{"id":923416,"date":"2026-10-07T01:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T01:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923416\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T01:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T01:02:21","slug":"news-of-the-day-missing-whitby-girl-found-in-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923416\/","title":{"rendered":"News of the day: Missing Whitby girl found in Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s Tuesday, Oct. 6. Here are the top stories we\u2019re following today:<\/p>\n

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Missing Whitby girl found safe in Mississauga<\/p>\n

Police have more questions than answers after a six-year-old girl who went missing from Whitby was found safe. Shortly after Durham police held a press conference seeking clues to the missing girl\u2019s whereabouts, they announced the child had been found safe in Mississauga. And while police say the girl was last seen in the company of an \u201cassociate\u201d of her father, he and other family members apparently chose not to co-operate with investigators.<\/p>\n

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\"100626-0614_injection_11.OT\" The supervised consumption site at 221 Nelson St. in Ottawa, operated by Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, photographed Saturday, June 13, 2026. The site ceased operations following the province\u2019s closure of several supervised consumption services across Ontario on June 12, 2026. Photo by Ashley Fraser \/PostmediaLILLEY: Deaths have dropped after Doug Ford defied safe-site activists<\/p>\n

When Ontario\u2019s Doug Ford government announced in August 2024 that it would shut down so-called \u201csafe consumption\u201d drug sites, activists warned of increased deaths. Instead, the opposite has happened. As the province has pivoted from aiding and abetting drug addicts to offering treatment, drug deaths have fallen significantly. According to data from the Ontario Coroner\u2019s Office, opioid overdose deaths provincewide dropped 37.5% from 2024 to 2025. In Toronto, opioid overdose deaths dropped 45% year over year.<\/p>\n

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\"Police Police tape surrounds Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Feb. 11, 2026. Photo by Greg Southam \/PostmediaU.S. authorities charge 30-year-old man in Tumbler Ridge shooting investigation<\/p>\n

A 30-year-old Washington state man has been arrested in connection with the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting in February. Acting U.S. attorney Neil Floyd for the Western District of Washington said Tuesday that James Cody Bryant, of Bellingham, Wash., has been charged with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. If convicted, Bryant could face up to life in prison.<\/p>\n

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\"U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Neb., on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Photo by Kent Nishimura \/ AFP \/Getty ImagesDebate over Trump\u2019s comments about Iran nuking California cities<\/p>\n

Debate is swirling online after Donald Trump suggested Iran could \u201ctake out\u201d Los Angeles and San Diego with nuclear bombs during a speech Monday evening at a campaign rally in Nebraska.\u00a0The U.S. president was speaking to a crowd in Grand Island about getting out the vote for Republicans for the mid-term elections next month.\u00a0He assured attendees that higher gas and diesel prices, which have been hurting Americans since he launched attacks against Iran earlier this year, will be lower after he ends the ongoing war.<\/p>\n

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\"Kevin Kevin Gausman of the Chicago Cubs looks on against the San Diego Padres during Game 2 of their National League Wild Card Series. Getty ImagesHow seriously will Blue Jays look at bringing back pitcher Kevin Gausman?<\/p>\n

Among the many things Kevin Gausman admired about his time with the Blue Jays was that Toronto felt like a second home to him.\u00a0He loved the city, bought a home in a neighbourhood out of range from the Rogers Centre and watched his young family grow in Canada during his five seasons (less a couple of months) here.\u00a0So with free agency pending for the 35-year-old, might Gausman return to the team that just a year ago finished inches away from winning a World Series?<\/p>\n

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