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A court document shows a Lindsay, Ont., man who is facing charges for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his apartment is accused of using a knife to defend himself. The document filed by Kawartha Lakes police shows 44-year-old Jeremy David McDonald is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after he “did endanger […]

TORONTO — A candlelight vigil will be held this evening for an eight-year-old Toronto boy killed by a stray bullet while he was in bed with his family last weekend. JahVai Roy, who has been described by friends and family as a curious boy and a fearless anti-bullying advocate, was killed in his North York […]

A second teen girl has died after a watercraft collision on a southern Ontario lake that killed another girl and left two injured last week. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to the collision involving a single personal watercraft on the afternoon of Aug. 14 on Lake St. Clair near Couture Beach, located east of […]

The Disability Screen Office and the National Screen Institute are launching a program in which professionals will work with film and TV productions to ensure accessibility on set. The Production Accessibility Role Initiative will train creatives with disabilities to help identify and remove barriers for staff, cast and crew. Alethea Bakogeorge, the Disability Screen Office’s […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s financial watchdog says the province’s economy has recently started to feel the impact of American tariffs, shedding 38,000 jobs. Financial accountability officer Jeffrey Novak says in a report today that economic indicators for the second quarter of 2025 are mostly negative. Employment, in particular, took a hit with most of the job […]

Police are investigating after a semi truck with over $220,000 worth of meat was stolen in Windsor earlier this month. Windsor police say the parked truck containing 530 boxes of boneless beef chuck roast was stolen around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 near the Windsor International Airport. Investigators say two men in a Jeep pulled […]

Chris Johnston isn’t surrendering his Bassmaster Elite Series overall title without a fight. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., opened the season-ending tournament Thursday on the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisc., tied with American Trey McKinney atop the standings with 690 points. Johnston, who last year became the first Canadian to secure the crown, is looking […]

Former captain Tyler Ardron returns to the Canadian rugby lineup up for the first time in almost four years on Friday when Canada hosts the United States in Calgary in the Pacific Nations Cup. The tournament marks the start of World Cup qualifying for the 25th-ranked Canadian men and 16th-ranked Americans. Ardron won the last […]

Provincial police say they have made an arrest as part of their response to a string of thefts from cemeteries in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say an officer patrolling the Waterford Greenwood Cemetery in Waterford on Tuesday noticed a sedan leaving the area and later found the vehicle on Wellington Street. Police say the […]

The chief of police in Kawartha Lakes, Ont., is defending assault charges his officers laid against a man who was the victim of an alleged break-in, saying Canadians’ rights to defend themselves and their property “are not unlimited.” The Kawartha Lakes Police Service has been facing criticism for charging a 44-year-old man in Lindsay, Ont., […]