Toronto police chief launches anti-corruption plan in wake of officer arrests
Isaac Callan / globalnews - Chief Myron Demkiw said a two-year project will look to 'prevent, detect, and respond to potential corruption' by focusing on areas such as supervision and screening.
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Vancouver mayor 'owns up' to false drug rumours, but evades questions
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim admitted on Tuesday to originating and spreading disinformation in the city's Chinese media over the winter that progressive Coun. Sean Orr distributed drugs, and offered Orr and city residents an "unreserved" apology. He then abru…
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Durham police issue warning after child murderer released in Oshawa
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — The Durham Regional Police Service is warning residents that a high-risk offender serving a life sentence for first-degree murder has been released into the community under a temporary absence permit.
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Frank Stronach's lawyer suggests final complainant was 'excited' to go home with him
sootoday - TORONTO — A defence lawyer for Frank Stronach suggested Tuesday that a woman went back to his "bachelor pad" after a dinner date decades ago because she was excited that a wealthy man wanted to take her home.
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Witnesses called at Quebec civil trial for Cardinal Ouellet, who is suing accuser for defamation
News Staff / citynews - Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses Tuesday in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider cl…
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2 North York synagogues shot at in late‑night attacks
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Toronto police are expanding their investigation after gunfire struck two North York synagogues late Monday, leaving both buildings damaged. Officers were first called to Temple Emanu‑El, located at 120 Old Colony Road near Bayview Avenue and Highway 401,…
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Edmonton man wanted in two Toronto-area murders, another suspect ID'd: police
sootoday - Police in Toronto and York region say a 19-year-old suspect from Edmonton is wanted in two separate murders that took place earlier this year. Police say the suspect is facing first-degree murder charges in the killings of two men.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton testimonies about Jeffrey Epstein released
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - U.S. House panel released video on Monday of its questioning of the former president and his wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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BC coroner will make Tumbler Ridge announcement amid call for mass shooting inquiry
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - British Columbia's chief coroner is set to make an announcement about last month's mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, amid calls for a public investigation.
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Winnipeg man charged over X posts targeting Carney, Jewish and Muslim communities
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - A Winnipeg man is facing charges after being accused of 'targeting' Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Jewish and Muslim communities in posts on X.
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2022 disappearance of Mississauga woman now a homicide, police say
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Peel Regional Police (PRP) are appealing for the public’s assistance as investigators now consider the disappearance of a Mississauga woman missing since 2022 to be a homicide. Mezhgan Aini, 38, who also went by “Sara” or “Sarah,” was last seen in June 20…
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Prosecutors seek to withdraw sex assault charge against Frank Stronach
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Prosecutors are seeking to withdraw a charge of sexual assault against billionaire businessman Frank Stronach as his Toronto trial continues.
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Calls grow for Tumbler Ridge public inquiry as 2 B.C. MPs say answers needed
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Their call echoes an earlier appeal from B.C. Conservative Party MLA Larry Neufeld, who said that it is time for the province to establish a public inquiry under provincial law.
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Texas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates terrorism possibility
sootoday - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire outside a bar in a popular entertainment district in the Texas capital of Austin, killing two people early Sunday in a shooting that the FBI said is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.
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Watchdog investigating after police kill man in Mississauga
sootoday - The province's police watchdog says it is investigating after a 44-year-old man was shot and killed by police in Mississauga.
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‘Our guns are not for sale!’: Pro-gun protestors rally at Quebec National Assembly
News Staff / citynews - Several thousand pro-gun protesters gathered Saturday in front of the National Assembly to demand that the Quebec government withdraw from the federal government’s buyback program. Their message: “Our guns are not for sale!” The protesters accuse Ottawa o…
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Vancouver man faces six charges in human trafficking investigation
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Vancouver social media influencer has been charged with multiple human trafficking offences following a multi‑province investigation by the BC Counter Human Trafficking Unit.
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Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
sootoday - VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later. Const.
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Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
sootoday - VANCOUVER — Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like the mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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Family outraged at manslaughter sentence in girl’s death that prompted Edmonton police letter
Karen Bartko / globalnews - The judge cited actions by the Edmonton Police Service as a mitigating factor when determining a reduced sentence for Ashley Rattlesnake in the manslaughter death of Nina Napope.
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