Canada

The RCMP says that it has arrested a Toronto man for leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group. The RCMP alleges 27-year-old Pamir Hakimzadah travelled to Turkey during the fall of 2014 to join the Islamic State but was subsequently returned to Canada after being detained by Turkish authorities. Toronto cops are also holding Hakimzadah for …

A 19-year-old man is facing animal cruelty charges after Guelph police found a dog suffering from neglect inside his apartment. Police say they were called to the Vanier Drive building on Monday afternoon as the manager was concerned about an ‘overwhelming smell’ coming from one of the apartments, and believed the tenant inside may have died. Police say they opened …

Ontario Provincial Police say the drivers of several luxury vehicles are facing stunt driving charges after a traffic stop on Highway 400 near the Barrie ONroute service centre Sunday. Police said they received reports of cars travelling around 150 kilometers an hour on sections of Highway 407 and Highway 400.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the City of Toronto. A special weather statement for Toronto and most of southern Ontario remains in effect, with a mix of rain and snow set to descend on the region. Freezing rain is possible northwest of Toronto on Thursday night. “Of course, it’s all temperature-dependent,” CityNews weather specialist Frank Ferragine …

Two First Nations are in mourning after a van full of kids coming home from laser tag was hit in a “horrific” head-on crash, killing two girls, the driver of the other car and leaving other children with “life-altering” injuries. Ontario Provincial Police and several emergency crews were called to Highway 6. shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday. Police say a …

An Indian man living in Toronto was charged with pretending to practice witchcraft after he allegedly convinced a client to pay him $101,000 to remove an evil spirit. Toronto Police claim the accused, known as Master Raghav, advertised his services as an astrologer and psychic during February and March of this year.

A lost tabby is heading back to the Golden Coast after being lost for four years. The Guelph Humane Society have located BooBoo’s family in California after she was dropped off at their shelter earlier this month. Staff did a routine scan for a microchip and found one that led to BooBoo’s owners — all the way in Watsonville, Calif., …

Four people, including two kids, have been found dead in a home near Ashcroft. The BC Coroners Service suspects carbon monoxide gas is to blame and has ruled out foul play. Carbon monoxide is an odourless and tasteless gas produced during the burning of any fossil fuel. A carbon monoxide detector is a reliable method of early detection of carbon …

A Nova Scotia man has been told by his local government that his family name is misogynistic when displayed on a licence plate that has been in his family for 25 years. The man in question, who is named Lorne Grabher, was told by the Office of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles in Nova Scotia his “GRABHER” plate received a …

Daphné Boudreault, 18, was found by police Wednesday around 12:30 p.m. at a residence in Mont-Saint-Hilaire with serious injuries that led to her death after being transported to hospital. The woman’s ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old Anthony Pratte-Lops, was arrested shortly after police made the gruesome discovery. Neighbour Lauren Gagnon said around 12 p.m. Wednesday, she saw a female police officer walking around …

The call above saw as many as 18 people taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to the Mandarin Restaurant, a popular buffet at Eglinton Avenue East and Birchmount Road, around 3 p.m., after reports of someone having difficulty breathing. Toronto fire says there were high readings of the deadly odourless gas toward …