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TORONTO — Federal officials say they've made what they describe as a major seizure of baby eels after finding 109 kilograms of elvers at Toronto's Pearson International Airport earlier this week. Read More

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The Alberta municipality governing the oilsands hub of Fort McMurray says residents ordered out due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home as of today. Read More

PHILADELPHIA — A half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a school building, university police said Saturday. Read More

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan in three weeks’ time for the war in Gaza, a decision that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on far-right allies. Read More

Devon Wynne was sentenced to life in prison last week with no chance of parole for 10 years for the “violent and unprovoked” murder of Jayko Partridge in Vanier in January 2022. Read More

Police in Toronto are searching for a suspect after an altercation led to one person being slashed with a knife Friday night.

With a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series, the Vancouver Canucks are looking to eliminate the Oilers in Game 6 on Saturday night in Edmonton.

Winnipeg fire officials say some 40 people were evacuated from a hotel on Fort Street early Saturday after a leak was discovered on the outside of the building.

Squirrels caused about 80 power outages in Toronto in 2023 after coming into contact with power equipment, Toronto Hydro said, after a squirrel-related outage in the city Wednesday affected about 6,500 people. 

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for the residents of several communities in Fort McMurray, Alta.

“Just one of those games where everything that could go wrong did,” said Vees assistant coach Matthew Vanden Berg.

WFPS were called to the former Vulcan Iron Works building Saturday for two separate fires. The building has suffered multiple fires since it was gutted by a massive blaze in 2023.

As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. Read More

Ross Atkins isn't happy with the Blue Jays record, but he wants fans to know that there's a sense of urgency in Toronto's clubhouse that might not be apparent to people outside the organization.

Police in Winnipeg say a 17-year-old tried to rob a convenience store on St. Mary’s Road Friday but his efforts were thwarted by two men who held him there until officers arrived.

Amtrak says no passenger trains are set to run between Montreal and New York City for at least the next six weeks because of maintenance work after it struck a deal with Canadian National Railway Co. Read More

The Université du Québec à Montréal says it has informed pro-Palestinian protesters who erected an encampment on campus it will need to “take actions” if the protest continues to impede access to some of its buildings. Read More

Toronto Fire and Toronto Police Services have responded to two overnight fires in Scarborough involving an auto body shop and a tow truck.

A new public exhibition by a French artist is bringing colour, and smiles, to people in the city's downtown.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend after rolling off a newly built U.S. pier off the coast of Gaza, even as aid workers warn much more access is needed to the besieged territory where famine might be under way. Read More