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1 day ago | globalnews.ca | Kevin Nielsen

Police in Hanover, Ont., say they have made an arrest in connection with the fatal hit and run that left a 66-year-old woman dead and the suspect vehicle torched. A 33-year-old man was arrested on McNabb Street, according to a release from police. He is facing charges of dangerous driving causing death, failing to remain at a collision resulting in death and arson in connection with the incident.

2 days ago | globalnews.ca | Kevin Nielsen

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been plagued by delays and cost overruns for a decade but there is now a way you can win (or lose) a few bucks on the project. Fanduel is taking bets on when the project will be completed. "Our goal is to engage in the conversations our customers are already having, offering odds on the moments that resonate," a spokesperson for the website told Global News in an email.

2 days ago | globalnews.ca | Ari Rabinovitch

Many Canadians are crunching the numbers for what their future travels may cost them as Canada Day approaches, including the price of fuel during one of the busiest times of year for tourism. With fewer trips across the border into the United States reported as the trade war stretches on, many Canadians appear to be keeping their travels domestic this year - especially with more incentives to do so.

2 days ago | globalnews.ca | Kevin Nielsen

There is nothing that screams "summer" to those in the Greater Toronto Area more than a trip to Wasaga Beach. More than two million people visit the Georgian Bay community yearly as it lays claim to having the world's longest freshwater beach and a drag strip that Ontarians love to cruise.

3 days ago | globalnews.ca | Simon Little

Two White Rock, B.C., businesses are speaking out about what they say is a rise in crime in the community, after both faced smash-and-grabs and break-ins over the weekend. Mounties have released video of one of the Saturday morning incidents, in which a thief grabs a large rock, then throws it through the glass door of Crystal Smoke and Convenience. The manager told Global News the shop lost at least $7,000 in product, and that repairs will cost another $1,300.