Police in Barrie say a woman and a man whose bodies were found in a north-end home on Saturday died as a result of intimate partner violence.

Investigators say officers were called to a home in the area of St. Vincent Street and Osprey Ridge Road for a wellness check on June 20.

Police say officers found a 45-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man dead.

Investigators say the woman’s death has been deemed a homicide, while the man died from

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday Ottawa will send humanitarian aid to support Venezuelans after what he called “catastrophic earthquakes” overnight.

“It’s a, obviously, fast-developing tragedy,” Carney told reporters on Parliament Hill.

In a written statement, Carney expressed his condolences to the dead — who number at least 164 — and the hundreds of injured and displaced people. He said Canada is preparing to deliver humanitarian assistance.

“You can expect further communication on that later today,” the

OTTAWA — Canada is cleared to participate in the Eurovision song contest after CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union on Thursday.

In last fall’s federal budget, the government said it was looking at getting Canada into the popular international song contest.

Eurovision, which has been running for decades, features performers from various countries and is co-ordinated by the European Broadcasting Union.

Canada became a full member of the union after a vote at the broadcasting union’s general assembly on Thursday

A two‑vehicle collision in Etobicoke late Thursday morning has shut down a stretch of Renforth Drive and is causing significant traffic delays, Toronto police say.

Emergency crews were called to Renforth Drive and Rathburn Road around 10:17 a.m. for reports of a crash involving two vehicles. Police said airbags deployed on at least one of the vehicles.

Paramedics assessed two patients at the scene, though the extent of their injuries remains unknown.

Southbound Renforth Drive is currently closed, and police are urging drivers to

Pride will be taking over downtown Toronto this weekend with parades, marches, street festivals and something for everyone. Keep in mind, there will be road closures due to the events and FIFA World Cup.

The world’s second largest Pride Parade will take over the streets of Toronto this Sunday to end off Pride Month on a high note.

The parade starts near Bloor and Yonge Streets at Rosedale Valley Road at 2 p.m. and runs down Bloor Street to Bay and Queen Street. There is expected to be

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein won’t face a fourth trial on a New York rape charge. Prosecutors dropped the #MeToo-era case on Thursday after his accuser said she could not bear to testify again.

The movie mogul still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California , and he remains behind bars. But the New York rape charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction followed by two hung juries .

Jessica Mann , a hairstylist and actor, spent days on the witness

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.

The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders and allows the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly end temporary protected status , a program that protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries .

It marked another victory at the high court for Republican President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigration.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors said Thursday they’ll drop a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein , instead of trying the former movie mogul for a fourth time in the #MeToo-era case.

Weinstein still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California , and he is still behind bars. But the New York rape charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction followed by two hung juries .

The Oscar-winning producer denies all the accusations.

The rape charge concerned an allegation that

World leaders and Venezuelan celebrities reacted Thursday with messages of solidarity and offers of assistance after two powerful earthquakes shook the South American nation, killing at least 164 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings.

Wednesday evening’s 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region.

Venezuelan officials were trying to make the most of the daylight hours to speed up efforts to