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Police have laid charges against three people accused of forcing a 17 year old girl into prostitution, and they think there could be more victims. Police allege that two men and a woman assaulted, threatened and forced the 17-year-old girl into it, and took her to hotels in Mississauga and Scarborough.

The Toronto Zoo has a new baby gorilla and she needs a name — but it has to start with an ‘N’. To celebrate the newest addition to the Western Lowland Gorilla Troop, the zoo is asking the public to help name the bouncing baby girl. Born on Jan. 10 to mom Ngozi and dad Charles, the baby brings the …

Durham Regional Police have confirmed a body pulled from Lake Ontario is that of Kitchener native Jeff Boucher. The 52 year old Whitby resident was last seen January 13th. It’s believed he went out for a jog that morning.

Terrifying footage shows the moment a dog’s leash got trapped in an elevator door and he was nearly choked to death. Tamara Seibert watched in horror as Vado, her 50-kg Rottweiler, flew to the ceiling of her condo elevator after his leash was caught in the doors of the descending lift.

RCMP have confirmed a man in his 50’s is dead after being hit by a tractor trailer near the Calaway Park turnoff, just west of Calgary. Calgary and Cochrane emergency officials were called to the scene just after 3 p.m. Tuesday. The man, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead when EMS arrived.

Caught in an avalanche north of Revelstoke, a German heli-skier has been killed. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky says the morning slide occurred in the backcountry and buried the heli-skier in as much as three metres of snow. Bystanders dug out the man who received medical treatment at the scene, but Grabinsky says he died from his injuries.

A Montreal police officer best known by her badge number has been charged with simple assault in connection with a highly publicized arrest caught on video. Stephanie Trudeau, who is known to many simply by her badge number of 728, is accused of assaulting a man who was standing outside of his residence while drinking a beer.

Almost 24-hours after scores of Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers reported see a fireball in the sky on a trajectory headed north, a second fireall is being reported this mroning in Nova Scotia. Jen Greene of Halifax said she driving to Stanfield International Airport with her boyfriend when she saw orange ball of fire at 5:15 a.m. while passing Miller …

Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan came to an end Tuesday morning when troops arrived home in a military plane escorted to the Canada Reception Centre by two CF18 fighter jets. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Gov. Gen. David Johnston and military officials greeted the military families before the emotional reunion with their loved ones.

On March 16, 2014, just before 3:30pm, Oakbank RCMP responded to a call that a child had been mauled by two dogs in the RM of Springfield. Police say that a seven-year-old female from the RM of St. Andrews was rushed to Winnipeg hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.

A male teenager was killed and three others were injured in a single-vehicle accident early this morning in rural Milton. Police say a Pontiac Grand Prix carrying four people – 2 males and two females – was travelling south on Fifth Line when the driver lost control.