Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Brampton, Ont., man is facing an impaired driving charge after police say he was operating a fully-loaded dump truck that was swerving into oncoming traffic in Wellington County. Officers received a traffic complaint at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday about a gravel dump truck crossing the centre…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people are facing charges following a firearms investigation connected to the death of one man and an investigation by Ontario’s police watchdog. Toronto police say a 23-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old are facing a total of 42 charges, including occupying a motor vehicle with a…
A beauty pageant queen who was recently crowned Miss North Carolina has been stripped of her title after a series of racist posts reportedly linked to her social media surfaced online. Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, had her title revoked on Wednesday after A Blaze Productions — the pageant organizer — said it had conducted a thorough…
By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted August 7, 2026 1:37 pm Updated August 7, 2026 1:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size VANCOUVER – B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke is expected to start in Saturday’s CFL game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at B.C. Place Stadium. The league’s…
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press Posted August 7, 2026 12:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August…
The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July and nonfarm payrolls for the prior two months were revised sharply lower, raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates next month. While the Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday showed the unemployment rate falling to 4.1 per cent last month from…
A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder after police allege he stabbed a 78-year-old man to death in a random attack in East St. Louis, Ill. The suspect was allegedly captured in doorbell camera footage dressed as a clown before the stabbing took place. In a news release, Illinois State Police said special…
By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman The Canadian Press Posted August 7, 2026 9:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case Friday in the trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York. Luciano Frattolin is…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best interests.” After years of delays, ICE said its field officers nationwide will have body-worn cameras by…
Scott Young has come across brown bullhead catfish with dark spots for much of his four-decade fishing career across New Brunswick’s lakes and rivers. In May, Young took University of Cambridge researcher Zoe Clarke on his boat to collect the spotted fish to confirm her theory that the lesions may be a form of contagious cancer first…
