CBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (14 minutes ago)
The KW Titans wore orange jerseys during their game against the Windsor Express on Saturday, marking the first time a professional basketball team has worn orange jerseys in Ontario to honour residential school survivors. It was also to bring awareness to intergenerational impacts of residential schools and promote the concept that every Child...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (An hour ago)
Windsor police have opened an investigation into an early morning fire that left an estimated $150,000 in damages to a detached garage in Windsor's South Cameron neighbourhood, fire officials said. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services crews responded to the 1800 block of Algonquin Street at around 4:30 a.m. on Mar. 28, after a report of […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (2 hours ago)
Former Windsor Regional Hospital CEO Karen Riddell was the highest paid among thousands of public sector employees across Windsor-Essex last year, according to Ontario's annual Sunshine List. Riddell, who retired this month, earned $433,885.84 plus $12,847.44 in taxable benefits. Coming in a close second was former University of Windsor president...
ReadCBC - Ottawa (4 hours ago)
After months of public consultations, the proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City is facing pushback from farmers in Ontario and Quebec worried about their land being appropriated, or their fields being cut in half by fencing and tracks.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (6 hours ago)
Emerge Guelph Sustainability and researchers at the University of Guelph are looking at whether putting solar panels on brownfields in Guelph is feasible. They say it could be a way to turn unusable lands into a benefit for the entire community.
ReadCBC - Toronto (7 hours ago)
As the federal government expands Canada's defence sector, the City of Oshawa says it wants to be included. City councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri has created a blueprint outlining what Oshawa can offer as a hub for manufacturing, testing and shipping.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (8 hours ago)
The CBC's Matt Fratpietro stopped by the Thunder Bay Museum this week to take a peek at its new exhibit, "Small Scale: Tall Tale," which features a collection of model ships ranging from canoes to tug boats. Through these small but detailed displays, the exhibit explores Lake Superior's rich maritime history.
ReadCBC - Windsor (8 hours ago)
The comment, captured on live air traffic control audio, has quickly become one of the most haunting elements of the crash that killed two Canadian pilots and injured dozens more. But aviation experts warn the remark risks oversimplifying what is potentially a more complex chain of failures.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (11 hours ago)
The Windsor Spitfires have given the Guelph Storm little room to breathe. Now, the Spitfires hit the road looking to put a stranglehold on the club's playoff series against the Storm. Seventh-seeded Guelph has produced just a single goal in 120 minutes of action and the second-seeded Spitfires now hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
ANGLO PRESS MISSES THE BOAT I just read your editorial concerning the Air Canada CEO’s message that was delivered in English only, and your criticism of the federal government for their response (“Creating a crisis about a language faux pas,” March 26). I am disgusted with your comments! Michael Rousseau’s lack of understanding of French,...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
Well, at least friends and family saw a lot of Joseph Woll in action. No avoiding that with 25 giveaways charged to the Maple Leafs, as the Dardenne Prairie, Mo., native became the first Toronto goalie to face 30 or more shots on goal in eight straight games since Frederik Andersen eight years ago according to Sportsnet. […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (13 hours ago)
Toronto Fire battled a two-alarm blaze at a two-storey home in Etobicoke late Saturday night. Fire crews were called to a home on St. George’s Road in the Dundas Street West and Royal York Road area just after 10 p.m., and were immediately met by heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. “We had […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (14 hours ago)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist, sparking St. Louis to 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, the Blues’ fourth win in a row. Jordan Binnington registered 12 saves in making just second home start since the Olympics. Binnington had not started in St. Louis since Feb. […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
The Maple Leafs modest success this week gave way to late-season bloomers who have a true chance at making the playoffs. With hometown son Joseph Woll getting little support in goal, out-shot 36-13, the St. Louis Blues continued their spring push with Saturday's 5-1 win as Toronto's two-game win streak ended in Missouri. Jake McCabe's […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Radko Gudas wants to face the music against the Maple Leafs. Whether he plays Monday in Anaheim, the first meeting of the teams since the Ducks defenceman ended Toronto captain Auston Matthews' season with a knee-on-knee hit, remains to be seen. Gudas suffered his own left leg injury on Thursday in Calgary. He did not […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)
Game 2 of 162 games just shouldn't be this stressful. The Toronto Blue Jays, however, are proving they're up to the task, winning for the second time in a row in comeback style, this time 8-7 in 11 innings over the Athletics on Saturday at the Rogers Centre. Hot on the heels of a walk-off […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (17 hours ago)
A 21-year-old man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal stabbing in East York. Investigators were called about an altercation behind a building just before 10 p.m. on March 25 in the area of Donlands Avenue and Gamble Avenue, south of O'Connor Drive. When police arrived, they found a man suffering from […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (18 hours ago)
From Timmins to Port Hope, to Windsor and across the GTA, demonstrators made their voices heard Saturday as they fight against a series of recent announcements by the Ford government. Thousands took to Queen’s Park, calling out several recent policy initiatives, including the decision to reduce grants in student OSAP funding, the consolidation...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (19 hours ago)
Thousands of residential school survivors, who spent years sharing their experiences as a way to find healing, closure, and accountability, are facing the prospect of losing the largest archive of their testimonies, which is set to be destroyed next year. However, the Survivors Secretariat, a research group from Toronto Metropolitan University...
ReadCBC - Toronto (19 hours ago)
Excitement for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Toronto is growing as BMO Field hosts two friendly matches this weekend. Canada's national men's soccer team is first up, facing off against Iceland Saturday afternoon. CBC's Naama Weingarten has more on how people in the city are preparing to celebrate the World Cup's arrival in June.
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (19 hours ago)
The value of a previous playoff experience is debatable, especially in junior hockey. When the Ottawa 67’s opened their first-round Ontario Hockey League best-of-seven series against the Kingston Frontenacs on Friday night, their lineup boasted players with a total of 121 games of post-season experience, compared to an indiscernible 101 on the...
ReadCBC - Toronto (24 hours ago)
The Toronto Blue Jays opened their 50th season with a 3-2 win against the Athletics. The team celebrated the milestone season with a pre-game ceremony honouring past seasons, including the memorable playoff run to the World Series in 2025. CBC's Greg Ross has the story.
ReadCBC - Toronto (24 hours ago)
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are silver medallists once again at the world figure skating championships. The Canadian ice dancers reached the podium's second step for a third consecutive season Saturday, scoring 125.07 points to their "Wuthering Heights" routine for a total of 211.52. Gilles and Poirier also won bronze in 2021 and 2023.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A man who killed a vulnerable Métis woman nearly two decades ago in Manitoba was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. Kevin Queau, a 44-year-old man from Vancouver, was charged in 2024 with second-degree murder, after advances in technology linked him to DNA found on the body of Crystal Saunders. Saunders was 24 when […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
One person is dead and six others are injured following a serious head-on collision in the Hamilton area. Emergency crews were called to Highway 8, between Safari Road and Studiman Road, around 6:45 a.m., for reports of a two-vehicle collision. Provincial police say there were two occupants in one of the vehicles and five occupants […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (A day ago)
Show # 8 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic Director: Sonya Schrum Marianna Kealey, Critic St. Patrick's High School Heroes often take the spotlight in stories about magic, but what about those who are left in the background? In Sir Wilfrid Laurier […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (A day ago)
Extending roads, sewers, and other vital municipal infrastructure to the site of Windsor’s new hospital and other former farmlands will cost the city $280.4 million. Over the next decade, Windsor plans to invest heavily in a mostly vacant area known as Sandwich South near the city’s airport — space long eyed for a large industrial […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (A day ago)
Chicopee closed their gates for the season on March 23. The consistent cold weather early in the season and the recent cold snap allowed the resort to make snow throughout the winter, keeping the slopes open with only a four-day closure in March due to rain. CEO Bill Creighton says he's looking to expand a new ski run when they re-open next fall.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (A day ago)
People wanting to join the sprout squad, aka people who begin their summer garden adventures by growing plants by seed, may want to get their hands dirty soon to ensure their seedlings are ready when the outdoor growing season begins in a few weeks, local experts say.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (A day ago)
Bonnie Krysowaty says there were no surprises in this year's report on poverty in Thunder Bay, Ont., though the number of people struggling to afford the necessities is increasingly concerning. The annual report looks at both provincial data and local data, collected through initiatives like the LSPC's community volunteer income tax program and ...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
ALL ABOARD Re “Ford spreads his wings” (Brian Lilley, March 11): The City of Toronto and its left-leaning political leaders should be delighted that Premier Doug Ford is now being a progressive leader. The building of a new state-of-the-art convention centre and the expansion of Billy Bishop airport to accommodate low level noise jets are […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Aerin Frankel made 18 saves for her third straight shutout and seventh of the season as the Boston Fleet topped the Toronto Sceptres 4-0 on Friday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Liz Schepers, with two goals, Jessie Eldridge and Sophie Shirley scored for Boston (12-5-2-4), which extended its lead atop the standings to five […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Before the Blue Jays and their fans could move on, they had to have one last giant group hug with their fans to put the memories of 2025 behind them. And that’s precisely what happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday at the Rogers Centre when tears where shed by fans and players alike in […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 days ago)
Kazuma Okamoto scored the winning run in his Blue Jays debut and Kevin Gausman had 11 strikeouts as Toronto opened its 50th anniversary season with a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Athletics on Friday night. Okamoto hit a two-out single in the ninth inning and moved to third on an Ernie Clement double. Andres Gimenez […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 days ago)
Four people have been injured, two critically, following a two-vehicle crash in Markham. Police in York Region say the crash occurred at Major Mackenzie Drive and McCowan Road just before 5 p.m. Friday. Police said the 42-year-old driver of one vehicle was taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries, while a young woman suffered […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Completing 44 season calling the Maple Leafs on radio and TV, Joe Bowne is retiring next month. During this final season for the Hall of Famer, Postmedia is tapping into Joe's vast storybook of select Leafs opponents, many famous players, and bygone arenas. With Toronto in St. Louis on Saturday, a town he knew very well from the Norris […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 days ago)
A language program that's been part of the school day for years at St. Charles Catholic School is now being moved out of the classroom and into weekends, leaving some families worried about access and what this means for their kids. A letter sent to parents confirms that starting in September 2026, the International Languages Elementary Italian...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 days ago)
Toronto fire crews responded to a two-alarm blaze, as several propane cylinders ruptured atop a building in the downtown core on Friday night. Toronto police say they were called about reports of a fire on the roof of a building under construction at 296 Richmond Street West near John Street around 6 p.m. Video sent […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 days ago)
From one former Blue Jays catcher to another, John Schneider took time prior to Friday’s season opener to bring up an absence that will be felt by millions of the team’s fans. “It will be kind of weird without Buck here,” Schneider said in his pre-game media availability, referring to retired Sportsnet colour commentator Buck […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 days ago)
It’s Friday, March 27. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Brampton trucking ‘King’ brought $17M in drugs into Canada For a one-time Brampton trucking kingpin-turned-cocaine impresario, life now will be lived inside a U.S. federal prison. Read the story MANDEL: Ontario neo-Nazi Matthew Althorpe sentenced to 20 years in prison...
ReadCBC - Ottawa (2 days ago)
One of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's daily X posts, a cloudy image of a melting outdoor rink, has gone viral and sparked comment about his posting of gloomy scenic shots of the city. Joseph Tunney asked Sutcliffe about the online chatter during a news conference Friday.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (2 days ago)
Ontario's housing start projections have been revised downward once again in the province's budget, putting the government even farther off track from building 1.5 million homes over 10 years — a target to which the ministers in charge say they pay no mind.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Tiger Woods has been charged with DUI and property damage following a rollover crash in Florida on Friday. There were no injuries. “Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said. “He co-operated with the breathalyzer, and then the urine sample he wanted no part of. … He is in our […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (2 days ago)
It’s Friday, March 27. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. OTTAWA MAYOR RESPONDS AFTER ‘GOOD MORNING’ PHOTO SERIES WENT VIRAL (IN A BAD WAY) The dreary Fisher Park photo aside, Sutcliffe said the reaction to his "Good morning Ottawa” posts had been generally positive over the years. Read the […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 days ago)
Ontario’s housing start projections have been revised downward once again in the province’s budget, putting the government even farther off track from building 1.5 million homes over 10 years — a target to which the ministers in charge say they pay no mind. The province is projecting just 64,800 housing starts this year — 10,000 […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 days ago)
I'm conducting this 'interview' from his preferred corner table at The French Laundry in Napa Valley, Calif., where, during COVID, he dined maskless with lobbyists while millions of Californians lived under his pandemic lockdown rules and policies
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 days ago)
The Toronto Tempo will have the sixth pick in the WNBA draft on April 13, choosing that option over having the top choice in the expansion draft on April 3. The Portland Fire will have the first choice in the expansion draft and seventh pick in the WNBA draft. The Tempo won the right to choose which option it […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 days ago)
What do conservation authorities, a downtown Toronto parking lot and freedom-of-information requests have in common? On the face of it, nothing - but provincial legislative changes are coming to all three, and they are jammed into an omnibus budget bill tabled Thursday by Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. The province’s plan for doling...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (2 days ago)
EcoSuperior shared its experiences using trash traps to engage, educate and empower locals to take action on plastic pollution during a International Trash Trap Network (ITTN), co-run by the Ocean Conservancy and U of T Trash Team, webinar on March 10. An ITTN manager says data collection and community engagement collectively drive upstream action...
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