Windsor Star - Local (29 minutes ago)
Recently, I almost hit a cyclist with my car. I was stopped to turn right, and of course, looking left at the flow of traffic. Just as I took my foot off the gas to turn, a bike came flying from the right on the sidewalk. Now I am not unsympathetic to the dangers of […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (29 minutes ago)
Facing the Essex Red Raiders often meant double trouble to the opposition. Twin brothers Braeden Cavanagh and Caleb Cavanagh proved to be a dynamic duo for the Red Raiders. Caleb was named WECSSAA's male athlete of the year for big schools and older brother Braeden, who was born two minutes earlier, has been named...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (2 hours ago)
The Waterloo Regional Police Service has launched a new phone number for calls related to bylaw enforcement. The service says it's needed to redirect calls that could tie up police resources but don't actually require officers. The new number works for people in Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and North Dumfries.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Vision 6’9″ was back, at least for one night. The Toronto Raptors selected forward Allen Graves 19th overall in the first round of the NBA Draft on Tuesday night. The six-foot-nine forward is the latest in a long line of Raptors draft picks that were athletic forwards approximately six feet, nine inches in height, like […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
TORONTO — Mourners are expected to gather today to honour a Toronto constable who was fatally shot during a police raid earlier this month. A procession for Const. Marc Pinizzotto is set to begin at 10 a.m., followed by a funeral service at the Toronto Congress Centre at 1 p.m. Family members, police officers and […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (4 hours ago)
As the region prepares to take over the tiny home community of A Better Tent City, a staff report says it will cost almost $6 million every year to operate, plus a one-time investment of $2.5 million. A Better Tent City stabilization and transition plan will be brought before the regional council meeting Wednesday.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (5 hours ago)
First Nation leaders and air carriers in northern Ontario are calling on the provincial government to address critical infrastructure gaps at the region's remote airports, and for both levels of government to consider a policy framework that would make flights in the north more affordable. Here are the changes being proposed and how the provincial...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
MAPLE LEAF MARLIES Want to solve our Toronto Maple Leafs woes? Easy! Leave the actual Leafs roster on the golf course and give the Marlies Maple Leaf jerseys and put them on the ice. William Divitcoff Toronto (That might actually be a good plan.) ISRAEL IS JUST FINE Why are so many commentators calling for […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (10 hours ago)
A 73-year-old man has died after losing control of his e-bike in Scarborough Tuesday afternoon. Toronto police say they were called to Kingston Road and Sheppard Avenue East around 4 p.m. for reports of a collision. Investigators found that the man has been operating an e-bike eastbound on Kingston Road when he lost control and […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
A man is being treated for a gunshot wound after walking into a Toronto hospital Tuesday night. Toronto police say the shooting victim walked into the hospital just after 7 p.m. The man, believed to be in his 20s, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police are still working to determine where the shooting happened.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
A man wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a child inside a grocery store in Scarborough has been arrested. Officers were called to the Victoria Park Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East area around 7 p.m. on June 21, after a report that a child had been assaulted while shopping with their parents. According to investigators, […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (12 hours ago)
A woman has been arrested in an alleged hate-motivated assault in downtown Toronto over the weekend. Police say they were called to an assault in the area of Dundas and Sherbourne streets on Sunday. It’s alleged the suspect approached the victim from behind and shoved her to the ground, causing her to fall into the […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (13 hours ago)
A man who is wanted in connection to the alleged murder of his parents last week was spotted in High Park on Monday night, Peel police say. Peel police say Jordan Sangwin, 46, was seen in High Park around 11 p.m. and is believed to be travelling on foot. Police also released a video of […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (13 hours ago)
It's been about two weeks since the Gordie Howe International Bridge was set to open in a matter of days, before that ceremony was cancelled. The editorial board of an engineering magazine says it's out of the norm to not know why — while a Michigan gubernatorial candidate says Canada needs to do something about wildfire smoke. The CBC's Acton...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (14 hours ago)
A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in Etobicoke Tuesday evening. Officers were called to Scarlett Road and Scarlettwood Court to reports of a shooting. Toronto police later said the victim had been stabbed, not shot. A male in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. No suspect information […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (15 hours ago)
A suspect has been charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of a 28-year-old Toronto man. Emergency crews responded to the area of Eglinton Avenue West and Yarrow Road near Keele Street around 2:15 a.m. on June 19 for a medical call. Police say officers located an unresponsive man in a laneway, suffering […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (15 hours ago)
With the Ontario legislature in the early stages of a 21-week break, Premier Doug Ford has a lengthy reprieve from being grilled directly by rival politicians. As Ford found out on Tuesday, journalists aren’t gifted five-month summer vacations. While announcing that Ontario was teaming up with the federal government and the City of Toronto to...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (15 hours ago)
AfroFest is facing significant challenges in securing a permit from the City of Toronto as organizers have been told they’ve outgrown Woodbine Park where the event has been held for the past 37 years. “It was indicated to us that we’ve outgrown the park. They said the capacity of the Woodbine Park is 17,000. And […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (16 hours ago)
So you spent $6.4 billion on a needed new bridge and agreed to give Michigan half ownership and half the toll revenue after the construction costs are recovered. But at the heart of the deal, Donald Trump is too mulish to take it. Trump in February mucked up years of progress as the Gordie Howe […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (16 hours ago)
It’s Tuesday, June 23. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today. REPORT CALLS FOR DEREGULATION OF CANADA POST, ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTAL REGULATOR Canada Post has bled money in recent years, posting a $1.7 billion deficit in the last fiscal year and $6.1 billion in cumulative losses since 2018, according to a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (18 hours ago)
A passenger train travelling from Kitchener to Toronto was forced to use its emergency brakes after the locomotive engineer saw several people on the tracks ahead. According to Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay, a GO Train was crossing the Grand River Bridge, just north of Breslau, on June 13 when the driver saw three people on […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (18 hours ago)
A man has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a Markham parking lot Tuesday afternoon. York police say they were called to a plaza southeast of the Woodbine Avenue and Denison Street intersection around 1:30 p.m. for reports a pedestrian had been struck. The man was transported to hospital with […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (19 hours ago)
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Dryden are continuing to investigate following substantial vandalism in the northwestern Ontario city's cemetery late last week. Here is what we know about the incident, which occurred at the Dryden Cemetery some time between Thursday evening and early Friday morning.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
Toronto police say a 66‑year‑old man has now been identified as the victim of a fatal pedestrian collision last month following a public appeal that included the release of a composite sketch. The crash happened around 1:19 a.m. on May 31 in the area of Old Park Road and Eglinton Avenue West, where officers were […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (20 hours ago)
Neighbours of Clyde Road in North Dumfries urged councilors to add additional safety measures on the road and surrounding streets. It comes after a 51-year-old man was killed on June 15 after a vehicle hit a riding lawn mower he was driving.
ReadCBC - Toronto (20 hours ago)
The initial budget for the nine-week pilot project was $150,000, but having patrols on the car-free stretch of Church Street is costing $300,000, says Coun. Chris Moise. He says he's worried the higher cost could make it hard to pedestrianize other Toronto streets, despite growing interest.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
The alleged suspect armed with a long-range firearm who wreaked havoc on Montreal Monday, leading to the deaths of a police officer, a civilian and ultimately his own, has been identified as a 25-year-old man from Lethbridge, Alta. Seth Scott Hatfield’s name was released by the Quebec coroner on Tuesday, a day after he allegedly […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
Durham Regional Police officers say two suspects, an adult female and a 14-year-old girl, were both arrested after they were allegedly found driving a stolen vehicle in Oshawa. Officers spotted the vehicle, a Dodge minivan previously reported stolen, in the area of Glen and Porter streets on Sunday, June 21, at around 8:10 p.m. Officers […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (21 hours ago)
Windsor's D.J. Smith is reuniting with Mike Babock. A former captain and coach with the Windsor Spitfires, the 49-year-old Smith was named associate coach of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday when the team named Babcock as head coach. Smith also joins an Edmonton staff that features assistant coach Paul McFarland, who is a former...
ReadCBC - Windsor (21 hours ago)
A provincial legislator is urging the Ontario government to "closely examine" a new concrete operation in Canada backed by the wealthy Moroun family of Michigan, citing "deep concern" over potential air pollution and health effects on nearby residents.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
Seven years after he coached his last NHL game, Mike Babcock is back behind an NHL bench. The Edmonton Oilers announced Tuesday that Babcock has been hired as the new team’s head coach. He takes over from Kris Knoblauch, who was fired after the Oilers’ first-round loss to Anaheim in this year’s playoffs. WATCH LIVE […]
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