Author: The Canadian Press

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have executed four raids on homes linked to a suspect whose description matches that of former Olympic snowboarder and alleged Canadian drug kingpin Ryan Wedding. Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection says in a release that multiple agencies including the Attorney General’s Office, the Navy and the National Guard […]

MONTREAL — Quebec’s provincial police force says the last of four suspects in a homicide last year has been arrested in Ontario. The Sûreté du Québec announced in a news release that a 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Hamilton, Ont., in connection with what police allege was the premeditated murder of Michael Lévesque-Fitzpatrick. Lévesque-Fitzpatrick […]

TORONTO — Toronto police have released more information about a Christmas Eve crash into a storefront that’s left one dead and others injured. Police say officers responded to the collision just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the area of Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West. They say a 93-year-old driving a Nissan Murano entered […]

HALIFAX — A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls “discriminatory” markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has sent a 77-page submission to the office of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer outlining obstacles the […]

Relentless cold and snow are in the forecast for many areas of Western Canada for Christmas, while northern Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador will see blizzard conditions until Boxing Day. Environment Canada says a windy winter storm is on the way for almost all of Newfoundland and Labrador and northeastern Quebec where between 30 and […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for a vegan bacon product sold in Ontario because it contains wheat, which doesn’t appear on the list of ingredients. The agency says the vegan bacon is sold under the brand Veggie Paradise. It says wheat is an allergen and people with celiac or […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say at least one person is dead and several more are injured after a serious collision in the north end on Christmas Eve. Police say officers responded to reports of a collision in the area of Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West just before 2:30 p.m. Police initially said that a […]

TORONTO — Toronto police have identified the victim in a fatal shooting near a university campus on Tuesday afternoon as officers continue to investigate the incident. Police say they responded to a report of unknown trouble near Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road just after 3:30 p.m. They say officers found a male victim […]

OSHAWA — Police say one man is facing a murder charge and a search is underway for a second suspect wanted in a fatal stabbing in Oshawa, Ont. Durham regional police say officers responded to a call in the area of Park Road South and John Street on Tuesday at approximately 4:15 a.m. They say […]

Alan Millar and Scott Salmond were sifting through the wreckage. Canada had endured a second straight quarterfinal exit at the world junior hockey championship — this time on home soil. The battered and bruised men’s under-20 program desperately needed a reset. Millar was promoted to a new role as the team’s full-time general manager. There […]