Daily Briefing

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Top News Stories

Violent Crime News

118 articles
Read more Violent Crime news

Property Crime News

8 articles
Read more Property Crime news

Drug Crime News

43 articles
Read more Drug Crime news

Organized Crime News

2 articles
Read more Organized Crime news

Criminal Justice News

174 articles
Read more Criminal Justice news

Browse by Category

Latest News Stories

Canopy Growth and Spectrum Therapeutics Expand Medical Portfolio with New 30 and 90-Pack Softgels and Enhanced Dosing Options - Montreal Gazette
Montrealgazette.com
May 7, 2026

Canopy Growth and Spectrum Therapeutics Expand Medical Portfolio with New 30 and 90-Pack Softgels and Enhanced Dosing Options - Montreal Gazette

Informed innovation delivers same trusted quality with improved value, flexible dosing, and better alignment with patient needs SMITHS FALLS, Ontario --

Isaiah Rashad – 'It's Been Awful' review: woozy, wounded and bruisingly honest
Nme.com
May 7, 2026

Isaiah Rashad – 'It's Been Awful' review: woozy, wounded and bruisingly honest

On 'It's Been Awful', Chattanooga rapper Isaiah Rashad shows that even when life gets in the way, his talents still shine through.

Thieves cut hole in roof at Kelowna Curling Club in elaborate break-in, theft - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 7, 2026

Thieves cut hole in roof at Kelowna Curling Club in elaborate break-in, theft - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca

Suspects broke into the Recreation Avenue facility in the downtown's north end early Monday morning, but it's the lengths they went to to get in that is most shocking,

Property Crime
Man charged with accessing plane at Vancouver airport appears in court - BC | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

Man charged with accessing plane at Vancouver airport appears in court - BC | Globalnews.ca

Okito Wosha made his Richmond court appearance on the phone from the hospital where he is being held under the Mental Health Act and is awaiting a mental health assessment.

Man, 49, dies after suspected stabbing in Vancouver | Abbotsford News
Abbynews.com
May 6, 2026

Man, 49, dies after suspected stabbing in Vancouver | Abbotsford News

Incident happened in the area of East Hastings and Columbia Street

Boy, 14, charged with dangerous driving following fiery Saskatoon crash - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

Boy, 14, charged with dangerous driving following fiery Saskatoon crash - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca

A 14-year-old boy and 24-year-old man are facing charges after a fiery crash that sent an 82-year-old man to hospital on Tuesday morning, according to the Saskatoon Police Service.

Nine cases confirmed in legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto: health unit
Toronto.citynews.ca
May 6, 2026

Nine cases confirmed in legionnaires' disease outbreak in Toronto: health unit

Toronto public health officials say nine cases have been confirmed in an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease.  Toronto Public Health says there’s been no change in the number of confirmed cases as of Wednesday, and officials are investigating the source of the outbreak. Citing patient confidentiality, the location of the outbreak was not specified by the […]

‘We will not forget’: Sask. RCMP vows commitment as community honours missing loved ones | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
May 6, 2026

‘We will not forget’: Sask. RCMP vows commitment as community honours missing loved ones | battlefordsNOW

Ryan Nicotine, Kionna Nicotine, Lee Bearsears, Candy Pritchard, Ashley Morin, Megan Gallagher and Tiki Laverdi...

Police announce arrest in two Toronto-area synagogue shootings
Thecjn.ca
May 6, 2026

Police announce arrest in two Toronto-area synagogue shootings

An 18-year-old has been charged in connection with the two incidents.

Cannabis store employee sexually assaulted during robbery, Winnipeg police say - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

Cannabis store employee sexually assaulted during robbery, Winnipeg police say - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

Winnipeg police say a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted during a robbery at a cannabis shop, where she was working alone on Tuesday night.

Criminal Justice
Investigators arrest suspect sought in Toronto, York synagogue shootings  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

Investigators arrest suspect sought in Toronto, York synagogue shootings | Globalnews.ca

Police in Toronto and York Region have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with two separate synagogue shootings earlier this year.

Six Nations marks Red Dress Day with march - The Turtle Island News
Theturtleislandnews.com
May 6, 2026

Six Nations marks Red Dress Day with march - The Turtle Island News

By Alex Murray Writer OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER- Dressed in red and chanting “Stop the Violence…No More Silence,” over 100 Six Nations community members  joined  Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Centre’s  annual Red Dress Day march Tuesday May 5th  making their way through Ohsweken. Flanked by Six Nations Police, community members walked about 600 metres up Chiefswood Road through Ohsweken from Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services to Veterans Park. As the group marched, they held up signs with slogans and pictures of Murdered and Missing loved ones and chanted things like “Stop the Violence, No More Silence.” Six Nations Public Works and Flowers by Leenie were among the buildings along the route that showed their support with red dresses displayed outside their doors. Red Dress Day began in

1 person dead after assault in southwest Calgary community of Woodlands  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

1 person dead after assault in southwest Calgary community of Woodlands | Globalnews.ca

One person is dead following what Calgary police are calling 'a serious assault' in the southwest community of Woodlands Wednesday morning.

Quebec man found guilty of fomenting hatred against Jews asks for new trial - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

Quebec man found guilty of fomenting hatred against Jews asks for new trial - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

A lawyer representing a Quebec man convicted of fomenting hatred against Jews is asking for a retrial, arguing the judge was biased against his client.

Criminal Justice
RCMP looking for vehicle, driver seen leaving North Preston homicide scene in 2025 - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

RCMP looking for vehicle, driver seen leaving North Preston homicide scene in 2025 - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

RCMP in Nova Scotia are asking for information about a vehicle seen leaving North Preston following the homicide of 28-year-old Jayden Tynes on Nov. 2, 2025.

Violent Crime
More alleged victims come forward as Edmonton dating app sexual assault case expands to nine complainants
Westernstandard.news
May 6, 2026

More alleged victims come forward as Edmonton dating app sexual assault case expands to nine complainants

An Edmonton sexual assault investigation has widened significantly after five more women came forward, bringing the total number of complainants to nine and resulting in a new wave of criminal charges against a 56-year-old man.

‘Pretty overwhelming,’ Toronto restaurant owners overcome break-in just weeks before opening - NOW Toronto
Nowtoronto.com
May 6, 2026

‘Pretty overwhelming,’ Toronto restaurant owners overcome break-in just weeks before opening - NOW Toronto

This family-run bánh mì shop in Toronto was broken into before even opening. Despite the setback, they’re now open.

RCMP continue search for man wielding a machete outside of Halifax - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
May 6, 2026

RCMP continue search for man wielding a machete outside of Halifax - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

Police issued two alerts Tuesday evening warning people in Gaetz Brook, about 30 kilometres east of the city, about a dangerous man carrying the weapon.

Man Finds $1 Million Worth of Yu-Gi-Oh Cards in a Dumpster
404Media.co
May 6, 2026

Man Finds $1 Million Worth of Yu-Gi-Oh Cards in a Dumpster

It was already a sordid tale of online drama, blurry photographs, and erratic TikToks. Then his mom started posting.

'I thought I was going to die': Roadside shooting victim testifies at murder trial - The Turtle Island News
Theturtleislandnews.com
May 6, 2026

'I thought I was going to die': Roadside shooting victim testifies at murder trial - The Turtle Island News

By Bill Graveland CALGARY -An Alberta power company worker believed he was a goner one summer day as he stood beside a rural road when two men drove up and one shot him through the arm. Matthew Andres told court the pair wanted his keys and his truck and by the time it was over, he was in a race for his life and another man was dead. Andres was testifying in Court of King’s Bench on Tuesday at the jury trial of Arthur Penner and Elijah Strawberry. They have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder. Crown prosecutor Photini Papadatou has told the jury she will prove the two accused stole a vehicle and were looking to swap it out while setting the original vehicle ablaze when