Toronto Sun - Local (19 minutes ago)
A father and son are facing charges in Halton following a monthslong police investigation into altered vehicle identification numbers. Halton Regional Police said an investigation began last November when two vehicles were believed to have altered VINs after inconsistencies were identified with their Ministry of Transportation registrations and...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (47 minutes ago)
The City of Toronto is proposing a $10 charge for admission to its World Cup fan festival after initially promoting it as a free event. A report presented to the city’s executive committee on Wednesday proposes a ticket tier for the soccer festival, starting at $10 for general admission with VIP passes ranging from $100 […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
Toronto, the GTA and all of southern Ontario are under a special weather statement, calling for 10 to 20 millimetres of rain in the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the advisory on Wednesday and says the rain is expected to continue into Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms with heavy downpours are expected this afternoon and […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tom Cruise, in very Tom Cruise fashion, arrived at Alejandro G. Inarritu’s doorstep by motorcycle. He’d been wanting to work with Inarritu for years and, when he got the call about “Digger,” he figured it was the fastest way. Both Cruise and Inarritu took the stage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (An hour ago)
Windsor’s Colosseum will be rocking later this year as Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Fogerty takes the stage Aug. 20, followed by Twisted Sister Oct. 10. Grammy award winner Fogerty, a solo performer and leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, brings many of his hit songs from the last 50 years to the […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (An hour ago)
Highway Traffic Act offenses on roads patrolled by Essex County Ontario Provincial Police are up 129 per cent year-to-date, with a whopping 177 per cent increase in seat belt infractions, according to statistics released Monday during an OPP North Detachment board meeting. There have been 4,096 driving offences recorded through March. In 2025 there...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
York Regional Police (YRP) say three Markham businesses were targeted in overnight arsons on Wednesday. The first incident occurred at a business on Highway 7 East and Ninth Line at around 4:30 a.m. Emergency crews responded to a call about a fire in the area. “Once on scene, Markham Fire and Emergency Services had already […]
ReadCBC - Sudbury (2 hours ago)
On Manitoulin Island, several communities remain under a State of Emergency due to flooding, and communities elsewhere across northeastern Ontario are coping with rising water levels as a large part of the region remains under a flood warning or watch.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (2 hours ago)
The Windsor Symphony Orchestra is joining forces this weekend with the Sultans of String and First Nations artists from across Turtle Island for a double performance of the multi-media event Walking Through Fire. Headlined by the Sultans of String — a Billboard-charting band and six-time winner at the Canadian Folk Music Awards — the event...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (2 hours ago)
After a recent demotion from its long-running rank as the busiest Canada-U.S. trade crossing, the Ambassador Bridge announced it will begin cutting its toll rates by almost half for some vehicles. An updated chart recently added on the Ambassador Bridge website shows tolls for Premier card holders — a prepaid, reloadable membership — will be...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
After officially announcing plans to build the Waterfront East LRT at the end of March in collaboration with the provincial and federal governments, Toronto mayor Olivia Chow says she’s now turning her attention to another long awaited transit project - the Scarborough East Rapid Transit line (SERT). Chow is set to present a motion to […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Durham police are searching for a man who allegedly committed an indecent act and later sexually assaulted an employee during two separate incidents at a clothing store inside The Shops at Pickering City Centre. Investigators say the first incident occurred on March 26, when a man entered the store at 1355 Kingston Road and went into […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
A father and son are facing charges after police uncovered two re‑VINed stolen vehicles and a trail of forged documents linked to a months‑long investigation in Milton. Halton Regional Police say the probe began in November 2025, when officers identified irregularities in Ministry of Transportation records tied to two vehicles registered to a...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (5 hours ago)
Making your own bread, pickles and jams. Sewing your own clothes. Even tapping your trees. There's a growing interest in homesteading. It's a lifestyle where the focus is on being more self sufficient and turning back to the land. Aly Nickling-Riddle is a homesteading expert from northern Ontario who is bringing her years of experience to the...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Toronto police are investigating a shooting in a residential area of Etobicoke that occurred early Wednesday morning. Officers responded to the scene near Islington Avenue and Bloor Street West around 4:45 a.m. Police say no injuries were reported but the front of a home in the area was damaged. No suspect information has been provided […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (6 hours ago)
Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation are in the process of creating a new brand new sign for Saugeen Beach, formerly Sauble Beach, that better reflects the First Nation's ownership of the land. The town of Sauble Beach is also rebranding following a community survey.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (6 hours ago)
Save lands next to Ojibway Park from commercial sale I worked for 39 years as the manager of Ojibway Park and Nature Centre and its growth into the Ojibway Prairie Complex. It is imperative that this nationally important landscape be recognized as a national urban park, and that its protection be further expanded to ensure […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
Hamilton police are investigating a two‑vehicle crash that left one man dead and several others — including an 18‑month‑old child — seriously injured after a pickup truck failed to stop at a rural intersection Tuesday night. The collision happened around 8:11 p.m. at Woodburn Road and Binbrook Road, where investigators say a 2020 Dodge...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 hours ago)
A crunchy, tasty and low-cost apple - that's the end game for a Kitchener ag-bot company. Finite Robotics has developed an orchard robot that helps during the fruit thinning process of the growing season. Their machine removes extra apples to give the remaining ones room to grow. Company president and apple grower Matt Stevens explains how it...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s plan to build many more jails, saying the billions in cost will be worth it. Ontario’s jails are well over capacity, and the overcrowding has been worsening for years under Ford’s tenure as premier. The province plans to add upward of 6,000 new jail beds by 2050, government […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
A man is dead after being struck by the driver of a vehicle at a major Mississauga intersection early Wednesday, prompting widespread road closures. Emergency crews were called to Hurontario Street and Derry Road West around 3:45 a.m. for reports of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Peel Regional Police (PRP) say a man in […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 hours ago)
Kitchener has passed a renoviction bylaw that aims to better protect tenants from being evicted in bad faith when a unit needs to be renovated. While there was support from the public for it, many small ownership landlords voiced their concerns with it, saying it will add another layer of pressure and could deter many from properly maintaining...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
It could be beers on the beach and wine at the picnic tables for campers in Ontario this summer. The Ford government is going to allow alcohol consumption almost anywhere in provincial parks, 680 NewsRadio has exclusively learned. Currently, alcohol is restricted to individual campsites, but when Ontario provincial parks open to campers for a...
ReadCBC - Sudbury (8 hours ago)
The families of two Sudbury-area women missing in separate cases say they've been leaning on each other as they navigate the emotional toll of ongoing searches for answers. Wendy Lafortune has been missing since May 2024. Shanda Playford disappeared nine months later, in February 2025. While the cases are not connected, their families say the...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (9 hours ago)
Provincial and municipal fire officials in northwestern Ontario say they're focusing on leveraging new resources and applying lessons learned from last year, now that Ontario's wildfire season is officially underway. The Ontario Government said the addition of 68 new positions to provincial crews puts the province in a good position for the months...
ReadCBC - Toronto (9 hours ago)
With less than 60 days to go until the 2026 FIFA World Cup descends on Toronto, the city's police force has made public its safety plan for the tournament, with a few exercises still left to do in preparation for one of the world's biggest sporting events.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (13 hours ago)
It has been all about the details. For the most part, the Windsor Spitfires have been very detail oriented in the playoffs and once again the club's A game was on display on Tuesday. The Spitfires held the Flint Firebirds under 20 shots and rode an early lead to a 2-1 road win at the […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 hours ago)
LACK OF SKILL TO LEAD Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre must commit political seppuku. The electoral collapse of 2025 eclipses Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis’ 17-point blown lead in 1988. Poilievre has a wonderful back story and Perry Mason-worthy cross-examination skills (the Judy Raybould-Wilson hearings were a master class) but has no...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (14 hours ago)
Two men have been arrested and six more have been identified as suspects in an alleged Entertainment District fight last year. Officers were called to reports of an assault in the King Street West and Peter Street area on Nov. 17, 2025. It's alleged that on Nov. 16, 2025, around 2:35 a.m., a large fight […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (14 hours ago)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Milwaukee 9-7 on Tuesday night and handed the Brewers their sixth consecutive loss. Milwaukee’s skid is its longest since June 2023, when the Brewers also dropped six straight. The Brewers allowed seven runs over the last three […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (16 hours ago)
Danielle Martin’s first job after graduating from university was in the office of a member of provincial parliament who served as the Liberals’ health critic under a Progressive Conservative government in Ontario. The experience led Martin to attend medical school. She became a family physician who advocated for changes to improve the...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
Pedestrians may be taking over the heart of Church and Wellesley Village if a new proposal is approved by Toronto city council. Toronto Centre Projects in partnership with the Church-Wellesley Village BIA has submitted a plan to pedestrianize Church Street from Wellesley Street to Alexander Street this summer. The pilot project will coincide with...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (21 hours ago)
Signs of spring are sprouting up around downtown Kitchener, including the outdoor patios lining sidewalks. To find out how people are reacting to the construction of patios and other hints of spring weather, CBC K-W's Lauren Kuivenhoven went for a walk on King Street West and through Victoria Park.
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (21 hours ago)
It’s Tuesday, April 14. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. CANADIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL LEFT SCRAMBLING AFTER CUTS TO OUT-OF-COUNTRY ALLOWANCES Some Canadian military personnel are now dealing with pay cuts as their allowances for out-of-country service were reduced because of a new government directive. Read...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
A man has died and a woman has been critically injured after an SUV collided with a transport truck in Brampton Tuesday afternoon. Peel police were called to Williams Parkway and Airport Road around 3:15 p.m. for reports of a crash. The driver of the SUV, an adult male, was taken to a local hospital […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
As Premier Doug Ford’s government eyes a takeover of Billy Bishop Airport and expansion of the runway to eventually allow jets to operate from the island facility, a Toronto city councillor is pushing for a deeper dive into the impact of those changes. In a letter to the City’s Planning and Housing Committee, Toronto-St.Paul’s councillor...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
The Halton Regional Police Service is discouraging students from playing a popular annual game where they hunt each other down and perform mock executions with toy guns, saying it can lead to public fear and “unnecessary interaction with police.” The ‘Assassins Game’ is played each spring across the region. Despite its relatively harmless...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (22 hours ago)
New York City's Martin Boyce spoke as a veteran of the Stonewall Riots on April 13 at the Waverley Library in Thunder Bay, Ont. This series of demonstrations at the New York City bar on June 28, 1969, is widely considered a defining moment of the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for 2SLGBT+ rights in the United States.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (22 hours ago)
Erik Hobbins lives and breathes hockey and the Ottawa Senators. CBC's Sannah Choi met with the superfan, restaurant owner and artist to hear how he and his family are getting their best costumes and game faces ready to cheer on their home team during the playoffs.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (23 hours ago)
A trial for a former lawyer with the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) is officially underway at the Superior Court of Justice in Thunder Bay. Here's what we know about the charges laid against Holly Walbourne, as well as former police chief Sylvie Hauth.
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