A Brampton man is facing charges after police and border agents seized more than 500 lbs. of cocaine at a Niagara border crossing.

In a release, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the RCMP say a commercial truck was sent for a secondary examination when it arrived at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sep. 26, 2023.

During the examination officers found 202 brick-shaped objects that tested positive for cocaine. Officials say

The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled struggling goaltender Ilya Samsonov from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, the NHL team announced Wednesday.

Goalie Dennis Hildeby has been loaned to the Marlies.

Samsonov was waived by the Leafs on Dec. 31 after struggling to a 3.94 GAA and .862 save percentage in 15 games.

The Russian goalie did not play for the Marlies during his time away from the Leafs, with the team opting to have him skate and work out away from the team.

The

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A program aimed at helping remove families and infants in Flint, Michigan, from deep poverty will give $1,500 to women during mid-pregnancy and $500 each month throughout the first year after the birth.

Enrollment opened Wednesday for , lauded by officials as the first of its kind in the United States.

The program has no restrictions on income and empowers “parents with the freedom and choice to make the decisions that best fit their families’ needs

Whenever endured mental health challenges in his hockey career, he felt better when he talked about them and sought help.

When the NHL Players’ Association introduced a pilot program to teach the basics of mental health, Wheeler was on board to give it a try. On Wednesday the union unveiled its First Line program, an initiative with Mental Health Commission of Canada that is now available to players who want to learn more about the topic.

“We’re opening a door that hasn’t been opened before and giving guys

Five men and two teens from Quebec are facing a number of charges after travelling to Mississauga with the intent of stealing high-end vehicles.

Peel police say on January 3 they became aware of several individuals staying at a short-term rental in the area of Cawthra and Burnhamthorpe Roads and that their intention was to steal cars. The following day, members of the 12 Division Auto Unit officers, alongside the Tactical Unit, executed a search warrant and seven people were taken into custody.

Adlene Zebiche, a 19

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty in a hit-and-run crash that killed a retired Chicago police officer in 2022.

Ted Plevritis, of Palatine, Illinois, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of failure to report the crash and was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison, reported. He was given credit for almost two years already spent behind bars.

Plevritis was with several felonies, including failure to report

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago.

The findings come from a huge project to compare modern DNA with that culled from ancient humans’ teeth and bones — allowing scientists to trace both prehistoric migration and disease-linked genes that tagged along.

When a Bronze Age people called the Yamnaya moved from the steppes of what are now Ukraine and

A court in Moscow on Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit against a Russian TV presenter that sought $11 million in moral damages after she hosted a party where guests were encouraged to .

The suit against Anastasia Ivleeva was one element of a scandal that erupted after her bash at a Moscow nightclub last month. A well-known rapper who attended wearing only a sock around his genitals and two on his feet was sent to jail.

Public denunciation of the party reflected the rise of fiercely conservative sentiment in Russia amid President

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominations for the , which will be handed out on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles and shown live on Netflix:

MOVIE

ENSEMBLE

“American Fiction”; “Barbie”; “The Color Purple”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Oppenheimer”

FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Bening, “Nyad”; Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”; Margot Robbie, “Barbie”; Emma Stone, “Poor