Woman charged with attempt to commit murder in South Dundas

MONCTON — New Brunswick’s police watchdog says an RCMP officer who broke a man’s nose during an arrest did not commit a crime. The Serious Incident Response Team investigated after an officer injured a man while police executed a search warrant at a property in Moncton on June 2.

The New Brunswick provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday, July 24, 2026 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. New Brunswick’s police watchdog says an RCMP officer who broke a man’s nose during an arrest did not commit a crime.

Crews with the Calgary Fire Service Battle a blaze outside of a SE Calgary business on Wednesday October 21, 2026. Investigators with the Calgary Fire Department have determined that a blaze outside of a liquidation centre in the city’s southeast started amid some furniture behind the building before making its way inside.

Pope LeoPope Leo returned to the Vatican on Sunday after five days in the hospital and has resumed his papal duties. Wednesday, October 21, 2026 3:43PMROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday held his first weekly audience with the faithful in St. Peter's Square after spending a week in the hospital to have a lobe removed from his lung. Doctors declared the pope had cancer, but said they are optimistic because it was caught in an early stage. Leo returned to the Vatican on Sunday after five days in the hospital and has resumed his papal duties. READ ALSO | Pope Leo returns to the Vatican 4 days after lung cancer surgeryHe interacted with the crowds, touring St. Peter's Square in the popemobile and greeting babies handed up to him by parents in the crowd. Top StoriesWhen he reached the altar area, the pope thanked the faithful for their prayers during his recovery. "Thank you for the support of your prayers. Thanks to God for his generosity," Leo said. SEE ALSO | Chicago doctors explain Pope Leo XIV's cancer diagnosis; prayer held at his childhood home in DoltonCopyright © 2026 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope LeoWatch LiveTop Stories

New polling just days before Toronto’s mayoral election shows Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow are locked in a narrowing race prior to election day on Oct. 26. Several polls put Bradford the challenger slightly ahead of Chow the incumbent. Others still place her ahead of Bradford, indicating there is no clear favourite, according to research firms that publish the polls. A new Liaison Strategies survey released Wednesday puts Bradford at 49 per cent support and Chow at 47 per cent among decided and leaning voters, with three per cent choosing someone else. In this most recent poll, Chow loses a five-point lead she had in a Liaison Strategies poll published Oct. 13. “It is a much less comfortable race for the mayor than it was last week,” said David Valentin, principal at Liaison in a news release. Story continues below advertisement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. The decision leaves in place a lower-court block on the policy. It was adopted after an executive order from President Donald Trump, a Republican who has taken several steps to roll back transgender rights during his second term. The brief order did not detail its legal reasoning. Justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas would have allowed the policy to be enforced as the lawsuit played out in lower courts. The Supreme Court has previously allowed other policies for transgender people to move ahead for now, including restrictions on military service and passport sex markers. Trump’s order called on the Bureau of Prisons to revise its medical care policies so that federal funds aren’t spent “for the purpose of conforming an inmate’s appearance to that of the opposite sex.”Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter EmailThe new policy would halt surgeries, taper off hormones and end social accommodations like makeup and wigs.