OTTAWA — Ruby Sahota, the secretary of state for combatting crime, told the House of Commons this week that people who fired shots recently at synagogues were hired and paid by a “foreign entity.”

She suggested the shooters were recruited online and said that if authorities had been able to find them sooner, there would have been fewer victims.

Sahota made the comments Wednesday in response to a question about the government’s “lawful access” bill, which is intended to help police and spies navigate the online world.

OTTAWA — A Canadian was shot and killed at a South African wilderness park on Wednesday in what authorities said appears to be an accident.

The South African Police Service said a 69-year-old Canadian man asked a park guide whether his gun was real, resulting in him being shot to death.

South African National Parks reports the incident happened in Kruger National Park at an evening barbecue picnic. It says the Canadian was part of a group which was invited inside the park for what’s known locally as a

While summer vacation is on the horizon for thousands of GTA students, their classrooms may look a bit different next year amid staff cuts and changes to how classes are delivered at multiple school boards.

“I’ve definitely already started to see the damage of the budget cuts on education,” said Ava Posteraro, a Grade 11 student heading into Grade 12 in the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).

Posteraro’s dream is to be an actress and study theatre in university, but her Grade 1

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has lifted its flood risk warning after heavy rainfall on Thursday, but is still advising residents to exercise caution around rivers and streams amid high water levels.

Environment Canada had said earlier in the day that a stretch of southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, would see high wind gusts and up to 20 millimetres of rain through the morning.

The conservation authority initially put a flood warning in place, but has since downgraded it to a watershed conditions statement advising residents to be cautious around

Montreal-area police are warning the public about a rash of violent crimes targeting sellers of Pokemon cards and MacBooks.

Laval police say they arrested 10 young men between 16 and 18 years old on June 9 and June 11.

They say the suspects had allegedly posed as buyers and set up meetings with people who were trying to sell the cards or laptops on the online Marketplace platform.

Police say some of the suspects got violent during meetings, and will face theft, assault and weapons-related charges.

A youth was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre Thursday afternoon after being struck by a falling tree in Oshawa, Durham police say.

Emergency crews were called around 12:10 p.m. to the area of Oxford Street and Dwight Avenue, where a youth was found without vital signs after the tree came down. Police tell CityNews that the child is under the age of 12.

Officers and paramedics immediately began life‑saving measures, and the youth regained consciousness at the scene. Air ORNGE was dispatched

A teenaged girl is being rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke, Toronto police say.

Emergency crews were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Martin Grove Road around 11:15 a.m. on Thursday.

Paramedics say the teen has serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.

Police tell 680 NewsRadio the girl is 15 years old and it appears she was crossing in a marked crossing when she was struck by a vehicle making a turn.

They also say the