CBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (22 minutes ago)
Saturday April 18 is Record Store Day. You'll hear a bunch of tunes to mark that. Aptly-themed songs from Said the Whale, Drew McIvor, Corinne Bailey Rae, and more. Plus, non-record-store-related tracks from Summersets, Fred Eaglesmith, Rheostatics, DJ Shub and - if you can believe it - even more!
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
With less than two months until the World Cup kicks off in Toronto, several hotels in the city are now adjusting their bookings after FIFA released thousands of room reservations. At Hotel X, just steps from Toronto Stadium, which will play host to Canada’s first match, marketing director Matt Black says staff were recently notified about […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
What was meant to be a week of celebration marking one of the most important cultural holidays of the year for a Malton family turned into a nightmare when thieves broke into their home in the middle of the day, stealing gold jewellery worth hundreds of thousands. Security cameras captured the moment suspects approached the home […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (3 hours ago)
A woman was taken to hospital in serious condition Saturday morning following a single-vehicle crash in the Barrhaven area. Ottawa paramedics said they were called to the area of Strandherd and Longfields drives at about 8:30 a.m. where a vehicle had crashed into a utility pole. The victim, in her 20s, was freed from the […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
The roller-coaster ride at the gas pumps is set to continue this weekend, with prices set to drop dramatically over the next several days. En-Pro tells CityNews that prices are expected to drop seven cents on Sunday, to an average of 174.9 cents/litre at local GTA stations. This follows an eight-cent hike on Saturday, tied […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
Toronto police have released surveillance images of a man wanted in connection with a suspected hate-motivated assault aboard a transit bus earlier in the week. Investigators say on April 13, a man approached someone while on a Durham transit bus and made derogatory and anti-Muslim comments before assaulting them. He then exited the bus in […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (4 hours ago)
After ‘startling’ sick days and a drop in post-secondary student ridership contributed to an $8-million deficit in 2025, city council has eliminated the Transit Windsor board of directors. Starting Oct. 18, Transit Windsor will become a city department governed by city council as a whole. Ward 9 Coun. Kieran McKenzie, chair of the dissolving...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (4 hours ago)
Windsor police seized more than $15,000 in drugs and arrested two people now accused of drug trafficking. Officers with the drugs and guns enforcement unit began an investigation earlier this month into a pair suspected of selling illegal drugs. Police arrested the two suspects April 15, just after 7 p.m., at a residence in the […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (4 hours ago)
The jobs of up to 50 education workers could be on the chopping block as Windsor's French Catholic school board grapples with a $3.3-million deficit. The layoffs at Conseil scolaire catholique (CSC) Providence, which stretches from Owen Sound to Windsor, are expected by the end of the current school year. "Everybody is worried,” said CUPE […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
A special weather statement is in effect for Toronto and the GTHA as showers and a risk of thunderstorms sweep across the region on Saturday. Environment Canada says a cold front will move into southern Ontario, bringing with it showers throughout the afternoon. Some areas could see between 10 and 20 mm of rain, bringing […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (5 hours ago)
Do you ever wonder where your favourite chefs go to eat? That kind of insider information is often the key to a surprising and fantastic meal. CBC K-W's food columnist Jasmine Mangalaseril finds out where uptown Waterloo chef Sachin Kumar gets his meals.
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (5 hours ago)
Show #11 St. Pius X High School To Have the Confidence of a Man Teacher Director: Alisia Cardinali Student Director: Maeve Ludmer Sophia Di Iorio, Critic Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School Recounting a chilling myth set in Northern Ireland, St. Pius X High School’s original play To Have the Confidence of a Man explored the […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
More cases of salmonella infection have been confirmed as public health officials continue to investigate an outbreak of the food-borne illness linked to a Hamilton restaurant. A spokesperson for Hamilton Public Health says there are now 13 confirmed cases tied to the Piper Arms Stoney Creek location on Stone Church Road East, up from nine […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 hours ago)
A Guelph, Ont., family says their four-year-old son requires intensive speech therapy for his childhood apraxia of speech and OHIP doesn't fully cover the sessions he needs to make progress. They've planned a fundraiser for Saturday afternoon to help them cover costs and also raise awareness of the condition.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (9 hours ago)
John Meissner has loved butter tarts since he was a little boy living at a farm in Guelph, Ont. But it wasn't until he had an offensively bad butter tart while judging at a festival in February that he decided he needed to do something to conserve the original recipe of the dessert.
ReadCBC - Toronto (9 hours ago)
The NBA's first round of playoffs begin Saturday, and for the first time in four years, the Toronto Raptors will be in the fight. And while the pundits may not be calling for Toronto to come out on top, don't try telling star Scottie Barnes the Raptors are the underdogs.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
PM SPENDING A DISGRACE Re “Carney billed taxpayers $524Gs for in-flight catering” (Bryan Passifiume, April 11): Wow, it seems our government officials are well fed on their private planes. Here is an idea for you. My husband served with the Air Force for many years. Anytime the Forces flew, they got a box lunch which […]
ReadCBC - Toronto (15 hours ago)
Crown prosecutors are withdrawing all 14 murder charges laid against an Ontario man accused of selling a toxic substance to people at risk of self-harm, according to his lawyer. In turn, Kenneth Law will plead guilty to counselling or aiding suicide, Matthew Gourlay told CBC News on Friday evening.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (16 hours ago)
Toronto police are searching for two suspects who are wanted in connection with a robbery investigation in North York. According to investigators, police were called to the area of Bathurst Street and Cedarcroft Boulevard at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday. Police said the victim was selling a high-value trading card online and made arrangements...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)
The NHL's 'real' season is here again with high stakes' first round match-ups and yet another chance for a few Canadian teams to end a 33-year Stanley Cup jinx. Postmedia's previews and picks as the games begin Saturday: EASTERN CONFERENCE Buffalo Sabres (1st Atlantic) […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (17 hours ago)
Three people were rushed to a hospital in serious condition Friday evening following a residential fire in Mississauga. Emergency crews were called to 3079 Fifth Line West, near Erin Mills Parkway and Dundas Street at approximately 6 p.m. for reports of a townhouse on fire. Police say a man in his 50s made it out […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (17 hours ago)
Aamjiwnaang First Nation has filed a lawsuit, claiming Ineos, the plant next to the First Nation that processes and stores benezene, knowingly exposed people to dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical. Ineos has not filed a statement of defence or responded to a request for comment, and the allegations have not been tested in court.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (18 hours ago)
The Region of Waterloo was in court Friday to discuss the future of 100 Victoria St. N., in Kitchener. There is currently an encampment on the lot. The region, which owns the land, says it needs the property to be cleared out so it can be used for construction crews who will be working on the new transit hub.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (19 hours ago)
The man accused of a mass shooting in east Windsor will walk free following an attempted murder trial built on what the judge called shaky evidence and dishonest witnesses. Fernando Ratcliffe, 26, was acquitted of all charges Friday, four years after five people were shot outside the Super Bowl Lanes in east Windsor. Following a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
A large explosion at Downsview Park on Thursday night was part of a “Project Bot” video shoot by Toronto rapper, Drake, the City of Toronto tells CityNews. The City says a Special effects (SPFX) permit was issued for the production. “We can confirm a production associated with the artist known as Drake was working at […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (20 hours ago)
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has extended its early warning about possible flooding in the region saying that heavy rainfall since Tuesday evening has saturated the ground, making it less able to absorb additional rain forecasted for Friday and Saturday.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
A man and woman are facing multiple charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Oshawa. The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) say they executed a search warrant at a home in Oshawa on Thursday and seized a quantity of drugs, including fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine worth $50,000. A man and woman, both from Oshawa, […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (21 hours ago)
Ontario Superior Court Judge Antonio Skarica is a man of rare integrity. A former Ontario MPP, he was a thorn in the side of then-premier Mike Harris. He wasn't a rabble-rouser. A former Crown attorney, he instead provided thoughtful criticism of his own government. First elected in 1995, when he ran for re-election in 1999, […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (21 hours ago)
It’s Friday, April 17. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. SHE FELT LOVE IN CANADA AS A REFUGEE. AS A DOCTOR, SHE’S LOSING HOPE FOR NEWCOMERS A new co-payment model asks refugees to pay $4 for each prescription and 30 per cent of supplemental service costs. Advocates say it’s […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
A Toronto man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Union Station earlier this week. Toronto police say they were called to the area on Tuesday just before 3 p.m. for reports of a sexual assault. The suspect was seen loitering inside the station on the concourse level. He then proceeded to […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (21 hours ago)
The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood watch for the Whitefish River watershed, including the townships of O'Connor and Gillies, and the Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge near Thunder Bay, Ont. Here's what people should keep in mind while the watch remains in effect.
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (21 hours ago)
On Friday at 10 a.m., the Ottawa 67’s embarked on a 457 km bus ride from TD Place to Sadlon Arena in Barrie, where they presumably would drop off their equipment before checking into a hotel. Hours before their departure, the most common three words spoken by those going on the trip to the “liked” […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
Authorities have arrested three men and are searching for one additional suspect who is wanted in connection with a series of carjackings that took place across Toronto during the last three weeks. According to investigators, the four suspects committed at least four known carjackings and vehicle thefts in Midtown and East York between March 26...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (22 hours ago)
The Wake the Giant Music Festival has officially announced its seventh annual festival lineup, showcasing headliner and Grammy-nominated hip-hop icon, Flo Rida. The lineup, taking over the waterfront in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Sept. 12, was revealed at Superior Screen Print and Ungalli Clothing Co. on April 17.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
Peel Regional Police investigators have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a stabbing on Friday morning at Malton GO Station in Mississauga. Officers were called to the station at 3060 Derry Rd., at around 8:20 a.m. Investigators say two men who knew each other started fighting on the platform, with one of them pulling […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a Whitby business several times and stole $17,000 worth of copper wiring and piping, Durham Regional Police said in a release Friday. Investigators say the suspect broke into the business in the Ashburn Road and Kent Mills Road area on three separate occasions between April […]
ReadCBC - Toronto (A day ago)
The Toronto Tempo are getting their own practice facility, set to be ready for the 2028 season, and will be built on an "underused" parking lot at Exhibition Place. It will include two WNBA regulation courts, sports medicine, sports performance, and recovery areas, player lounges and locker rooms.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
If matches go late or events go long during the FIFA World Cup 2026, the TTC says they’ve got you covered. Subway service hours will be extended on some nights during the tournament so that “no one has to choose between staying for the final whistle and getting home safely and responsibly,” said TTC board […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
Toronto’s newest sports franchise is already making a big impact on the community they will soon be playing in. The Toronto Tempo announced it will be building a new training facility that will also serve as a community recreation hub at Exhibition Place. The new facility will be located at 701 Fleet St., replacing the […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
Millions of Canadians will receive a one‑time payment on June 5 as the federal government rolls out a temporary top‑up to help offset rising grocery and household costs. The payment is part of the transition to the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, which will officially replace the GST/HST credit starting in July. The announcement...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
Oil market volatility continues to play havoc at the pumps, with gas prices set to jump by eight cents on Saturday. En-Pro's Chief Petroleum Analyst, Roger McKnight, tells CityNews that the change over to summer gas from the winter blend is responsible for most of the price increase, with changes in the posted futures markets accounting […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (A day ago)
The province announced Friday morning that the City of Stratford will get daily GO train service starting in July. On weekdays, the train will travel from Stratford to Toronto in the mornings then make a return trip in the evenings. On weekends, the train will travel from Toronto in the morning to Stratford with a return trip in the evening.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
Disney showcased the first theatrical trailer of the new Marvel franchise film “Avengers: Doomsday” on Thursday during the closing day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The clip — played twice for the enthusiastic audience at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace — offered the first look at Robert Downey Jr. as the villainous Doctor Doom. It […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (A day ago)
Better was apparently not good enough. The Niagara IceDogs parted ways with Windsor native Frank Evola as general manager on Thursday just 10 months after he was hired away from the Windsor Spitfires. "We are grateful for his time with the organization,” IceDogs' owner and governor Darren DeDobbelaer said in a release. "We wish him the...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is planning to pass its omnibus budget bill that contains a retroactive clampdown on access to his cellphone records without allowing public hearings. The usual legislative process sees bills go to committee, where affected groups and members of the public have a chance to weigh in, and committee...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A group of at least seven people is accused of using artificial intelligence tools, including smart glasses, in what police describe as an organized retail fraud operation. According to investigators, a group of seven individuals targeted multiple retail locations across the Greater Toronto Area between September 2025 and February 2026. Police said...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A Vaughan school was evacuated Friday morning after York Regional Police (YRP) received a threats call that prompted an emergency response and a precautionary sweep of the building. Officers were first called around 8:07 a.m. to the area of Bathurst Street and Ner Israel Drive, where police warned the public to avoid the neighbourhood due […]
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