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RCMP in The Pas, Man., are investigating a fire that destroyed a historic theatre early Monday morning.

Police say a fire at a vape shop in Peterborough, Ont., early Saturday is an act of arson. Officers around 5 a.m. found a door smashed and a fire set inside the My Vapour Guy store at the Brealey Plaze on Lansdowne Street West. No injuries were reported but a suspect was seen leaving the...

A Toronto couple who survived an arson fire have turned tragedy into passion, and pizza. As Catherine McDonald reports, Adam Ward said he needed to do work that made him happy after losing everything in a 2018 fire, so he and his fiancé started a home-based pizza business which became so successful they’re now opening...

Police now believe a fire that destroyed a home in southeast Calgary was intentionally started during a domestic conflict. As Craig Momney reports, one of the people inside the home now faces arson charges.

York Regional Police have released surveillance videos appearing to show when two vehicles were set ablaze in the driveway of a Vaughan home on Ironside Drive on Feb. 22. Officers are now searching for two suspects. Police say they are unsure of a possible motive.

York Regional Police were called to a residence near Weston Rd and Major Mackenzie Drive for reports two vehicles were set on fire on Thursday February 22. Kayla McLean reports.

Manslaughter and arson charges have been laid after Renee Marie Larocque, 35, died of smoke inhalation during a house fire in northeast Edmonton’s Beacon Heights area and her death was ruled a homicide. Kabi Moulitharan reports.

Surveillance footage shows a suspect attempting to burn down a church in downtown Regina earlier this week.

Montreal police are investigating after the city was hit with a second string of arsons in the same week. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

Several homes in the Edmonton area have been torched and others shot up as part of a spree of violence that Edmonton police say is tied to extortion attempts, allegedly by members of the South Asian community targeting their own. As Morgan Black explains, police are holding a town hall to update the investigation.

Montreal police had their hands full on Tuesday morning as they investigated several early morning firebombings targeting local businesses in three different boroughs of the city. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

As Alberta prepares for an intense wildfire season, experts warn of an early start and extreme conditions, highlighting the growing concerns about wildfire trends. Dr. Gwen O’Sullivan, lead researcher at the Environmental Forensics and Arson Lab from Mount Royal University joins Global News Morning to discuss the implications.

The conclusion of a months-long fire investigation – and the arrest of a 13, 15 and 16 year old because of it – is spurring conversation about the ongoing issue of arsons.

As residents of an Edmonton apartment building grapple with the loss of their possessions, health problems and missing pets, more information is coming to light on the man accused of setting the fire. Sarah Ryan reports.

Crime Stoppers executive director Linda Annis discusses a back to back shootings in Coquitlam and an arson that destroyed a house in Horseshoe Bay.

Inspector Lance Parker with the Edmonton Police Service says a recent series of extortion events are being committed by a group of local individuals who are being directed by a suspect in India.

Police say a criminal network based in India is terrorizing homebuilders in Edmonton. They’re targeting people in the South Asian community with arsons and drive by shootings because they won’t pay extortion fee. Sarah Komadina has more.

Police are investigating dozens of incidents linked to ongoing extortion targeting the South Asian community in the Edmonton area since October, including five extortions, 15 arsons and seven shootings. As Kendra Slugoski explains, police believe the threats are originating from a criminal network in India.

York Regional Police (YRP) are investigating a suspected arson in Richmond Hill, Ont., after police were called to a commercial truck yard on Jan. 17 at around 1 a.m. ET. Officers found two semi-truck cabs engulfed by flames when they arrived on scene. YRP are asking any witnesses to come forward.

The destruction of two homes being constructed by one builder south of Edmonton was caused by arson, RCMP said, police are investigating it as a possible extortion attempt linked to a series of such crimes in the Edmonton area. Jasmine King reports.