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Ottawa·NewA woman has been charged with attempt to commit murder after police responded to a serious assault at a home in South Dundas, Ont., on Tuesday, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. One person transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries: policeCBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 8:44 AM EDT | Last Updated: 17 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. The Ontario Provincial Police said one person was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an assault in South Dundas, Ont., on Tuesday. (Gabrielle Huston/CBC)A woman has been charged with attempt to commit murder after police responded to a serious assault at a home in South Dundas, Ont., on Tuesday, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Police responded to reports about the assault just after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, OPP wrote in a media release. One person was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. A 31-year-old woman from Morrisburg, Ont.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 12:43PMA driver crashed into at least six parked cars near the USC campus in University Park shortly after getting away from police overnight. KABCUNIVERSITY PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A driver crashed into at least six parked cars near the USC campus in University Park shortly after getting away from police overnight, leaving behind a trail of wreckage. Officers were chasing a robbery suspect near Olive Street and Washington Boulevard early Wednesday morning but the pursuit didn't last long. Officers lost sight of the silver Mercedes convertible as it traveled at a high rate of speed, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Just five minutes after that, officers found the suspect's vehicle which had crashed into several parked cars on West 30th Street, a residential area for a lot of students. The suspect ran from the scene before they arrived. It doesn't appear that anybody was injured. The suspect remains on the run. Copyright © 2026 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved. Watch LiveTop Stories

Four youths, including a 14-year-old boy, are facing charges after an attempted robbery at a business in North York led to a police pursuit and arrests Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police say officers were called to the area of Wilson Avenue and Keele Street at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Oct. 20 following reports of a robbery.

An advisory group that’s supporting a federal review of firearms classification — including a look at the SKS rifle — is expected to hold its first meeting this fall, almost a year after Ottawa announced the review. Public Safety Canada says members of the Firearms Classification Technical Advisory Group, appointed to provide expert advice to the department and the RCMP, “will be meeting later this fall.”The Liberal government has faced fresh questions about the SKS after a document filed in a U. S. court said the killer in the Tumbler Ridge, B. C., mass shooting talked about having an SKS gun. Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people in the Feb. 10 Tumbler Ridge attack before taking her own life. The RCMP has declined to release details about firearms used in the shootings, saying its investigation is ongoing. Story continues below advertisement

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday blamed “foreign leaders,” including those “on the other side of the Atlantic,” for trying to exploit France’s tense social climate for their own political agenda. Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting. U. S. President Donald Trump has used the violence to rally his political supporters, making unsubstantiated claims that Muslim migrants are responsible for the unrest. Trump has urged Macron to “close your borders and take control before it is too late!”Macron responded by saying there “has been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath” of the looting in Paris and other French cities last weekend. “And that has led to comments that are as unacceptable as they are stupid, from many people, including foreign leaders,” he said. Asked by a reporter if he was referring to Trump, Macron replied: “Among others.”Macron added: “We’ve seen AI-generated images depicting scenes that never actually happened in France.