Whale Transfers, Whitby Murder Guilty & Wawa Bus Rollover — Ottawa Wednesday

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

Bus rollover north of Wawa sends 17 passengers to hospital; driver charged. Ontario Provincial Police say a passenger bus rolled onto its side on Highway 17 about 25 km north of Wawa shortly before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, sending 17 people to hospital with minor injuries who were later released; the driver has been charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act. Police asked witnesses or dashcam owners to contact Superior East Wawa OPP.
Six belugas moved from Marineland toward U.S. aquariums in night convoy. Marineland staff guided two males (Zephyr and Balor) and four females (Caspian, Pikachu, Secord and Rain/Spurlock) into slings on Wednesday, then a police-escorted convoy left at about 8:30 p.m. for Toronto Pearson; the six were to be flown to Shedd Aquarium in Chicago after vets treated a tail cut on one whale.

Man found guilty of second-degree murder after social-media confession in Whitby case. Troy Moulton was found guilty in March of second-degree murder for the Nov. 4, 2023 strangling death of 34-year-old Latonya Anderson; Assistant Crown Tammy D’Eri has asked Justice Lisa Wannamaker to set a 20-year parole ineligibility period citing aggravating features, including Anderson’s 12-year-old son hearing the fight.
26-year-old charged with second-degree murder after Hamilton stabbing of 21-year-old. Police arrested a 26-year-old in connection with the death of Zenin Roussel, who was found with stab wounds on Aug. 9 and later died in hospital; investigators seized a white SUV believed connected to the incident and say four witnesses have been identified and interviewed.

Police seize about $1.5M in illegal cannabis from Brampton grow-op. Ontario Provincial Police and Toronto police executed warrants in early August at a Rutherford Road South commercial unit, seizing nearly 4,000 plants, more than 23 kg of processed cannabis and $600; two men, 38 and 43, were charged with possession for the purpose of distribution and unauthorized cultivation and will appear in Toronto court on Sept. 3.

Four players from Canada’s 2018 world juniors remain suspended after appeal. An independent appeal upheld suspensions for Cal Foote (until Nov. 10, 2026), Carter Hart (Nov. 10, 2027), Dillon Dube (Nov. 10, 2028) and Michael McLeod (Nov. 10, 2030); Alex Formenton was reinstated immediately, and Hockey Canada said no other 2018 team members were found to have breached the code of conduct.
Raptors to open 2026 NBA Cup at home vs. Orlando on Oct. 30. The NBA released the in-season tournament schedule Wednesday; Toronto hosts Orlando on Oct. 30, visits Milwaukee on Nov. 6 and Detroit on Nov. 20, then hosts Brooklyn on Nov. 27, with all games except the final counting in regular-season standings.

Canadian Armed Forces held drone testing with manufacturers in the Ottawa Valley. The CAF ran a drone-testing event in the Ottawa Valley this week involving manufacturers; the exercise was reported locally on Wednesday.

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