Canada

BC SPCA constables have removed 24 small dogs and puppies and six cats from a puppy breeding operation near Lillooet, B.C. The animals were all suffering from severe neglect. BC SPCA constables seized 16 dogs and four cats from the remote property earlier this month and a further eight dogs and two cats were surrendered to SPCA constables this past …

A 6-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough Friday afternoon, Toronto police said. Const. Craig Brister told The Scarborough Mirror they received a call around 3:30 p.m. that a child and an adult had been hit by a car at Halfmoon Square and Canmore Boulevard, near Ellesmere and Conlins roads in Scarborough. Toronto paramedics said …

RCMP confirm two people have died following a train derailment in the small B.C. community of Woss. Ambulance crews from across Northern Vancouver Island responded to the incident and the injuries are believed to be very serious. The RCMP is investigating the accident and the area has been cordoned off as they try to determine what caused the train to …

A regina woman has been charged with human smuggling after nine foreign nationals were intercepted crossing into Canada from the United States, shining a light on the predatory nature of the practice as illegal border crossings rise across Canada. The nine, who RCMP say are from West Africa, were safely transferred into the custody of the Canadian Border Services Agency …

Two people were killed in a head-on collision Thursday north of Sexsmith, police say. Police say the crash happened around 7:12 a.m. when a northbound truck crossed the centre line and collided head-on with an oncoming truck travelling southbound on Highway 2 near Township Road 750. A 34-year-old male passenger from Grande Prairie in the northbound truck was pronounced deceased …

KAMLOOPS – Police say a lone man entered the CIBC in downtown Kamloops and demanded cash before fleeing on foot. Cpl. Kelly Butler says it happened at about 2:30 p.m. “We had reports that a lone male entered the bank, asked for an amount of money, and was provided with an undisclosed amount of money. That male then departed on …

An 87-year-old woman who was mistakenly attacked by a Vancouver Police dog has received an official apology from VPD. The K9 unit was searching the area near Knight Street and East 19th Avenue Sunday evening for a suspect who allegedly stole a truck, said Vancouver police spokesperson Const. Jason Doucette. “Under the control of his handler, the dog tracked down …

Three members of the same family, along with a fourth person in another car, have died after a head-on crash on Highway 30 in Chateauguay. Quebec Provincial Police say it appears one vehicle entered Highway 30 from a ramp in the wrong direction and struck an SUV heading west (near the exit for Haute-Riviere Road).

Police north of Toronto say they used a helicopter with thermal cameras and dogs to intercept three teenagers who had broken into the Canada’s Wonderland amusement park during the night to steal candy. The youths allegedly broke into the Vaughan amusement park around 10:30 p.m. Saturday and stole candy from one of the stores. They were spotted by security but …

A 58-year-old American citizen was charged after a mock explosive device was found in a suitcase at a security checkpoint. Passengers were taken off a Chicago-bound United Airlines flight at Toronto’s Pearson Airport Thursday as a precaution. A spokesperson for Transport Canada told the News in a statement via email that “as part of Transport Canada’s security oversight program, aviation …

Police have laid criminal charges against a Toronto-area man after a eight-year-old boy died in a canoeing incident in the Muskoka River near Bracebridge, Ont., on Friday. Bracebridge OPP and emergency services were called to the river near High Falls after a canoe with a man and eight-year-old boy overturned. Both canoe occupants were thrown into the river and were …