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An Amber Alert has been issued after a 15-year-old girl was abducted Sunday afternoon in Mississauga, Ont. Alyssa Langille, described as a 5’2” white female with shoulder length blond hair in a ponytail, was reported missing by her family at 9:22 p.m. on Sunday night. Police received a report from a witness who claimed they saw two men forcing a …

Aboriginal leader Arthur Manuel, who died Wednesday, was a fearless advocate for British Columbia’s indigenous peoples, colleagues said Thursday. In a statement, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs said: “Arthur Manuel was, without question, one of Canada’s strongest and most outspoken Indigenous Leaders in the defence of our indigenous land and human rights. He travelled extensively throughout …

A quarter of a century after gaining notoriety as the driver who killed Olympic champion Victor Davis, Glen Crossley was back in court Tuesday — and once again in the media spotlight. Glen Crossly allegedly attacked Albert Arsenault at Bar Station 77, giving him a head injury which eventually led to his death. According to his Arsenault’s widow, he was …

Ontario’s animal welfare agency announced six new animal cruelty charges against Marineland on Monday as part of a continuing investigation into the care of land mammals at the Niagara Falls, Ont. attraction. The Ontario SPCA responded to concerns brought forth regarding some of the animals living at Marineland. An investigation was launched and on November 25, 2016, Marineland was charged …

Alaa Al-Muhandis, 29, was one of the 39 people killed in the Reina nightclub attack in Turkey’s most populous city. The married mother of two worked at looloo Auto Sales in Milton. According to her Facebook profile, Al-Muhandis attended Seneca College. Previous to that, she was a student at Streetsville Secondary School in Mississauga.

Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo, of Toronto allegedly threatened to post steamy photos and videos of billionaire Femi Otedola cheating on his wife on a sex-scandal website they created. Otedala, who made his fortune in energy, is worth an estimated $1.8 billion. The Matharoo sisters have been accused of being “responsible” for website NaijaGistLive, where “damaging stories were written” about Otedala …

A small plane with four people on board had to make an emergency landing at the Fort McMurray International Airport and crashed just before reaching a runway. Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board and Wood Buffalo RCMP say a Cessna 208 Caravan crashed near the Fort McMurray International Airport sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The pilot was flying …

A Red Deer man punched what turned out to be a cougar to save his dog in Whitecourt near a Tim Hortons on Monday. According to Reuters, 31-year-old William Gibb of Red Deer, Alberta, told police that he rescued his dog from one of the fierce felines Monday outside a Tim Hortons restaurant in Whitecourt.

North Shore Rescue says it is standing down for the night in the search for two hikers who may be lost on Cypress Mountain and in the attempted rescue of a snowboarder who was reported missing in the Howe Sound area. 43-year-old Tin Hou Lee and 64-year-old Chun Sek Lam are believed to have been snowshoeing when they went missing. …

Christine Longridge, accused of killing her daughter, reportedly struggled with mental health issues. Police said they were initially called to the house for an assault around 4:30 on Dec. 23; Rachael Longridge was found with severe injuries and died at the scene. Staff Sargent Bill Clark said Rachael had “just graduated at the top of her nursing class and was …

Over 100 dogs rescued from a dog meat trade festival in China will soon find loving homes in Canada. The Humane Society International saved the dogs from the Yulin Dog Meat Festival back in June, but it wasn’t until now that they were able to get them home, just in time for the holidays. “When we found these dogs they …