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Police are investigating if a suspected case of arson in Calgary is related to Bitcoin extortion notes left on the steps of neighbouring homes.

Montreal police say that six cars were set on fire in a commercial parking lot early Sunday morning in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough

Wendy Power spent 15 years lovingly restoring her classic 1967 Ford F-100 pickup truck named Buttercup.

About 100 people were left homeless by the fire in the apartment building at Jersey Avenue and Kingsway, and two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.

This fire follows another on the bridge early Tuesday morning, closing the nearly 90-year-old wooden truss bridge while officials assessed the damage.

Edmonton police are asking people in the Desrochers area to check their security cameras for any video that could help in the suspicious fire investigation. 

RCMP say that at 7:15 a.m. police and fire services responded to a fire in a home along Highway 215, in the village about 60 kilometres northeast of Halifax. 

On Sept. 22, 2023, Langley City Fire Rescue Service was called to Nicomekl Park on 208th Street after a brush fire was reported. Human remains were found after the fire.

Emergency crews were called to a fire at a vacant property in the area of 96 Street and 105A Avenue at about 9 a.m. on June 12, 2024.

The RCMP major crimes unit is leading the investigation and police said a suspect was seen running from the home with portions of their clothes on fire.

A vehicle fire in Holyrood and a home arson in Cloverdale are both being investigated as extortion after notes demanding a Bitcoin money transfer were left near both scenes.

Mounties in Langley say they have saved Christmas for one family after thieves stole gifts from under their tree.

The scam involves the use of a black vehicle with a taxi sign on the roof and two fraudsters, one posing as a driver and one as a passenger having trouble paying their fare.

Once the flames were out, fire crews were also able to get inside the house and safely rescue the couple's orange cat Casey, who was spooked but otherwise unhurt.

Investigators believe the accused is also responsible for one of the 24 arsons that occurred in Allendale, Belgravia, Ritchie, King Edward Park, Holyrood and Strathearn this year.

Police say Luigi Mangione, 26, was born in Maryland and has ties to California and Hawaii. Police also say they found a three-page handwritten manifesto.

Surrey RCMP received a report of an injured man Sunday night, shortly after responding to a large brawl. The man died at the scene and IHIT is investigating.

At 11:24 a.m. Nov. 20, officers were called to the area of Marlee and Roselawn avenues, near Eglinton Avenue West and Allen Road, for reports of a missing baby.

Local firefighters have their hands full tackling an uptick in arsons, the Wnnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) says, and they're coming up with innovative ways to fight back.

Police say officers from Pictou County District RCMP responded Nov. 9 to a report of an abandoned vehicle on MacLean Road in Greenhill, N.S.