Jahvai Roy, the eight-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a stray bullet while he was in his bed with his mother early Saturday morning in Toronto, was a budding activist against violence, a family spokesperson said in an interview.

The child, whose death has sparked outrage and calls for action on gun crime, was the youngest member of an organization devoted to stamping out violence in Canada’s largest city, Marcell Wilson said Monday.

When he received an evacuation order on Thursday, Mike Pasztor of Annapolis County, N.S., grabbed what he could: a photo of his wife’s daughter who had passed away, some bottles of water and some of his documents.

While his wife left toward Bridgetown, he stuck around to douse his house and the surrounding area with water.

The Ontario government is ordering public servants back to the office five days a week starting in 2026, one of the most aggressive moves by a public-sector employer in Canada to curb remote work since it became commonplace during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Oct. 20 of this year, workers who had previously attended the office for a minimum of three days a week will be required to attend four days. And starting Jan. 5, 2026, workers will be expected to be in the office full-time.

An 18-year-old who faces charges in a crash that killed a father of three had no restrictions on his drivers’ licence after a collision involving Premier Doug Ford earlier this year, the Ontario Provincial Police confirmed.

Now, a member of the victim’s family wants to see legislative change to prevent people accused of dangerous driving from being on the road.

Jaiwin Kirubananthan, of Oshawa, was arrested in connection with a head-on collision on Aug. 3 that killed 35-year-old Andrew Cristillo of Mount Albert, Ont., and injured his wife and three daughters. He was charged with dangerous driving causing death, three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, failing to remain at an accident resulting in death and public mischief. The crash happened in Whitchurch-Stouffville, northeast of Toronto.

Christine McNeil has spent the past several days helping feed the crews responding to an out-of-control wildfire in Newfoundland and Labrador that is just seven kilometres away from her restaurant.

She and her three employees at The Mess Tent Poutinerie, located in the small community of Lower Island Cove on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, sprung into action to help feed firefighters, many of whom are volunteers who have put their day jobs on hold. Ms. McNeil said her previous job as a supply tech in the military prepared her for the work she’s been doing over the past week.

A pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the home of Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has sparked calls for the government to consider security measures to protect politicians from protests at their residences.

A group of up to 60 protesters chanted slogans, rang bells, banged pots and projected messages onto Ms. Joly’s house in Montreal on Wednesday evening, in an escalation of protest activity over the situation in Gaza.

Three men who face terrorism charges over allegations that they plotted to take over land near Quebec City were denied bail at a court hearing on Wednesday.

Corporal Marc-Aurèle Chabot and Raphaël Lagacé of Quebec City, along with Simon Angers-Audet from nearby Neuville, Que., were arrested last month. Each face one count of facilitating terrorism.

Canadian authorities intercepted a 16-foot U-Haul truck at the U.S.-Canada border near Stanstead, Que., just minutes after alleged smugglers loaded in 44 people, the RCMP say.

The people found in the sweltering cargo area, most of whom were Haitian nationals, included a pregnant woman and young children, police said. They allegedly told officers they had crossed the border on foot, walking for two hours before the truck picked them up.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she has temporarily closed her constituency office in Oakville, Ont., after a number of incidents left staff feeling unsafe.

Ms. Anand did not specify the nature of the incidents, but said that she is working with security services to resolve the issue.

Reem Sultan’s uncle was killed in Gaza last December, her aunt died of malnutrition in January. Her cousin’s family of six, including children, perished when their home was bombed in May. Another cousin who went to retrieve and bury their bodies died in an air strike, killed while grieving the dead.

In all, the resident of London, Ont., has lost 15 close relatives in the Middle East conflict, but a tally of extended family members reaches closer to 100. So while Ms. Sultan welcomes the news that Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine, she says more is needed than just words.

Toronto has spent more than half the summer so far under heat warnings, according to data from Environment Canada, which show the area has already surpassed the number of extremely hot days in each of the past two years.

Environment Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder said the city has been under a heat warning for 21 days so far this summer, with the fifth such warning issued on Monday.

Some sexual-assault survivors and legal experts say that restorative justice could be an alternative for complainants to find closure and accountability, in the wake of the Hockey Canada verdict that left many advocates reeling.

Justice Maria Carroccia acquitted five former junior hockey players of sexual assault on Thursday after a trial that had the complainant, known publicly as E.M., spend seven days under cross-examination by the defendants’ lawyers.

Advocates for survivors of sexual violence warn that Thursday’s verdict in the Hockey Canada case could discourage victims from going to police.

Five former junior hockey players were acquitted of sexual assault after a trial that included seven days of gruelling cross-examination of the complainant by different defence lawyers. In delivering her ruling, the judge said the woman was not credible.