Clinton Gayle has been denied parole for the fourth time, while serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Toronto police Const. Todd Baylis and the attempted murder of Baylis’ partner, Const. Mike Leone. The two-person panel told Gayle that despite the fact his most recent psychological assessment has deemed him a low-risk to…
This week’s provincial endorsement of Saskatoon’s proposed Downtown Occasion and Leisure District (DEED) is sweet information to some. However one a minimum of one metropolis councillor desires a better take a look at the numbers on town’s facet. Metropolis councillor Robert Pearce stated he desires to deliver monetary readability on how town’s share of the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 35-year-old man died following a fall from a Mississauga condominium Wednesday. Peel Regional Police responded to reports of a man in distress at a condo building on Kingsbridge Garden Circle, near Eglinton Avenue West and Hurontario Street, at about 10…
BC Wildfire officials are reminding residents to leave if they are under an evacuation order and not to stay behind. This message comes after the BC Wildfire Service says a man refused to evacuate his home near Chasm on Tuesday. They say hours after he defied the order, the fire was surrounding his property. He…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police are investigating after they say two children were struck by a vehicle in North York just after 4 p.m. Thursday. Toronto paramedics tell Global News they transported both children to hospital. One had serious, non-life threatening injuries and the other had minor injuries. Police say…
It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire more. Experts say these seemingly opposite trends are happening at the same time because of what humanity is…
Two weeks into their strike, emergency dispatch workers across Nova Scotia are calling on their employer to return to the bargaining table. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Local 015 represents the dispatchers who answer 911 medical calls and dispatch ground and air ambulances. The workers, who went on strike July 17, held a…
Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide and the deaths of children. Discretion is advised. Quebec’s youth protection system is facing renewed scrutiny after reports of the deaths of three children connected to Montreal’s Batshaw Youth and Family Centres prompted opposition criticism and led Santé Québec to request an independent examination of youth services in Montreal’s West Island….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto’s annual celebration of African music and culture will not take place this year, with organizers blaming the City of Toronto for a slow response time on new capacity restrictions at Woodbine Park. Afrofest was preparing to celebrate its 38th year of festivities, but said communication with…
The Ontario government says the wildfire situation is currently moving in a “reassuring direction” with 80 fires extinguished in the past two weeks. According to the province, 159 fires are still raging across northern Ontario, with 30 burning out of control. Officials said that cooler temperatures and precipitation have helped, but that could soon change….
