U.S. Justice Department releases thousands of records in Epstein files

Eddie Chau / torontosun - After many months of political opposition and public outcry, the U.S. Justice Department released thousands of records Friday in the investigation of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Among the items released online as part of the Epstein files we…

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At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

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U.S. Justice Department releases some Jeffrey Epstein files, photos

2 months / citynews / News Staff

U.S. Justice Department releases thousands of records in Epstein files

2 months / torontosun / Eddie Chau

BREAKING: US Justice Department begins releasing Epstein files, photos of Michael Jackson, Clinton

2 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

2 months / sootoday

Full Epstein files will not be released by midnight deadline despite legislation

2 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Judge grants bail to Quebec man as 1994 murder conviction under review

Cole Fortner / citynews - A Quebec judge has granted bail to a man who has spent 33 years behind bars for four murders, after concerns were raised about the fairness of his trial. Daniel Jolivet’s case is being examined by a federal panel for a possible miscarriage of justice. In …

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Murder conviction under review for Quebec man imprisoned for past 33 years

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Judge grants bail to Quebec man as 1994 murder conviction under review

2 months / sootoday

After 33 years, Quebecer released from prison while Ottawa reviews his case

2 months / montrealgazette / Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette

Judge grants bail to Quebec man as 1994 murder conviction under review

2 months / citynews / Cole Fortner

Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault

Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - A 36-year-old massage therapist has been charged in an alleged sexual assault involving a client at Massage Addict in the southeast Calgary community of Mahogany.

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Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault

2 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Massage therapist charged with sexual assault after incident involving client, police say

2 months / calgaryherald / Noah Brennan

Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault after client complaint

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Three men charged with allegedly hunting Jewish women on Toronto streets to abduct and abuse them

Adrian Humphreys / nationalpost - The men are accused of alleged hate-motivated extremism and one of the men was also charged with ISIS-linked terrorism offences

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WARMINGTON: Cops say they ‘definitely foiled something’ with terror arrests of Toronto trio

2 months / torontosun / Joe Warmington

Michael Higgins: Toronto terror charges reflect a country that let the evil of antisemitism go unchecked

2 months / nationalpost / Michael Higgins

ISIS plot to kidnap Jews thwarted in Toronto, one man charged

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Toronto man charged with terrorism-related offences, links to ISIS

2 months / theglobeandmail

Toronto’s Jews are longer safe, MP pens in letter to mayor, top cop

2 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

Three men charged with allegedly hunting Jewish women on Toronto streets to abduct and abuse them

2 months / nationalpost / Adrian Humphreys

Toronto man charged with terrorism-related offences, RCMP say

2 months / sootoday

Three men charged in alleged Toronto-area ISIS terror cell targeting Jews, women

2 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

1 of 3 men charged in GTA hate-motivated extremism probe was allegedly working for ISIS to plan terror attacks: RCMP

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

Three Toronto men arrested for hate-motivated attacks, ISIS-related terrorism

2 months / globalnews / Stewart Bell

Officer taken to hospital after shooting in Welland, Ont. — schools locked down

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - An officer with the Niagara Regional Police Service was shot Friday morning while responding to reports of gunfire in Welland, Ont., prompting lockdowns at nearby schools and the local hospital.

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Niagara cops arrest Welland man suspected of shooting officer

2 months / torontosun / Eddie Chau

Man suspected of shooting officer arrested after 24-hour standoff in Welland, Ont.

2 months / sootoday

Police standoff with armed suspect stretches into second day after officer shot in Welland, Ont.

2 months / theglobeandmail / Greg Mercer, Molly Hayes

Police in Welland, Ont., continue negotiations with man suspected of shooting officer

2 months / sootoday

Officer shot in Welland, Ont., released from hospital, shelter in place still active

2 months / sootoday

Police ask Welland, Ont., residents to shelter in place after officer shot

2 months / theglobeandmail / Greg Mercer

Officer taken to hospital after shooting in Welland, Ont. — schools locked down

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Police officer shot in Welland, Ont., public asked to shelter in place

2 months / theglobeandmail

Police officer shot in Welland, Ont., people told to shelter in place

2 months / sootoday

‘Shelter in place’ warning issued after officer shot in Welland, Ont.

2 months / globalnews / Gabby Rodrigues

Police officer shot in Welland as residents urged to shelter in place

2 months / torontosun / Denette Wilford

Hospital, schools in area of Welland locked down as police investigate reports of a shooting

2 months / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Winter storm to wallop Prairies, other parts of Canada heading into weekend

theglobeandmail - Treacherous commutes expected as heavy snowfall and strong winds hit parts of Western Canada

#canada #alberta #manitoba #saskatchewan #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse

Eastern Impacts: Montreal, Atlantic, Ontario icy hazards (5)
General Outlook: Broader weekend winter weather predictions (2)
Prairie Storm Impact: Hazardous commutes, blizzard effects (8)

Eastern Impacts: Montreal, Atlantic, Ontario icy hazards

Gusty winds cause power outages in Montreal and surrounding areas

2 months / citynews / Jessica Barile

High winds and heavy rain set to batter Atlantic Canada

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

OPP warn of slick roads as temperature plunges, winds whip region

2 months / lfpress / Norman De Bono

High winds could reach up to 90 km/h in Montreal

2 months / montrealgazette / James Mennie, Montreal Gazette

Flash freeze possible in Sault area

2 months / sootoday

General Outlook: Broader weekend winter weather predictions

Up to 15 cm of snow expected north of the city

2 months / sootoday

Weekend Outlook: Three days, three hazards, with wind, snow and arctic cold

2 months / sootoday

Prairie Storm Impact: Hazardous commutes, blizzard effects

PHOTOS: Skaters brave wind and snow at Springbank Park

2 months / lfpress / Mike Hensen

Blizzard cripples Winnipeg Transit operations; more than 200 buses stuck in the snow, 71 had to be towed

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Malak Abas

Winter wallop continues across Prairies, storm warnings in Ontario and Quebec

2 months / sootoday

Another Alberta clipper headed for Winnipeg

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Free Press staff

Treacherous commutes anticipated in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Winter storm to wallop Prairies, other parts of Canada heading into weekend

2 months / theglobeandmail

Treacherous commutes expected in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Treacherous commutes expected in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / sootoday

Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The family of a 22-year-old Ontario man who went missing at the Mont-Tremblant, Que., ski resort more than 10 months ago are renewing efforts to find him.

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Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

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Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help

2 months / sootoday

Suspect in deadly Brown University shooting, MIT professor killing found dead

Bloomberg News / nationalpost - The suspect — Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national who was a former student at Brown — took his own life, officials say

#violence #crime #education #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs

Brown attack suspect died the two days before his body was found, autopsy finds

2 months / sootoday

Brown shooting, MIT professor’s killing suspect found dead, officials say

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

2 months / sootoday

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

2 months / sootoday

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead, officials say

2 months / sootoday

Suspect in deadly Brown University shooting, MIT professor killing found dead

2 months / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, officials say

2 months / sootoday

Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, AP source says

2 months / sootoday

Potential link between MIT killing, Brown University mass shooting: Cops

2 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

Police are investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor, AP sources say

2 months / sootoday

All Winnipeg schools closed due to blizzard

Iris Dyck / globalnews - Pembina Trails School Division Supt. Shelley Amos said it's a 'rarity' to have every school in Winnipeg is close due to inclement weather.

#winnipeg #manitoba #saskatchewan #education #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse

Winter wallop continues across Canada, cancelling classes and stranding trucks

2 months / sootoday

School and other cancellations around southern Manitoba on Friday

2 months / globalnews / Sarah McCarthy

All Winnipeg schools closed due to blizzard

2 months / globalnews / Iris Dyck

Staff, parents irked by late decision to close city schools

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Nicole Buffie

In pictures: Winnipeg blizzard, Dec. 18, 2025

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Free Press staff

Driving with hazards on during a snowstorm can do more harm than good, say experts

2 months / calgaryherald / Daniel Gonzalez

By The Numbers: Crews clean up following Sask.'s first big blizzard of the season

2 months / thestarphoenix / Olivia Grandy

Winter storm sweeps through Prairies, schools and universities close in Winnipeg

2 months / sootoday

Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

sootoday - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged for fraud, a prosecutor said Thursday as he announced new charges in several schemes.

#crime #aviation #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse #business

NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina

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NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina

2 months / sootoday

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash

2 months / sootoday

Multiple deaths after business jet crashes in North Carolina: authorities

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Multiple deaths reported in North Carolina crash of business jet connected to retired NASCAR driver

2 months / sootoday

Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

2 months / sootoday

Multiple deaths reported in fiery business jet crash at regional airport in North Carolina

2 months / sootoday

WATCH: Former NASCAR driver's private jet crashes in North Carolina, multiple fatalities reported

2 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

A business jet crashed while landing at an airport in North Carolina, erupting in a large fire

2 months / sootoday

Multiple deaths reported in fiery business jet crash at regional airport in North Carolina

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Murder charge withdrawn after conviction of Timothy Rees set aside in 1989 killing

Meredith Bond / citynews - Prosecutors have withdrawn a second-degree murder charge against Timothy Rees, weeks after Ontario’s top court set aside his conviction in the 1989 killing of a 10-year-old girl in Toronto. The Court of Appeal for Ontario last month ordered a new trial fo…

#crime #ontario #publicsafety #legalaffairs #supremecourt

MANDEL: Tim Rees’ life was stolen by shameful police conduct

2 months / torontosun / Michele Mandel

Crown withdraws murder charge against Timothy Rees after 23-year battle to fight conviction

2 months / theglobeandmail / Molly Hayes, Colin Freeze

Murder charge withdrawn after conviction of Timothy Rees set aside in 1989 killing

2 months / citynews / Meredith Bond

Murder charge withdrawn after conviction of Timothy Rees set aside in 1989 killing

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Murder charge withdrawn after conviction of Timothy Rees set aside in 1989 killing

2 months / sootoday

Winter storm moves into Ontario, Quebec after causing traffic chaos in the Prairies

theglobeandmail - Storm warnings have been issued across north-central Ontario and into Quebec, with up to 30 centimetres of snow forecast

#ontario #quebec #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse

OPP warn of dangerous roads due to a possible flash freeze

2 months / sootoday

Highway 17 closed between Wawa and White River

2 months / sootoday

Winter storm system sweeps through Prairies, set to moves into Ontario, Quebec

2 months / sootoday

Flash freeze and heavy rain expected across the region

2 months / sootoday

Winter storm system that brought traffic chaos to Prairies moves to Ontario, Quebec

2 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Montreal braces for snowstorm: rain, wind, and flurries to hit the city

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Winter storm moves into Ontario, Quebec after causing traffic chaos in the Prairies

2 months / theglobeandmail

Winter storm system that brought traffic chaos to Prairies moves into Ontario, Quebec

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

News Staff / citynews - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital, killing 67 people…

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U.S. admits liability in D.C. plane crash lawsuit from victim’s family

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

2 months / sootoday

US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

2 months / citynews / News Staff

West Edmonton Mall shoppers squirted with semen-like substance, police seek suspect

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Police said in late November, a man allegedly followed and intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen on several women shopping at West Edmonton Mall.

#violence #crime #alberta #edmonton #publicsafety

West Edmonton Mall shoppers squirted with semen-like substance, police seek suspect

2 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

'This behaviour is unacceptable': Police seek suspect after West Edmonton Mall sex assault

2 months / edmontonjournal / Trevor Robb

'SEMEN' SQUIRTER: Police hunt WEM sex assault suspect as Edmonton officers seek more victims

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Quebec man seeks bail as Ottawa investigates 1994 murder conviction

News Staff / citynews - A Quebec man who spent more than 33 years behind bars for four murders will find out at the end of the week if he will get bail. Daniel Jolivet, now 68, was convicted in 1994 of four murders in Brossard, Que., south of Montreal. The evidence at the trial …

#humanrights #crime #quebec #publicsafety #legalaffairs #supremecourt

Quebec man seeks bail as 1994 murder conviction likely a miscarriage of justice

2 months / sootoday

Quebec man seeks bail as Ottawa investigates 1994 murder conviction

2 months / sootoday

Quebec man seeks bail as Ottawa investigates 1994 murder conviction

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Man convicted of four Brossard murders to learn Friday if he will be released while case is reviewed

2 months / montrealgazette / Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette

Student charged over alleged hit list, threats at London, Ont., university campus

John Marchesan / citynews - Police in London, Ont., say a Toronto man is facing charges after allegedly writing a hit list of people he wished to kill and uttering death threats at a local university. Police say on Sunday morning, a man was sitting in a common area with several resi…

#violence #crime #ontario #toronto #education #publicsafety #youth #unitedkingdom #legalaffairs

Student charged over alleged hit list, threats at London, Ont., university campus

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Student charged over alleged hit list, threats at London, Ont., university campus

2 months / sootoday

Toronto man faces charges in relation to ‘kill list’ at London, Ont., school

2 months / globalnews / Prisha Dev

OPP, CBSA announce 20 arrests, 300 vehicles recovered in auto theft investigation

Chris Knight / nationalpost - Under the code name Project Chickadee, OPP and the Canada Border Services Agency have been working together since August 2023

#crime #ontario #publicsafety #legalaffairs

OPP, CBSA break up major GTA auto theft ring targeting luxury vehicles

2 months / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

OPP, CBSA announce 20 arrests, 300 vehicles recovered in auto theft investigation

2 months / nationalpost / Chris Knight

306 stolen Canadian vehicles bound for Middle East, West Africa recovered

2 months / globalnews / Gabby Rodrigues

OPP arrest 20 people, recover more than 300 vehicles in auto theft network bust

2 months / theglobeandmail / Rianna Lim

20 people arrested, more than 300 vehicles recovered in auto theft network bust: OPP

2 months / sootoday

‘Complex’ auto theft probe leads to 20 arrests, recovery of more than 300 vehicles with combined value of $25M

2 months / reddit / /u/CareerPillow376

OPP, CBSA to reveal results of major auto theft investigation in Mississauga

2 months / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

Nasty winter storm to blast Prairie provinces with heavy snow, fierce winds

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - It's shaping up to be a nasty blast of winter across the Prairies today with snowstorms and blizzards set to dump up to 30 centimetres in some areas.

#alberta #calgary #winnipeg #manitoba #saskatchewan #education #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse

Alberta road chaos reported (4)
Manitoba weather impacts felt (3)
Prairie-wide storm warnings (4)
Sask outages and storm spread (2)

2 months / sootoday

Saskatchewan town remains without drinking water with restoration date unknown

2 months / globalnews / Sean Previl

When to treat sick kids at home and avoid gatherings as hospitals hit with flu surge

News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Health providers are asking parents to treat kids with mild flu symptoms at home and avoid large gatherings as influenza cases spike ahead of the holidays, pushing hospital emergency departments over capacity. The daily number of confirmed flu p…