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Another man has been arrested in connection with a human smuggling operation that saw a migrant family freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border near Emerson, Man. Fenil Patel was arrested Sept. 5 on an extradition request from the United States, the Justice Department in Ottawa said Tuesday. The 37-year-old faces a hearing this week […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested one suspect and another one is still outstanding after a man was shot dead Monday night in Scarborough. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Kingston and Galloway roads just after 10:20 p.m. Police say they found a man with gunshot wounds who […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says a Hamilton police officer has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an arrest made earlier this year. The Special Investigations Unit says a 59-year-old woman sustained a serious injury during her arrest on Feb. 23. It says its investigation has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that the […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are the strong favourite to win the American League East Division title for the first time in a decade. Canada’s lone Major League Baseball team entered play Tuesday night against Tampa Bay with a record of 88-62. The Blue Jays were five games ahead of the New York Yankees with 12 […]

Another man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a migrant family on the Canada-U.S. border near Emerson, Man., in 2022. The federal justice department says Fenil Patel was arrested Sept. 5 on an extradition request from the United States. He is facing a hearing this week in Ontario Superior Court. Police in […]

WestJet says it is starting to repair the plane that experienced a hard landing in St. Maarten and shut down the Caribbean island’s airport for a day last week. The WestJet flight from Toronto landed roughly on its right landing gear before coming to a stop on the runway of Princess Juliana International Airport on […]

TORONTO — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says engine failure is to blame for a small plane crash in Toronto on Monday night. The safety board says the Piper Cherokee aircraft was headed to Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport from Orillia, Ont., when it experienced an engine failure and crash landed in a field in […]

GRASSIE — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he believes Prime Minister Mark Carney will back his idea for a tunnel under Highway 401 through the Greater Toronto Area. Ford made the comments today at the International Plowing Match, an annual expo that celebrates agriculture and rural living. When asked if Carney has given him any […]

OTTAWA — Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he wants to end youth homelessness in the city by 2030. Sutcliffe told reporters at a press conference today the details of the city’s plan will be unveiled in its upcoming budget. He did announce initial measures, including a foot race event focused on ending homelessness and a […]

TORONTO — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a team of investigators is looking into what happened when a small plane crashed in Toronto on Monday night. Emergency officials in Toronto say no one was injured in the crash near a high school in the city’s east end just after 8 p.m. Three people […]