Descrease article font size Increase article font size A wildfire broke out in Port Moody, B.C., on Wednesday afternoon. The Coastal Fire Centre says the fire is burning in Belcarra Park and is an estimated 0.8 hectares in size. It is considered out of control. The fire centre says there are initial attack crews with…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Kitchener, Ont., man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a hacking attack on a U.S.-based cloud services company that compromised more than 165 organizations, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. The department said in news release that the 26-year-old conspired with other hackers and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is not ruling out ever allowing jets to land at Toronto’s island airport, but he is focused for now on a broader transportation picture, he said Wednesday. Ontario Premier Doug Ford had pitched a plan to expand Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he doesn’t have confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino to lead world soccer’s governing body, after a now-abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Carney told reporters at an event in Toronto that keeping the sell-off plan a secret from senior FIFA staff was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP say it’s recovered nearly 400 vehicles from Canadian ports during the first year of a pilot project targeting the export of vehicles obtained by fraudulent means. The pilot, called Project NoCargo, targets transnational organized crime networks using fake or stolen credentials to purchase vehicles and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vancouver police are investigating the theft of some high-value Pokémon cards from a collectibles store on Monday morning. Police said officers were called to the Royal Card Shop and Collectibles, located at 4355 Dunbar St., at 2:58 a.m. When they arrived on the scene, they found that…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon police have released an image of a suspect in a vandalism investigation after a synagogue was egged on Saturday. The image, which was captured by a surveillance camera at Agudas Israel Synagogue, shows the suspect with an egg in hand, along with a carton of more…
A Florida family is mourning the loss of their three-year-old daughter after police said the child’s head became stuck in a kitchen play set while at a babysitter’s home. The girl, identified by her family as Briella, died on July 27, four days after Boynton Beach Police said the child was found “unresponsive and not…
By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted August 5, 2026 11:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – A career-best performance has landed B.C. Lions running back Zander Horvath on the CFL’s players of the week list. The 27-year-old American earned the top honour Wednesday, while quarterback…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s forestry ministry is facing six workplace safety charges following the death of a wildland firefighter two years ago. The charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act were laid on July 29, just a few days away from the second anniversary of Morgan Kitchen’s death. Kitchen,…
