Arrests in suspicious Grassy Narrows death
(GRASSY NARROWS, ON) - On November 10, 2020 the Treaty Three Police (T3PS) contacted the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to assist with a death investigation of a Grassy Narrows First Nation resident.
Drug charges laid against southern Ontario man
(FORT FRANCES, ON) - In the afternoon of Sunday November 15, 2020 members of the Fort Frances Detachment conducted a traffic stop in the 400 block of Scott Street in the Town of Fort Frances, Ontario.
As a result of this investigation, a 25 year-old Collingwood Ont. man has been charged with multiple Criminal & Drug offences.
Bingo at a distance
Bingo has returned for those members of the Fort Frances Senior's Centre who have missed it, with a new location at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium to allow for proper social distancing. The games start at 1:30 p.m.
Liberals to back off WE delays
OTTAWA - The Liberals are preparing to cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months.
Thousands left powerless
Large swaths of southern and central Ontario were thrust into a wind storm Sunday that left hundreds of thousands of residents without power in the evening.
Hydro One said it was working to restore electricity to more than 230,000 clients, while Toronto Hydro reported an outage affecting thousands more.
New privacy legislation in the works
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is poised to introduce legislation aimed at better safeguarding the privacy of Canadians in the digital era.
The bill, to be tabled as early as this week, would be a step toward realizing commitments set out in the mandate letter of Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains.
Closing arguments begin in murder trial for 2018 Fredericton mass shooting
FREDERICTON - Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Matthew Raymond, the Fredericton man accused of murder in the shooting deaths of four people in the city two years ago.
Crown prosecutors and defence lawyers are delivering their arguments today in the jury trial that has lasted more than nine weeks and involved more than 40 witnesses.
Coach Fleck regaling Gophers with pregame kid books
MINNEAPOLIS - Starting with his trademarked “Row the Boat” motto that touts energy, trust and optimism, University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck has never lacked for clever ways to connect with and motivate his players.
The team-wide meeting on the eve of each game has become a real page-turner.
U.S. extradition fight for Huawei CFO back in B.C. court with evidence hearings
VANCOUVER - The lengthy extradition process resumes today for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as her lawyers fight against her removal from Canada to the United States.
Beijing blasts Bob Rae after ambassador calls for UN to investigate genocide claims
OTTAWA - The Chinese government is firing back at Canada's ambassador to the United Nations for calling on the UN to investigate whether China's persecution of ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang province is a genocide.
Short break from freezing temps ahead
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of -10 C (14 F).
Tomorrow will see clearing skies in the morning, remaining clear overnight with a high of minus-three (27) and a low of -11 (12).
Wednesday will bring a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy periods overnight and a high of four (39) with a low of minus-one (30).
Iconic fundraiser faces increased demand due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Salvation Army is launching its annual Christmas kettle drive facing what it says is a level of need not seen since the Second World War - even as COVID-19 makes fundraising more difficult.
B.C. mom in coma due to COVID-19 gives birth
Dave McIntosh is in “uncharted territory”: he's able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot.
Gill McIntosh, 37, remains in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Abbotsford, B.C., in an induced coma and on a ventilator after her emergency C-Section.
More red zones declared
Ontario is reporting 1,487 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 new deaths due to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says 508 cases are in Toronto, 392 in Peel Region and 170 in York Region.
The province says it has conducted 33,351 tests since the last daily report.