CityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Toronto police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with a firearm investigation in North York. Officers say they conducted a search warrant at a residence in the Vendome Place and Grenoble Drive area on Dec. 22. Police say they located and seized a loaded Glock 27 firearm, an extended magazine and a […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (3 hours ago)
A Windsor man faces sexual assault charges involving a minor child in both Windsor and Chatham-Kent. The man was first arrested by Chatham-Kent police on Sept. 13 and charged with of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching involving a child. Upon further investigation, officers learned that other sexual assaults had...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Marc Savard may have paid the price, but Toronto Maple Leafs management said Tuesday the team’s power-play struggles are a group responsibility. “The players have responsibility and this doesn’t absolve anybody. This is not we throw somebody out and blame that person. … It’s a change that we could make to change the dynamic, change...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
An abandoned baby is discovered crying in a shoebox inside a midtown Roman Catholic Church, days before Christmas. It could be fuel for moral indignation and fiery sermons castigating sin. But not at St. Monica's Catholic Church — named after the patron saint of mothers. Instead, the church’s pastor, Father Damian Young-Sam-You, is opting for...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
A Catholic priest in Brampton, Ont., has been charged with sexual offences and removed from the ministry, the Archdiocese of Toronto says. It says James Cherickal is accused of one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference, an offence that applies when the victim is under 16 years old. A statement the […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (6 hours ago)
A group of Essex Region Conservation Authority workers gathered outside MPP Andrew Dowie's Windsor office on Friday (Dec. 19) to express their opposition to the Ford government’s restructuring plan for Ontario's conservation authorities. Waving signs reading ‘Local Issues Need Local Solutions’ and ‘Keep our Money in Our Watershed’ the...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
WATCH: Pierre Poilievre talks to Brian Lilley on how Canada should be the most affordable country in the world in this exclusive year-end interview. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to [email protected]. Letters must be 250 words […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
After being reduced to ashes, paper tigers England are feeling the heat back home and Down Under. The knives are out and coach Brendon (Baz) McCullum and captain Ben Stokes are the targets. This shouldn't come as a surprise as England capitulated without even putting up a fight in losing the Ashes — the rivalry […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of No Holds Barred, Postmedia's Rob Wong speaks with ECW legend and WWE Hall of Famer, Rob Van Dam (via Games Hub). They discuss his appearance at John Cena's final match, his memories of facing Cena at ECW One Night Stand in 2006, the first ever Elimination Chamber match, competing […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
Police are investigating after a man was found with multiple stab wounds in Oshawa early Tuesday morning. Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) says it received a call at approximately 4:15 a.m. about a man who was found on the street with obvious signs of trauma near Park Road South and John Street West. The victim […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
Torontonians will head to the ballot box in 2026 for the city's next mayoral election. So far, only one candidate has declared their intent to run, but speculation is circulating about who would win in a potential rematch between two politicos who have held the city's top job. Liaison Strategies, a national public opinion research […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (9 hours ago)
A new poll suggests Ontarians are waiting too long for diagnostic tests and specialist appointments, causing unnecessary stress and putting patients' health at risk. The poll conducted by Abacus Data and released Tuesday says 33 per cent of respondents waited more than six months to see a specialist or get a diagnostic test and another […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (9 hours ago)
Mark Duguay of Windsor says $275 worth of Tim Hortons cards he bought for friends couldn't be redeemed because they'd already been drained of funds. The CEO of the Better Business Bureau for Western Ontario says it's not an uncommon issue due to scams that may include bar code tampering.
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (9 hours ago)
Q How can I apply spray foam along the edges of my basement wall where the floor frame meets exterior walls? On two walls the length of the joists hides most exposure for spraying. This area is stuffed with batts that have turned moldy so I need to do something. A This is called the […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
Durham Regional Police are probing a fatal stabbing Tuesday. Cops said on X that “there is a heavy police presence in the area of Park Road South and John Street in Oshawa after a male was located suffering from multiple stab wounds.” The victim — whose age was not immediately released — was transported to […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (10 hours ago)
Two people have been critically injured in a house fire in Scarborough early Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to Snowball Crescent near Sheppard Avenue and Washburn Way around 5:30 a.m. to the two-alarm fire. When they arrived, flames and smoke could be seen penetrating through the winds on the main floor of the house. […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (12 hours ago)
A fire at a downtown apartment building Monday morning that was quickly extinguished caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. Crews were called to the Villa Monte Cassino Seniors apartment building in the 900 block of Windsor Avenue, about midway between Elliott Avenue East and Erie Street East, around 8 a.m. Firefighters began applying water from...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 hours ago)
DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Blanche,” and I didn’t grow up together after she turned 13. I was 6 at that time, and our grandmother raised her. We talked on the phone a lot until I was 45 and my husband died. Blanche then convinced me to move to her state. When I received the insurance […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (13 hours ago)
With ice forming on top of waterways, it might be tempting to go out for on-ice activities such as skating and ice fishing. However, the Waterloo Regional Police Service and the Grand River Conservation Authority both agree it's best to stay off the ice for now.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (13 hours ago)
Ontario parents are on edge as the Ford government confirms it will be launching a review into underused schools in some school boards. It has fueled new concerns about what could happen to smaller specialty schools if the moratorium on school closures is lifted Elizabeth Garkowski tells CityNews her children currently attend a small school […]
ReadCBC - Toronto (15 hours ago)
In a recent interview with CBC Toronto, Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw suggested it's time to take another look at mobile crisis intervention teams. CBC's Tyler Cheese has more on how the role of police in mental health crisis calls can be re-examined.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (19 hours ago)
Toronto police say a man in his 80s has been taken to the hospital after a collision in Etobicoke late Monday night. Authorities say the collision happened just after 11:10 p.m. at Lakeshore Boulevard and Marine Parade Drive, where a single vehicle flipped over with two occupants. Police say the man in his 80s was […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
A female pedestrian has been taken to a hospital after a collision in the North Riverdale neighbourhood, according to paramedics. The crash occurred just before 9:40 p.m. in the Gerrard Street East and Carlaw Avenue intersection. Police say the driver remained on the scene, and the female was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
Two pedestrians are in the hospital with serious injuries after a collision in Mississauga, according to paramedics. The crash occurred on Crescent Road, in the Indian and Lorne Park roads area. Police have not given any information on what caused the crash or if charges are being laid.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
A man in his 60s is in the hospital after he was struck by a vehicle in North Toronto, police say. Investigators say the crash occurred just after 7:01 p.m. in the Sheldrake Boulevard and Yonge Street area. Police also say the driver remained on the scene while the man was taken to a hospital […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (22 hours ago)
When the call of ‘ready, aim fire’ was heard at Scotiabank Arena on Monday, head coach Craig Berube was not the target. Though Berube is under pressure to answer for the Maple Leafs’ fall to near the bottom of the Eastern Conference in a floundering first half, an assistant who deserves some blame took the […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (24 hours ago)
SECURE ANNOYANCE As your Editorial “Israel had reasons to bar Canada’s MPs” (Dec. 17) astutely summarizes, there shouldn’t be any surprise about Israel barring an anti-Israel Canadian delegation sponsored by a Muslim charity which included five Liberal MPs and one New Democrat. However, giving Israel more than the benefit of the doubt...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
Marc Savard has taken the first hit on the coaching staff for the Maple Leafs’ dismal start. The second-year assistant, who was in charge of the team's power play as it sank to dead last, 32nd in the National Hockey League, was relieved of his duties, the club announced late Monday. No other details of […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (A day ago)
Following a 24-hour standoff that held Welland, Ont., on edge, a man barricaded in a former church was taken into custody Saturday and faces charges including attempted murder after a Niagara regional police officer was shot. According to police, it all began with a dispute over a fence that officials say contravenes local bylaws.
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