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RCMP lay 42 charges against P.E.I. PC Party's official agent related to 2025 donations
23 Oct 2026
An investigation centred around donations made to the P.E.I. Progressive Conservatives has resulted in police laying 42 charges against the party's official agent.
MapQuest now showing surveillance camera locations across Canada, U.S.
23 Oct 2026
MapQuest users in Canada and the U.S. can now see where some surveillance cameras have been set up in their communities.
Molly Carlson’s iceberg dive earns applause but also a safety advocate’s warning
23 Oct 2026
Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson recently made history off the coast of Newfoundland, becoming the first woman to dive off an iceberg. Lifesaving Society Ontario spokesperson Stephanie Bakalar wants
Man, woman face multiple charges of arson, breaking and entering in Twillingate incidents
23 Oct 2026
The incidents occurred between late summer of 2025 and the spring of 2026, according to the RCMP.
87-year-old man dies in 2-vehicle collision in Belfast, P.E.I.
23 Oct 2026
An 87-year-old Queens County man has died following a collision between a car and a garbage truck in Belfast on Thursday afternoon.
Campaign-promise tracker reports 2 broken pledges at Holt government's midway point
23 Oct 2026
Premier Susan Holt’s government has just rounded the midway point of its mandate and an online tool has been tracking its election promises.
Sentencing delayed a week for man who murdered, dismembered wife
23 Oct 2026
A man who was set to be sentenced next week for murdering and dismembering his wife will instead be sentenced in early November.
'Excessive snow loading' caused downtown parking garage's partial collapse, owner says
23 Oct 2026
"Excessive snow loading" caused part of a downtown Ottawa parking garage to collapse last year, says the building's owner, which is moving ahead with plans to rebuild and reopen the site.
Beloved Di Rienzo's deli in Ottawa's Little Italy is for sale
23 Oct 2026
Di Rienzo's Grocery & Deli on Beech Street in Ottawa's Little Italy is for sale. The shop has been a fixture since the early 1970s, particularly its widely popular sandwiches.
Motorcyclist dies after crash in Pointe-Gatineau
23 Oct 2026
Gatineau, Que., police say a motorcyclist was fatally injured Thursday morning in what appears to be a single-vehicle crash near the Lady Aberdeen Bridge.
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