Ottawa Citizen - Local (30 minutes ago)
It’s Thursday, June 4. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. OTTAWA POLICE ISSUE PUBLIC SAFETY NOTIFICATION ABOUT ‘DANGEROUS OFFENDER’ During his release on day parole, Christopher Roulston is to reside in a community-based facility. Read the story WHAT IT’S LIKE AT FONO, OTTAWA’S FIRST HI-FI LISTENING...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (58 minutes ago)
The Special Investigations Unit says they are investigating an incident in which a cyclist was tackled to the ground by police during a traffic stop on Queens Quay. The takedown — captured on video and widely shared online — occurred on Sunday, May 31, near Queens Quay West and Little Norway Crescent, where Toronto police […]
ReadCBC - Toronto (60 minutes ago)
The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) announced their annual list of the worst roads in Ontario Thursday morning and, once again, Hamilton's Barton Street was number one. The city says road resurfacing on Barton, from Kenilworth to Emerald Street, will start in the coming weeks.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (60 minutes ago)
The man convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted three more months of day parole in a community-based residential facility. The Parole Board of Canada made the decision Tuesday, according to documents obtained by CBC News. Here's what we know about the conditions to which Brayden Bushby...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (60 minutes ago)
Here's a look at what's happening across Windsor-Essex this weekend: STAR FAVES Art in the Park: One of Ontario's largest outdoor arts and crafts shows, with exhibitors from all over Ontario and Quebec, returns to Willistead Park in Walkerville this weekend. The exhibitors will display their wares in booths set up around the 15.5 acres […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it has charged a Toronto police officer with multiple criminal offences against a female youth. In a release Thursday, the SIU said the alleged offences against a girl under the age of 16 occurred in Toronto between September and December 2025. As a result of the probe, Cst. Parsa […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Toronto’s East-West Water Shuttle Pilot program will be open to the public starting this Friday, just in time for FIFA World Cup 2026 to kick off next week. Arriving on one of the shuttle vessels, City of Toronto, Waterfront Toronto and Toronto Port Authority officials announced the launch at a media preview event on Thursday at […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Toronto police are trying to track down a man accused of committing several alleged crimes against a person known to him, including sexual assault, over the course of a nine-month period. Investigators say the alleged offences took place between October 2025 and June 2026 in the Foxwell and Jane streets area. Pablo Ramirez Martinez, 32, […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (3 hours ago)
Kevin Mamakwa told his sister Julie Meekis he was going through withdrawal at the Thunder Bay Jail, an inquest jury heard Wednesday. A coroner's inquest into the death of the 27-year-old member of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, who is the nephew of Kiiwetinoong NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, began Monday. Kevin Mamakwa died at the Thunder Bay Jail June 2,...
ReadCBC - Toronto (4 hours ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to expand Toronto's island airport. Carney says he wants to wait for broad consultations, which are set to begin soon, to conclude before deciding on the proposed expansion of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
A suspect has been arrested following reports of a person with a gun in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood, Toronto police say. Officers were called to the area of Jane Street and Hullmar Drive shortly before 11:40 a.m. The suspect has been taken into custody and a replica firearm has been seized. A number of […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source There were thousands of victims, poor, white, young, female, vulnerable. And the people who should have protected them? The cops, the “caring professions”, the politicians and others? They were soiling their silks in abject terror of being labelled a racist. For these so-called...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Bike Share Toronto has introduced a weekly pass for the duration of the FIFA World Cup. The City Weekly Pass will provide seven days of unlimited 90-minute rides on the classic bikes for $40. E-bikes will be $1 to unlock plus 20 cents per minute. It will be available to purchase from June 1 to […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Hamilton police say its Hate Crime Unit is investigating after a school bus was vandalized and tagged with anti-Muslim graffiti late last month. The bus is owned by the Waterdown Islamic School, and police believe the incident was hate-motivated. It happened sometime between May 26 and May 31, 2026, when a suspect or suspects broke […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Ottawa police are warning the public that a dangerous offender who is serving a life sentence was granted day parole in the nation’s capital. Christopher Roulston, 46, was released and is under strict curfew and conditions. He is considered a high-risk offender because he poses “a significant risk to public safety,” particularly women,...
ReadCBC - Toronto (6 hours ago)
The province will upload the joined Toronto highways four years after Premier Doug Ford and Mayor Olivia Chow reached a deal to transfer responsibility, freeing up money for the city to pay for infrastructure repairs and maintenance. Ford says the province will not add tolls to the highways, and will pay to maintain them until they are officially...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
While it may be a rainy Saturday, those prepared to brave the wet weather will be in for a treat. There are lots of events to fill your weekend across Toronto. Keep in mind, there will be a three GO Transit line service adjustments and a TTC closure. Here’s what is happening this weekend. Do […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 hours ago)
A framework that would allow for some development to move forward this fall in municipalities affected by a water capacity constraint passed regional council Wednesday after a lengthy debate and difference of opinions between some councillors and regional staff.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
York Regional Police (YRP) investigators have arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with a homicide nearly four years ago. Police say Roman Perelstein was reported missing by his family on Aug. 30. 2022, and was last seen in the area of Bathurst Street and Orchard Heights Boulevard in Aurora several weeks before. Prior to being […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
Toronto police are investigating a serious collision in Scarborough that left a 47‑year‑old woman with life‑threatening injuries on Wednesday evening. Officers were called to the area of Brimley Road and Eglinton Avenue East around 6:38 p.m. on June 3 for reports of a personal‑injury crash involving two vehicles. According to investigators,...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
Two drivers have been charged after a high‑speed racing incident on Highway 401 in Mississauga left a man with life‑threatening injuries last weekend, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say. The collision happened around 12 p.m. on May 31 in the westbound express lanes just west of Renforth Drive, where a pickup truck towing a trailer had […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
Ontario says it will formally assume ownership and responsibility for the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway in fall 2027. The move — part of the province’s New Deal for Toronto — is being framed by the Ford government as a major step toward reducing gridlock, improving regional traffic flow and ensuring the two critical […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (9 hours ago)
Ontario is sharply increasing financial penalties for illegal ticket resellers, announcing new enforcement powers on Thursday that will allow the province to levy fines of up to $25,000 against repeat offenders who sell event tickets above face value. The tougher measures take effect June 10, marking the latest step in the government’s push to...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (9 hours ago)
Police say a missing seven-year-old boy from Hamilton has been found safe. He was last seen in the area of Cannon Street East, near Wentworth Street North and Barton Street North, around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police had said they were concerned for his well-being and that it was unusual for him not to return […]
ReadCBC - Ottawa (9 hours ago)
Starting June 21, Benoit Brunet-Poirier is competing in the X-Pyr race for the second time. It's a 528-kilometre race by foot and paraglider from one end of the Pyrenees mountain range to the other . He spoke with Ottawa Morning's Rebecca Zandbergen from Spain.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (10 hours ago)
A former top Toronto Blue Jays prospect is returning to the organization. Right-handed pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson has been acquired by the Blue Jays after he was designated for assignment by the Minnesota Twins last weekend, the team announced Wednesday. The Twins will receive cash considerations in return for Woods Richardson. In a...
ReadCBC - Windsor (11 hours ago)
Tianyu Lin of Vincent Massey Secondary School is one of just 20 high school students across Canada this year who have won the TD Scholarship for Community Leadership. According to TD, Lin is being awarded for his creation of an inter-school student mental health committee.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
Ontarians have delivered their verdict — and for the third time, Barton Street East in Hamilton has been voted the Worst Road in Ontario, according to the 2026 CAA Worst Roads campaign The annual list, built from thousands of public nominations, highlights the streets residents say are in the most urgent need of repair. CAA […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (11 hours ago)
The federal government has enacted travel restrictions and isolation periods for travellers arriving from some countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Uganda, in response to rising cases of Ebola. In Windsor, a city with multiple border crossings, this is how those restrictions work in practice.
ReadCBC - Windsor (11 hours ago)
There are just over two weeks until the start of summer — but officials with the Gordie Howe International Bridge have said the bridge will open this spring. The clock is running, and as the CBC's Chris Ensing explains, there's renewed pressure to follow through.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (12 hours ago)
Sol Mamakwa says a lot of people don't realize the importance of what language means, which is why he takes every opportunity he can to speak in Anishininiimowin, also known as Oji-Cree, at Queen's Park. Mamakawa, the NDP MPP for the riding of Kiiwetinoong in northwestern Ontario, made a five-minute address in his language Monday to mark the...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)
NEGATIVE ADS Re Province of Ontario ads stating how they will make life more affordable by reducing taxes. There’s an old saying: When someone tells you how virtuous they are, hang onto your wallet. The ads on TV and the internet stating the province is reducing our costs may sound good, but leave out one […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
A Toronto jury on Wednesday found a man and his wife guilty in connection with the murder of their Liberty Village neighbour, 53-year-old filmmaker, Reeyaz Habib. The jury returned the verdict for 36-year-old Khoa Tran and his wife, Isabelle Nguyen, just before 8:30 p.m. Tran was found guilty of second-degree murder. Meanwhile, Nguyen was found...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (23 hours ago)
Four people were sent to a hospital and a woman was charged after a collision between a vehicle and a TTC bus on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the crash happened near Eglinton Avenue East and Danforth Road at approximately 1:30 p.m. At least four people suffered minor injuries and were transported to a hospital. Meanwhile, […]
ReadCBC - Ottawa (23 hours ago)
Elevators at Line 1 stations were out of commission more than 400 times over an 18-month period, newly shared data from the City of Ottawa shows. Earlier this year, Alta Vista Coun. Marty Carr asked the city to confirm how many times since September 2024 elevators on all three LRT lines were out of order, and why.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (23 hours ago)
Sometimes, and it's rare these days, it's not always just about the money. Renata Fast is returning to the Toronto Sceptres knowing full well there was more to be made elsewhere. But Fast is a Day 1 member of Toronto's PWHL franchise and its leadership group. That means something to her. Tack on the unfinished […]
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