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Beijing bans drone possession in the city after earlier moves to tighten rules
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (249+ words) Beijing has barred unauthorized drone flights, citing security reasons, and has designated the city’s administrative area as restricted airspace. The latest revised rules come after a fatal accident in late June when a small aircraft crashed into a Beijing skyscraper,…...
Calgary police charge three in extortion case, search for wanted man
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (257+ words) Calgary police have charged two adults and a youth in what they say was an extortion scheme that included threats for money and gunfire at a woman's home, and they are asking the public to help find a man still…...
What to know about the Tiananmen vigil organizers who are set to be sentenced in Hong Kong
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (734+ words) The three former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China are set to be sentenced Friday over their convictions for inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Lee and Chow pleaded…...
RCMP urges residents to report crime, don’t post on Facebook
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (264+ words) Sargeant Turko reminds residents to call in suspected crime, and to not rely on social media posting. The City of Portage la Prairie is reminding residents that online social media complaints cannot replace direct reports to law enforcement. While Doyle…...
Quebec children’s welfare commissioner kicks off tenure with three investigations
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (296+ words) Two women pay their respects in front of the house of a seven-year-old girl who died after being found in critical condition in her home in Granby in 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson MONTREAL - Quebec’s commissioner for children’s rights and…...
Police ID remains near Barrie encampment as victim of 2025 double homicide
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (176+ words) A Barrie Police Service cruiser is shown in Barrie, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Vanessa Tiberio BARRIE - Police in Barrie, Ont., say they have identified remains found last month as William “Blake” Robinson, the victim of an alleged…...
Deep River, Ont., under shelter-in-place order as police investigate stabbing
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (156+ words) An Ontario Provincial Police patch. DEEP RIVER - Residents in a town northwest of Petawawa, Ont., have been asked to shelter in place as police look for a suspect in a reported stabbing. Police in Deep River, Ont., issued the notice…...
Dresden landfill court matter delayed
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (485+ words) A highly anticipated court challenge by York1 against Chatham-Kent regarding zoning at the landfill development proposed near Dresden has been rescheduled. Originally slated for Sept. 21, the Superior Court of Justice hearing has been pushed to Nov. 17, officials said. According to C-K…...
RCMP sends disaster victim identification specialists to Nepal for flood recovery
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (171+ words) OTTAWA - Two RCMP disaster victim identification specialists are in Kathmandu to assist Canadian officials already in the region in response to flash floods along the Nepal-China border. Canada is assisting international efforts to locate survivors after devastating floods on Aug....
Man arrested after teen randomly stabbed in west Hamilton
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (202+ words) A 37-year-old man was arrested in connection with the random attack. A teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a random stabbing in Hamilton’s West End. Hamilton police said in a media release that officers responded to reports of a stabbing in…...