CBC - Toronto (22 minutes ago)
Canadian seniors haven't been the focus of many digital media literacy initiatives, but with more everyday tasks requiring digital fluency, misinformation swirling online and given the influence this cohort wields, experts say older adults want and need more education and support.
ReadCBC - Toronto (22 minutes ago)
After the daughter of beloved Canadian author Alice Munro spoke to the Toronto Star about her abuse at the hands of her stepfather, it was also revealed that Munro's biographer intentionally kept that information out of his book. That has some biographers re-examining the purpose of their genre.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (23 minutes ago)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will take all federal dollars out of programs and facilities that use prescribed drug alternatives in perhaps his strongest commitment yet to roll back a Liberal drug program he claims is fuelling "chaos" on the country's streets.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (24 minutes ago)
As Canada's premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since they returned home.
ReadCBC - Windsor (24 minutes ago)
Kathy Skinner says that when she started nursing in the late 1950s, there were few career options for women. At 86, the Wallaceburg resident is retiring after working in Ontario and the U.S., and is taking memories of keeping things light on the job with her.
ReadCBC - Windsor (24 minutes ago)
A decision by a southwestern Ontario ferry operator to ban recalled Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrids from its boats has highlighted the potential fire risk posed by electric vehicles — and some experts say governments and businesses need to do more to establish safety standards for their use and storage.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (31 minutes ago)
He first took a comebacker off his right foot, causing some concern within Blue Jays management with Tuesday's trade deadline nearing. He would later give up a two-run home run, but one swinging strikeout later, Yusei Kikuchi's night had officially ended. And with it, perhaps his days in Toronto. Even Kikuchi seemed to acknowledge the […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada got on an airplane to the U.S. […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (An hour ago)
With next week off and 13 days before they play again, the Ottawa Redblacks are entering their second bye on a high. The “Bank St. Bullies” turned in their most complete performance of the season Friday night, throttling the Calgary Stampeders 33-6 before 17,267 fans at TD Place. In their most decisive victory since they […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. The strike — the second for video game voice actors and motion capture...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
The adoptive daughter of MLB great Dennis Eckersley thought that her newborn son was dead before allegedly abandoning the baby in freezing-cold woods. Alexandra Eckersley revealed the disturbing details of what happened in the below-freezing New Hampshire woods on Christmas night in 2022. She told the court on the first day of her trial that […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in 1998. The decision regarding the fate of Taberon Dave Honie, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8, was announced in a one-paragraph notice from […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. “What struck former President...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
SOCCER EMBARRASSMENT The spy scandal unfolding on our national soccer team could not be happening at the worst time. Just when we’re beginning to gain the respect from around the soccer world we go and blow it. Who was in charge of calculating the risk versus reward factor on this one? How can spying on […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
VANCOUVER — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has successfully untangled fishing gear on a humpback whale off British Columbia’s coast that was first spotted by a ferry passenger. Paul Cottrell, the department’s marine mammal co-ordinator, says a rescue team found the whale off Texada Island after the ferry passenger called it in on...
ReadCTV - Toronto (5 hours ago)
Police in Mississauga are conducting a full-scale search of the city's biggest park for a non-verbal toddler who went missing Thursday evening. Sgt. Jennifer Trimble told reporters Friday morning that there has been no trace of three-year-old Zaid Abdullah since 6:20 p.m., when he was last seen with his parents in Erindale Park, near Dundas Street...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
The peddling of the Blue Jays' pending free agents began Friday when Yimi Garcia was jettisoned to the Seattle Mariners. No one should be surprised by the move, which netted Toronto catcher Jacob Sharp and outfielder Jonatan Clase, one of a handful of deals the Jays are likely to engineer before the trade clock expires […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
Toronto Police have charged Omar Mohamed, 32, of Edmonton, with second-degree murder in the death of Mohamud Abdi Duale, 32, of Toronto. Cops say officers responded to a shooting in the area of Lawrence Ave. W. and Ralph St. – east of Weston Rd. – around 4:45 p.m. on April 14. The victim was located […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
Those tired of waiting in long lineups for the ferries to and from Toronto Islands will be happy to hear City Council has approved $92 million towards the construction and delivery of two new fully-electric vessels, expected to arrive in late 2026 or early 2027. “Ones that are currently operating, they're 50 years old, so […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (5 hours ago)
Bob Jones will be remembered by the hockey world as a coach you could count on, but his role as a husband, father, friend, mentor and teammate is how he left his mark in this world. The former Ottawa Senators’ assistant coach passed away peacefully Friday morning surrounded by his family at his Windsor home. […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
Peer beneath the surface and the horrific truth emerges. In Gaza's underground, a vast tunnel system spanning hundreds of miles conceals Hamas fighters, their weapons and likely their Israeli hostages. The tunnels' entrances dot Gaza's civilian infrastructure. In schools, hospitals, mosques and even bedrooms of Palestinian children, Hamas...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
In President Joe Biden’s announcement on social media of his decision to not run for re-election, he ticked off the many wonderful achievements during his three and a half years in the nation’s highest office. But if things are so great, as Biden seems to think, why are Americans so dispirited? Biden’s personal polling is […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
The Friends and Families for Safe Streets say more needs to be done to prevent Thursday's cyclist fatality in which a 24-year-old woman was killed by a dump truck downtown. "The blood stain is still visible on the asphalt,” said group spokesperson Jess Spieker, who visited the scene at on Bloor St. W. just east […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
HINTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — One-third of all structures in the townsite of Jasper are gone, burned to the ground in this week’s wildfire, officials confirmed Friday. Premier Danielle Smith said there are 1,113 structures in the picturesque Rocky Mountain resort community. She said Wednesday night’s wildfire destroyed 358 of them and damaged...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for Israel to “respond substantively” to the top United Nations court’s recent advisory opinion that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and that it should end. The International Court of Justice’s non-binding opinion released last week was an unprecedented,...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
Bell Canada president Mirko Bibic says the company takes complaints from Yukon residents about poor cellphone service in the territory “extremely seriously.” Bibic responded to a letter sent by Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai this week to the company, expressing frustrations about poor cellphone service in the territory where the company is the...
ReadCBC - Windsor (6 hours ago)
Killers, Butchers, Cry-Babys and Canadian Destroyers is the title of a new book honouring Windsor's historic connection with pro wrestling. CBC's Dalson Chen spoke with author Jamie Greer and pro wrestler Aiden Prince in advance of July 27-28 celebratory events.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (7 hours ago)
Nearly 20 Lakehead University students recently explored Kakabeka Falls, Ont. with the Thunder Bay, Ont., school's BIPOC Outdoor Adventures Club, one of many trips planned for summer and fall to promote access to outdoor recreation for Black, Indigenous and other people of colour.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
The consequences of the federal government's out-of-control immigration policy will be felt both in the short term and for many years to come. In this year's first quarter, the number of temporary residents in this country grew to 2.8 million. Temporary workers, including international students, people here on work permits and asylum seekers, now...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (8 hours ago)
By: Lloyd Brown-John I had a wonderful 38 years as a University of Windsor professor. I was mandatorily retired at age 65, and I confess — initially I missed the place. I receive a pension as a U of W retiree. In the 19 years since retirement I've had virtually no contact with the University […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
An unidentified man is wanted in connection with alleged sexual assaults on a TTC bus in Scarborough this week. Toronto Police say a group of people boarded the TTC bus in the area of Lawrence Ave. E. and Orton Park Rd. – east of Markham Rd. – and the alleged victim sat down beside a […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
Vroom, vroom, Torontonians, it turns out you love your cars. New research looking at communities that truly appreciate a fine automobile found Toronto is high on the list. The folks at Auto Trader U.K. looked at the number of car events, motor shows and social media posts across cities around the world to create a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
A court challenge to try and halt the Ford government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place has fallen short. Ontario Superior Court Justice Lisa Brownstone dismissed arguments by the group Ontario Place Protectors (OPP) that the government's Rebuilding Ontario Place Act is unconstitutional. In a statement issued by the grass-roots organization on...
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (9 hours ago)
A 20-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with aggravated assault and other charges after a woman was wounded Thursday afternoon by shots from a pellet or BB gun while on an OC Transpo bus. The Ottawa Police Service said officers were called at about 5:50 p.m. to Queen Street near the Parliament O-Train station following […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
Justin Timberlake’s lawyer said Friday that the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month, as he seeks to get his drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed, citing errors in documents submitted by police. But Sag Harbor Village Justice Justice Carl Irace ordered Timberlake to be re-arraigned Aug. 2 with the...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
A South Asian airline is the world's first in offering female passengers the choice to avoid sitting next to a man. Women who fly on IndiGo, a low-cost airline in India, will have the ability upon check-in to see where women have already selected seats online, the Mirror reported. This will allow women to book […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
A new survey finds 63% of Canadians consider themselves overtaxed by the federal government, which is spending too much and unwisely, an opinion that is eight percentage points higher than last year. The MEI-Ipsos poll also found seven in 10 Canadians are dissatisfied with the accountability and transparency of the Canadian government's spending...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
ATLANTA — A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said Friday that Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of Cleveland, in the company of a Guatemalan man who is now jailed. “I come to you with […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (9 hours ago)
A pair of rogue sheep seen gallivanting around Windsor’s E.C. Row Expressway remain on the lam but have sparked the imagination of a local artist. “I’ve always loved paintings that have a hidden element to them,” said Kate Lamoure, a 32-year-old artist behind a series of paintings illustrating the unusual urban escapade of two sheep […]
ReadCTV - Ottawa (10 hours ago)
Scotiabank has acknowledged technical difficulties affecting direct deposits as clients report missed payments Friday morning. On Friday morning, the bank's client services phone line was playing an automated message assuring customers that work was underway to rectify the outage.
ReadCTV - Toronto (10 hours ago)
Scotiabank has acknowledged technical difficulties affecting direct deposits as clients report missed payments Friday morning. On Friday morning, the bank's client services phone line was playing an automated message assuring customers that work was underway to rectify the outage.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (10 hours ago)
Officers pursuing a robbery suspect driving a cargo van — later involved in a deadly wrong-way crash near Toronto — initially 'lost sight' of the vehicle minutes before it barrelled onto Highway 401 on April 29, according to a new police report. The van's surviving passenger is due in court Thursday.
ReadCBC - Windsor (10 hours ago)
If you're crafty at all, you'll want to watch this. The John R. Park Homestead is collecting homemade fence post toppers for a competition as part of their Lost Arts Festival. Kristin Ives, the homestead's curator and education co-ordinator, tells us all about it.
ReadCBC - Windsor (10 hours ago)
Six months of jail time is the sentence being requested for Bubba Pollock — the London, Ont., man who criminally harassed a Windsor LGBTQ+ advocate by travelling to the southwestern Ontario city to take a selfie with her terminally ill father. His sentence will be handed down Sept. 4.
ReadCBC - Toronto (10 hours ago)
Last summer, hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees arrived in the GTA. Due to a lack of shelter space, many were forced to sleep on Toronto's streets in front of shelters and churches. One year later, CBC's Chris Glover checks in with community advocates who have been supporting asylum claimants.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has dropped again to about 400 after another day of favourable weather. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire risk has decreased on the heels of cooler temperatures and rain in many regions following a prolonged dry spell and heat wave that drove numbers beyond 430 earlier […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
A former Jeopardy! winner faces a slew of sex charges involving children. Winston Nguyen, 37, a math teacher at posh private school Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, was arrested in front of students last month, the New York Post reported. He appeared in a 2014 Jeopardy! episode where he went home as a one-time champion […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
Ancient life on Mars? Maybe, could be, might be. But this is going to require a much closer look. That’s the boiled-down message from NASA, which revealed Thursday that the Perseverance rover had found a rock with compelling evidence of organic molecules and with intriguing markings that, if they were seen on Earth, would be […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
When Max Verstappen raced at the Belgian Grand Prix last season, he was cruising to a third straight Formula One world championship. One year later, the Dutch driver heads into the same race on Sunday with what’s looking like a fight on his hands from a pack of chasers led by McLaren’s Lando Norris. Verstappen […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Canadian pitcher James Paxton to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar on Friday. Bolivar, a 17-year-old from Venezuela, hit .270 with three home runs and 19 RBI with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox. He signed with Boston in January as […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
Many athletes are aiming to score perfect 10s in Paris at the Summer Olympics, but these women and men already were 10s before they even qualified for the Games. With the opening ceremonies kicking things off in the City of Lights on Friday, these stars are about to win over the hearts of onlookers across […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
WASHINGTON — Clasping his hand warmly, a beaming Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years on Friday, as they sought to mend an important political alliance that had broken down after Netanyahu congratulated Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory over Trump. Trump...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
Ontario is doubling the number of children eligible for vaccination against a virus that can make young kids very sick. The province says infants and high-risk children up to two years old will have access to new immunization to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Pregnant women will also be able to be inoculated […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (11 hours ago)
If you're crafty at all, you'll want to watch this. The John R. Park Homestead is collecting homemade fence post toppers for a competition as part of their Lost Arts Festival. Kristin Ives, the homestead's curator and education co-ordinator, tells us all about it.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
“Deadpool & Wolverine” has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an R-rated movie. The comic-book film sold an estimated $38.5 million worth of movie tickets from preview screenings Thursday, Disney said Friday. The previous R-rated record-holder was “Deadpool 2,” released by Fox’s...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
BALTIMORE — Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor’s financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Last summer, a London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. That was his...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff’s deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon had previously disclosed initial findings on Massey’s July 6 death...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (12 hours ago)
Toronto police have charged a 61-year-old man in two different investigations after he was arrested for allegedly trying to rob three banks. Officers were called to the intersection of Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue area around 11:30 a.m. on June 19. It was alleged the man was on the northbound streetcar platform and exposed […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (12 hours ago)
Ontario is doubling the number of children eligible for vaccination against a virus that can make young kids very sick. The province says infants and high-risk children up to two years old will have access to new immunization to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Pregnant women will also be able to be inoculated […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (12 hours ago)
One person was injured in a stabbing Friday morning when they found a suspect allegedly stealing from their vehicle in North York. Police say the incident happened shortly after 11:00 a.m. in the Keele Street and St. Regis Crescent area. A suspect was allegedly stealing items from a vehicle when the owner of the vehicle […]
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