: Why a Newfoundland farm is offering quality time with these 'gentle creatures'

Jim Lester’s farm hopped on the cow-cuddling trend in early August, and his time slots have been pretty well sold out ever since.

NORTHERN ONTARIO

Heroic dog saved his northern Ont. owner who had a massive heart attack

They say a dog is a man’s best friend. In the case of Darren Cropper, from Bonfield, Ont., his three-year-old Siberian husky and golden retriever mix named Bear literally saved his life.
Northeastern Ontario under a high forest fire rating

As northern Ontario gets ready to welcome autumn this weekend, it’s still feeling a lot like summer as provincial forest fire crews continue to battle blazes.
Driver hauling 36,000 kg of ammonia arrested for impaired driving near Timmins, Ont.

James Bay Ontario Provincial Police have charged four commercial vehicle drivers with impaired, including one who was hauling 36,000 kilograms of ammonia hydrate.

OTTAWA

Man dies in hospital after shooting in Heron Gate area

Police say a man who was taken to hospital in critical condition after being shot Thursday night has died.
Customers left in the dark as Upper Room Furniture files for bankruptcy

Customers are in the dark about the sudden closure of the Upper Room Furniture stores. The company has filed papers under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. It’s not known whether orders placed and paid for will be honoured.
Woman who survived stabbing attack that killed her mother testifies at father's murder trial

The daughter of a man accused of killing her mother and of trying to kill her in a stabbing attack in Ottawa's west end in June 2021 took the stand at his trial Thursday.

Regina

AI photo of purple apples growing in Sask. sparks attention, experts debunk image

A social media post of purple apples “growing” in Saskatchewan has sparked a lot of attention. However, garden experts say there's no such thing.
Sask. court orders trial in fraud case after $100K in stolen cash was traded for bitcoin

A case involving stolen funds from a Saskatchewan business being used to purchase cryptocurrency will be heading back to the courts, thanks to a new decision by Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal.
Tornado confirmed near Langbank, Sask.: ECCC

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed a tornado touched down Wednesday evening near Langbank, Sask.

Saskatoon

Sault Ste. Marie

Health data show higher rates of some forms of cancer in Algoma district

A new community health profile in the Algoma District shows the area is significantly below provincial averages in a number of health metrics.
One person dead following North Bay industrial incident

North Bay Police Service says one person has died following an industrial accident at the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission Rail Yard on Tuesday.
Car trouble in northern Ontario results in drug bust

Three northern Ontario residents are charged with drug trafficking after the vehicle they were in got stuck along a bush road off Highway 17 on Monday.

TORONTO

Police search for one of suspected shooters in fatal North York double shooting

Toronto police are asking for the public's help in identifying one of the suspected shooters in Tuesday's fatal double shooting in North York.
Pedestrian rushed to hospital after being struck by vehicle in North York

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in North York.
Uniformed officers returning to schools in York Region, but only for safety presentations, say officials

Students across York Region will once again see uniformed officers at school, however police and board officials say they will only be stopping by for the occasional safety presentation.

Windsor police seize $56,000 in drugs, arrest made

The Windsor Police Service (WPS) has seized over $56,000 in drugs and have arrested one suspect.
Global procurement solution company launches Canadian operations in Windsor-Essex

SERVEONE Canada, a global procurement solution company, has begun Canadian operations in Tecumseh.
St. Clair College sees increase in domestic, decrease in international students

Enrolment may be down at St. Clair College, but President Mike Silvaggi isn’t bothered.

WINNIPEG

'I'm devastated': Manitobans cleaning up after surge of rain floods communities

Manitobans are continuing to mop up after a deluge of rain hit southern Manitoba earlier in the week.
Missing six-year-old boy disappeared after school breakfast program: Manitoba RCMP

Shamattawa RCMP are searching for a missing six-year-old boy who hasn’t been seen since Wednesday morning.
'They're dying up north': Possible parvovirus outbreak in Manitoba.

A Winnipeg pet rescue is putting out a warning to dog owners across the city about a possible parvovirus in the province.

Politics

Labour Day train delay isolated incident, Via Rail CEO tells MPs

The head of Via Rail repeatedly told MPs a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident, despite a similar event two years ago.
Tensions flare between Poilievre and Singh in the House after NDP says it will back Trudeau Liberals

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh got into a heated exchange in the House of Commons on Thursday, just minutes after Singh announced his party would not be supporting the Conservatives' first non-confidence motion against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government.
PM Trudeau names Anita Anand transport minister after Pablo Rodriguez quits cabinet

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped Treasury Board President Anita Anand to take on additional duties as Canada's minister of transport on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ottawa, Montreal next week

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Canada next week after a planned trip in July was cancelled amid political turmoil in France.
MPs want Canadians tied to alleged Russian influencer op to testify at committee

MPs on the public safety and national security committee voted unanimously to launch an investigation into an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Americans.
Francois Legault wants the Trudeau government to fall

Quebec Premier Francois Legault is calling on the Bloc Quebecois to topple the Trudeau government next Wednesday and trigger a federal election.

World

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale

A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it's opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home two decades ago.
Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said.
Israel warned the U.S. that an operation in Lebanon was coming but gave no details, officials say

Israel warned U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Tuesday that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon but gave no details, U.S. officials said Thursday. The same day of the call, in an attack widely blamed on Israel, thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah militants exploded.
Woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Kamala Harris campaign ad

A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families, AP finds

South Korea’s government, western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply some 200,000 Korean children to parents overseas, despite years of evidence they were being procured through questionable or downright unscrupulous means, an investigation led by The Associated Press found.
Israeli security services arrest Israeli man over alleged Iranian-backed assassination plot

Israeli security services said on Thursday they had arrested an Israeli citizen on suspicion of involvement in an Iranian-backed assassination plot targeting prominent people including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Climate

'I'm devastated': Manitobans cleaning up after surge of rain floods communities

Manitobans are continuing to mop up after a deluge of rain hit southern Manitoba earlier in the week.
Manitoba group wants Lake Winnipeg declared a living being

The Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO) is launching a Charter challenge to have Lake Winnipeg declared a living being, claiming that the province and Manitoba Hydro are damaging the lake with development.
How warmer winters are making 'potentially unstable and unsafe' skating conditions on icy lakes

Lacing up skates to hit the ice on any one of Canada's lakes may be a common winter pastime for some, but a new study suggests it may be increasingly 'potentially unstable and unsafe' to play a game of pick-up hockey on the frozen water.

Health

Ontario minister and ex-CFL player Neil Lumsden will donate his brain for concussion research

Ontario’s Minister of Sport, Neil Lumsden, will donate his brain to research.
American companies advertising MRI services to Manitoba patients

Manitobans are getting another reminder of how long wait times are for diagnostic images.
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

A new strain of the virus is spreading, largely through skin-to-skin contact, including but not limited to sex. A lack of funds, vaccines and information is making it difficult to stem the spread, according to alarmed disease experts.

Entertainment

'Russians at War' producers threaten legal action against TVO for pulling documentary

Lawyers representing the producers of 'Russians at War' say they may pursue legal action against Ontario's public broadcaster for pulling support for the controversial documentary amid outcry from the Ukrainian community and some Canadian politicians.
This Canadian city was a category on Jeopardy this week

Viewers of Jeopardy got a chance to test their knowledge of trivia about B.C.'s biggest city Wednesday night.
Florence Pugh says her body 'went into a bit of trauma' after shaving her head for movie role

British actress Florence Pugh has revealed that shaving her head for her latest movie role was a 'really bizarre' experience that sent her body 'into a bit of trauma.'

Sci-Tech

Boeing Starliner astronauts are unexpectedly spending Election Day in space. Here's how they will cast votes

Thanks to a special Texas law, NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two veteran astronauts, will still be able to perform their civic duty, voting absentee from low-Earth orbit for the U.S. election in November.
Lebanon bans pagers, walkie-talkies from flights

Lebanese authorities on Thursday banned walkie-talkies and pagers from being taken on flights from Beirut airport, the National News Agency reported, after thousands of such devices exploded during a deadly attack on Hezbollah this week.
NASA replicates Mars 'spiders' in lab in groundbreaking experiment

NASA scientists have successfully replicated spider-like shapes found on the surface of Mars in a laboratory setting for the first time.

Business

Sask. court orders trial in fraud case after $100K in stolen cash was traded for bitcoin

A case involving stolen funds from a Saskatchewan business being used to purchase cryptocurrency will be heading back to the courts, thanks to a new decision by Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal.
Nike names Elliott Hill as CEO, replacing John Donahoe

Nike Inc. said Thursday it has named Elliott Hill as its president and CEO, replacing John Donahoe, who will retire next month.
Maple Leaf refutes bread price-fixing claims ahead of attempt to add it to lawsuit

Maple Leaf Foods asserted its innocence in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme ahead of a hearing to determine whether it will be added to an ongoing class-action lawsuit.

Autos

Woman steals Porsche, runs over owner after responding to Mississauga Auto Trader ad

Video of a brazen daylight auto theft which shows a suspect running over a victim in a stolen luxury SUV has been released by police west of Toronto.
Some Ontario EV plants are hitting the brakes. Does that mean Canada's ambitions are under threat?

The plant was expected to produce batteries for a million electric vehicles a year. Once up and running, it was supposed to create hundreds of permanent jobs in a small southeastern Ontario municipality. But two years later, spending on the construction of the Umicore plant has been delayed in what the company calls a "significant worsening of the EV market context."
Classic car in the family since 1958 stolen from Winnipeg garage

A Winnipeg man is asking for help after a classic car that has been a part of his family since the 1950s was stolen from his garage.

Lifestyle

Chef brings another Toronto restaurant to Michelin stardom

Only one Toronto restaurant earned a Michelin star this year, but it is not a first for the chef who brought the establishment to stardom.
Heroic dog saved his northern Ont. owner who had a massive heart attack

They say a dog is a man’s best friend. In the case of Darren Cropper, from Bonfield, Ont., his three-year-old Siberian husky and golden retriever mix named Bear literally saved his life.
Influencer couple denies leaving kids alone on cruise

For most people, dinner on a cruise ship is a time to relax. But when influencer couple Abby and Matt Howard decided to kick back with a dinner à deux, they ended up kicking up a storm.

Sports

Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season

Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century mark and swiping two bags to get to 51 against the Miami Marlins on Thursday.
Vancouver Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko working through rare muscle injury

Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko says he's been working his way back from a rare lower-body muscle injury since being sidelined in last season's playoffs.
Injury-plagued season continues for Jays' Bichette, now out with fractured finger

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette returned to the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a right middle finger fracture.

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