Suspect arrested in fatal shooting at Pickering casino in 2023

Investigators with Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) say they have made an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard at Pickering Casino Resort nearly three years ago.

Officers were called to the entertainment complex around 5 a.m. Oct. 9, 2023. A man, who police have since identified as 24-year-old Michael Ferdinand, was found at the scene with a life-threatening gunshot wound and was later pronounced dead in hospital.

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As wildfires burn coast to coast, a look at what’s happening in affected provinces

More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, the national wildland fire summary shows.

Many blazes continued to threaten communities in their path, especially in Ontario where evacuations have displaced approximately 1,800 people.

Here’s an overview of what is happening across the country.

ONTARIO

Premier Doug Ford says wildfires have been moving quickly in the province’s north, expanding to 735,000 hectares from 650,000 hectares burned last week.

As of

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Ford calls Trump’s criticism of pollution from Canadian wildfires a ‘bunch of rubbish’

Instead of adding fuel to political fires, Ontario Premier Doug Ford thinks U.S. President Donald Trump should be doing more to help douse the actual wildfires that continue to tear through forests in parts of Ontario and across Canada.

Rather than offer help, though, Trump has threatened to punish Canada for the smoky air that knows no borders, irking Ford, who called Trump’s comments “a bunch of rubbish” on Monday.

“With all the assets the United States has, and he’s (Trump

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Unifor turns attention to Stellantis, General Motors after Ford members ratify deal

TORONTO — The head of the union representing nearly 19,000 Canadian auto workers says she anticipates “challenging” talks ahead with Stellantis and General Motors after securing a deal with Ford Motor Co.

Unifor national president Lana Payne says the new three-year agreement with Ford, which members officially ratified Sunday, marks a precedent with key gains around wage increases and job security.

Ford workers covered by the master agreement voted 74 per cent for the deal, while members at two locals voted 97 per cent

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Toronto man facing stunt driving charges in Oshawa

A Toronto man is facing stunt driving charges after Durham Regional Police attempted a traffic stop in Oshawa last week.

Officers initiated a traffic stop in the Coldstream Drive and Ritson Road area after seeing a driver in an Acura sedan driving in an unsafe manner.

The male driver did not stop and fled from police. The driver then lost control of the car and struck two unoccupied parked vehicles. He then tried to flee on foot before being taken into custody.

Israel Barnes, 21, is charged with dangerous operation, stunt

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World Cup drives travel costs higher in Toronto and Vancouver, StatCan reports

Statistics Canada says customers paid a lot more for travel services last month, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver — the country’s host cities for the World Cup.

The agency says the cost of traveller accommodation for June rose about 20 per cent year-over-year in Ontario and British Columbia.

It says rental car prices rose nearly seven per cent across the country compared to June 2025 as travel demand increased.

StatCan says airfares jumped 9.6 per cent last month from a year earlier, pushed

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Gunfire discovered inside Scarborough motel room, Toronto police say

Toronto police are investigating after officers found evidence of gunfire inside a motel room in the city’s east end late Monday morning.

Police were called around 10:29 a.m. to a motel near Kingston Road and Bellamy Road for reports of a firearm discharge. When officers arrived, they located damage to the walls consistent with gunfire.

No injuries were reported, and police say no victim or suspect was located at the scene. No arrests have been made.

The incident remains an ongoing investigation, and

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Police seek people responsible for break-in at Eagles’ running back Saquon Barkley’s home

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police are searching for the people responsible for a weekend break-in at the home of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley.

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rumbles off B.C. coast west of Vancouver Island

PORT HARDY — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck under the ocean off Vancouver Island.

Earthquakes Canada says the quake happened at 11:41 p.m. local time on Sunday 219 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island’s northern tip.

It struck about 10 kilometres beneath the surface of the ocean floor, and the federal agency says there was no risk of tsunami.

The earthquake’s epicentre is located near a number of major Vancouver Island communities including Campbell River, about

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Wildfire triggers evacuation alert for more than 8,000 in Kimberley, B.C.

KIMBERLEY — The entire city of Kimberley, B.C., in the province's southeast region near the Alberta boundary has been placed on evacuation alert due to an out-of-control wildfire.