A woman has been rushed to a trauma centre following a motorcycle collision on Saturday morning. Police say the crash occurred just before 11:40 a.m. near the intersection of Danforth Road and Trudelle Street in Scarborough. All drivers remained on site following the incident, according to police. A woman, the passenger on a motorcycle, was
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A horse was put down Friday following an injury during a Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race. According to stampede officials, a horse on Kris Molle’s team sustained an injury during the seventh heat of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby.“Medical care was immediately dispatched. Following assessment, the veterinarian made the
In Winnipeg, a determined group of protestors remain defiant in the face of a court order to stop a blockade at the entrance to the Brady Road landfill. While the injunction to clear the roadway went into effect Friday evening, so far police have not moved in to enforce the court order. Mike Drolet is
As the weather heats up in Canada, cottages prices are cooling down, but sticky inflation and soaring interest rates are dampening plans for prospective first-time buyers, real estate experts say. With the Bank of Canada increasing its key interest rate again this week, and future hikes not off the table, should you consider jumping into
A suspect has been indicted with three counts of murder, in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders that took place over a dozen years ago. The Suffolk District County Attorney confirmed suspect Rex Heuermann, 59, an architect in Manhattan, had been arrested by local police on Friday.
Many more Canadians will begin receiving Ottawa’s climate action incentive payment starting Friday. Between July 14 and July 21, Canadians in Atlantic Canada, as well as in Ontario and the Prairies, will get the tax-free payment through the Canada Revenue Agency, which is meant to offset the cost of federal pollution pricing.New this year, residents
A 16-year-old boy from Wisconsin who was killed in a sawmill accident is helping to save the lives of others, including his own mother, through organ donation, the teen’s father said. Michael Schuls was working at Florence Hardwoods on June 29 when the fatal accident happened. The high school football player was attempting to unjam
Aspartame, one of the most popular artificial sweeteners used in sugar-free foods and drinks, has been declared as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization. It sounds scary, so what does it really mean? Katherine Ward has a reality check on the WHO’s stance, and how critics call this warning misleading and unnecessary.
Police are mystified after finding three “fairly mummified” bodies at a remote campsite in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Authorities believe the bodies may have been there since last winter, possibly since the fall, due to the extent of the decomposition. A hiker came across one of the bodies late on Sunday near the Gold
A tornado touched down in Ottawa’s west end on Thursday afternoon. David Sills, executive director of the Northern Tornadoes Project, confirmed that a tornado hit in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven, roughly 25 kilometres south of the city’s downtown and Parliament Hill.Kim Ayotte, general manager of emergency and protective services for the City of Ottawa