Erwin Cruz
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Someone called, and that call is the quiet hero of this story.
Winnipeg police arrested high-risk sex offender Harley Aaron Okemow, 34, after finding him sexually assaulting an unconscious woman; he was being monitored at the time.
The arithmetic of a deadly year cannot be reduced to a trend
Two fatal crashes in Ottawa Wednesday night—a pedestrian struck in Barrhaven and a driver killed in Navan—brought the city's 2026 traffic death toll to 32.
What a city says when asked is not always what it will do.
Nearly 70% of Vancouver voters supported banning open-air hard drug use and creating involuntary care beds in a non-binding plebiscite, but the new mayor has different priorities.
The fuel was too expensive; the food could not arrive.
A weeklong trucker protest over high diesel prices in southern Italy has blocked deliveries to supermarkets, leaving shelves and gas pumps empty in Naples and shortages reported across Sicily, Calabria, and Puglia.
A priest's final sermon was about time; the cross did not wait
Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari, 53, was killed in Guayaquil, Ecuador, when a wooden crucifix fell on him during a livestreamed Mass, moments after he delivered a sermon about the fleeting nature of life.
A single mistake, a chemical plume, and a city sheltering in place
A chemical leak caused by an "error" during transfer at a Toledo facility released glycidyl methacrylate, prompting evacuations for nearly 1,000 residents and shelter-in-place orders for over 50,000 as officials feared an explosion.
Between the signs and the ballot box, a quiet surge of participation.
86,592 Ottawans cast early ballots in the 2026 municipal election, an 8.9% increase over 2022, with special advance voting up 46% despite one fewer advance day.
Both parties now say the same thing, and voters will decide if it is true.
BC's NDP and Conservatives both promised to extend SkyTrain to Newton within days of each other, aligning with Surrey mayor-elect Doug McCallum's plan ahead of the October 24 election.
Nine people, one shelter, and the limits of a small town's capacity
Nine people overdosed at St. Stephen's Lighthouse Lodge shelter on Sunday, with six hospitalized and one transported by police car due to ambulance shortages. The town's mayor calls for more provincial support.
The Barricade Was There for a Reason, and Someone Missed It
CTV Kitchener cameraman Dave Pettitt was seriously injured Thursday when a driver went through a road-closed barricade and struck him while he filmed a crash scene.
The Camera Was There for Months; the Charges Never Came
A former Royal Military College student says a webcam was hidden in her dorm in 2018, but no charges were laid despite an investigation into voyeurism.
He Was Taken Into Custody, and He Never Came Home
Two Yellowknife RCMP officers face charges of criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life in the 2025 in-custody death of Lawrence Blackduck.
Distance is a kind of mercy the weather rarely offers.
Typhoon Champi reached Category 5 over open water while Hurricane Trudy weakened off Mexico, leaving both regions to measure recovery rather than catastrophe.
The state has spoken, but the camera has not.
Mississippi's attorney general ruled the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley justified, but the family's lawyer demands release of body-camera footage as trust remains frayed.
Russia's Arctic route grows busier as the world's shipping lanes falter.
Russia's oil exports via the Northern Sea Route have risen nearly 50% this year as disruptions to Suez, Hormuz, and Black Sea shipping make the Arctic passage more competitive.
A Grass Fire, a Shift in the Wind, and Four Names to Remember
Four Canadian soldiers were killed and dozens injured when a grass fire spread rapidly during live-fire training at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, driven by uncommonly strong winds.
A Path Challenged, a Mission Contested: Albania's Unrest
Albanian PM Edi Rama has rejected resignation calls amid violent protests, framing the unrest as a threat to Albania's EU accession rather than to his government.
Burning Cities Is Not a Right: Italy's Violent Weekend
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni condemned "gangs of thugs" after cost-of-living protests turned violent in Milan and other cities, with 28 arrests and 141 officers injured.
Toronto's Bike Lane Debate Leaves Marks on More Than Pavement
Toronto police arrest a third person amid protests over bike lane removal on Bloor Street West, as legal and civic tensions persist.
Alberta's Quiet Vote and the Weight of Seven in Ten
Alberta holds a nonbinding referendum on separation, with polls showing most residents prefer to stay in Canada amid complex legal questions.
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