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Toronto·NewTwo homes are damaged and one man was found with no vital signs after a fire broke out in Richmond Hill early Wednesday, York police said. Police said a man was brought out of one of the homes with no vital signsCBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 5:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A fire in Richmond Hill has damaged 2 semi-detached homes early Wednesday, York police said. (Jacob Estrin/CBC)Two homes are damaged and one man was found with no vital signs after a fire broke out in Richmond Hill early Wednesday, York police said. Emergency crews responded to a structure fire at two semi-detached homes around 3:05 a.m. near Crosby Avenue and Newkirk Road, York police said on social media platform X. They said the fire damaged two homes. While both homes were evacuated, York police said a man was brought out of one of the homes with no vital signs. The blaze has been extinguished and investigators are at the scene to determine the cause, police said.

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed.

LONDON -- President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and oversee the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan who had been in Russian detention since 2022, according to reports in Russian state-run media. Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed, ahead of the planned meeting with Putin. Trump's envoy thanked Putin for freeing Hubbard, according to a readout of the meeting published by Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency. Putin said that Hubbard -- who was detained in eastern Ukraine in April 2022 -- was taken to St. Peterburg's Pulkovo Airport, the readout said. In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service shows Stephen Hubbard in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 7, 2024.(Moscow City Court Press Service via AP, File)Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday that Witkoff was set to meet with Putin at St. Petersburg's Constantine Palace "in the first half of the day," as quoted by Russian state media. Witkoff arrived in St.

LONDON -- President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and oversee the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan who had been in Russian detention since 2022, according to reports in Russian state-run media. Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed, ahead of the planned meeting with Putin. Trump's envoy thanked Putin for freeing Hubbard, according to a readout of the meeting published by Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency. Putin said that Hubbard -- who was detained in eastern Ukraine in April 2022 -- was taken to St. Peterburg's Pulkovo Airport, the readout said. In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service shows Stephen Hubbard in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 7, 2024.(Moscow City Court Press Service via AP, File)Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday that Witkoff was set to meet with Putin at St. Petersburg's Constantine Palace "in the first half of the day," as quoted by Russian state media. Witkoff arrived in St.

LONDON -- President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and oversee the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan who had been in Russian detention since 2022, according to reports in Russian state-run media. Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed, ahead of the planned meeting with Putin. Trump's envoy thanked Putin for freeing Hubbard, according to a readout of the meeting published by Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency. Putin said that Hubbard -- who was detained in eastern Ukraine in April 2022 -- was taken to St. Peterburg's Pulkovo Airport, the readout said. In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service shows Stephen Hubbard in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 7, 2024.(Moscow City Court Press Service via AP, File)Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday that Witkoff was set to meet with Putin at St. Petersburg's Constantine Palace "in the first half of the day," as quoted by Russian state media. Witkoff arrived in St.

An early-morning structure fire in Richmond Hill has left one person without vital signs and forced the evacuation of two homes, according to police. Emergency crews were called to the area of Crosby Avenue, between Newkirk Road and Bayview Avenue, at approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday for reports of a structure fire.