CBC - Thunder Bay (20 minutes ago)
With the cost of living continuing to climb across the region, community partners in Thunder Bay, Ont., have released an updated guide of where to get food in the northwestern Ontario city. Meanwhile, advocates continue to push for change to address the underlying causes of food insecurity — namely, income inequality.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (20 minutes ago)
The Halton Regional Police Service has laid over 50 charges following several smash-and-grab robberies in Ontario between Jan. 25 and March 17, in what the deputy police chief is calling "the first major crackdown" on such thefts impacting businesses.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (20 minutes ago)
Windsor police have arrested one man and are searching for a second suspect after an alleged sexual assault in the city’s downtown core. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on March 28, officers responded to a report of a sexual assault in the 800 block of Ouellette Avenue. Police said a woman had been socializing at a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
A group of Scarborough parents are fighting back against a proposed cannabis store that they say would be opening in front of a busy school bus zone. The proposed cannabis store at 108 Corporate Drive, near Scarborough Town Centre, would join the 362 weed shops already open in Toronto. The store meets the zoning requirements, […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Halton police say they have taken down a smash‑and‑grab robbery crew responsible for a string of violent jewellery store heists across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), announcing eight arrests and more than 50 criminal charges on Friday. The suspects — some of whom were already out on release orders at the time of the offences […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
South Simcoe Police jumped into action late Wednesday night to rescue dozens of farm animals from a burning barn near Innisfil. The owner was away from the farm when the blaze broke out, but he spotted smoke and flames on his security camera at approximately 11:10 p.m. and immediately contacted authorities. Const. Colin Niewels arrived […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (3 hours ago)
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out an energy efficient greenhouse invented by a Canadian company to grow fresh veggies in the north; track rising costs from flood damage, and what can be done about it; and learn how to cope with the more severe allergies that come with climate change.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (3 hours ago)
Windsor quickly jumped back on the radar. Two years after hosting the Canadian Masters Swimming Championships, the event is headed back to the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre later this month. "We hosted in 2024 and it went really well and we were approached (about possibly hosting again) and we're always open to hosting...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Toronto police say an arrest has been made in a late‑night shooting outside a North York synagogue after three people standing outside the building were fired upon from a passing vehicle with a pellet gun. The incident happened around 10:49 p.m. on Thursday at Chasidei Bobov synagogue in the area of Bathurst Street and Hwy. […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (3 hours ago)
This weekend there is Poyo Fest in Kitchener, The Community Players of New Hamburg will stage Into The Woods and there are tours of the Waterloo landfill where people can meet the region's falconer. Plus the Kitchener Rangers continue their quest to become OHL champs.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (3 hours ago)
Windsor's municipal election has yet to take shape, with only three candidates declared for council as of Friday morning, but mayoral races are on in Amherstburg and Lakeshore. Frank Cerasa, Frank DiPasquale and current Amherstburg deputy mayor Chris Gibb have all registered to run for mayor in Amherstburg to challenge incumbent Michael Prue....
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
Toronto emergency crews are responding to a two‑vehicle collision at Sheppard Avenue East and Kennedy Road after one of the vehicles flipped onto its side during the Friday morning rush. The crash was reported around 8:51 a.m., prompting a response from Toronto Fire, which is currently working to extract passengers from the overturned vehicle....
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
York Regional Police (YRP) were called to a school in Markham on Friday morning for a reported “swatting call,” authorities said. Officers attended a school near Fonda Road and Denison Street at 8:25 a.m., just as classes were starting, and ruled out any safety issues. “There is no ongoing threat to public safety,” police wrote […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
History will be made tonight when the Toronto Tempo host the Washington Mystics in their first-ever regular-season game. Toronto is one of two expansion teams joining the WNBA for its 30th season, coming in alongside the Portland Fire. Kia Nurse headlines the Tempo squad, and while the veteran guard hails from nearby Hamilton, Ont., she […]
ReadCBC - Toronto (4 hours ago)
For Prince Oduro, chasing his basketball dreams once meant leaving his hometown of Toronto behind. Now the longest-tenured player in Brampton Honey Badgers history, Oduro's story reflects the rise of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, a league changing what it means to "make it” in Canada.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (4 hours ago)
Cambridge, Ont., mother Dennise Watier held an anti-bullying rally outside her son's elementary school Thursday over concerns heard about her son being bullied. Watier says the school isn't doing enough to stop the bullying. The school board says safety and the well-being of students is "always the priority."
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
MPP Lee Fairclough (Etobicoke-Lakeshore) has officially entered the race for Ontario Liberal Party leader, unveiling a platform focused on tackling the province’s healthcare challenges and restoring transparency in government decision‑making. Fairclough, who has served as a hospital executive and health‑system strategist, announced her...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (5 hours ago)
A 31-year-old man is facing charges after an investigation into hate-motivated harassment targeting members of Windsor’s Jewish community, according to police. The Windsor Police Service’s major crimes unit launched an investigation after receiving a report that two Jewish community organizations received a series of unwanted calls between...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (5 hours ago)
Windsor police have charged three suspects involved in a string of incidents where they allegedly targeted unsuspecting people in parking lots, distracted them, then stole their jewelry. During each incident, police said the suspects would allegedly engage people in conversation, and use different forms of distraction, like physical contact and...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
Toronto police say four people have been arrested after a pair of distraction‑style robberies in Scarborough in which elderly victims were approached, given fake jewellery, and then robbed of their real gold items. The investigation began on April 22 when officers were called around 6 p.m. to the area of Lawrence Avenue East and Scarborough […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Toronto police say a fire that occurred at a building supplies store in Toronto’s east end on Wednesday is being investigated as a suspected arson, along with two other fires at the business’s other properties. Toronto police and fire crews were called to FlooReno Building Supplies on Nantucket Boulevard, in the area of Kennedy Road […]
ReadCBC - Sudbury (6 hours ago)
A boil water advisory affecting tens of thousands of people in Sudbury is in effect until at least Friday evening while public health officials wait for a second test. The first test of samples taken after total coliform was detected in water on Wednesday, came back negative for total coliform and E. coli.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
Police are investigating two separate stabbings that occurred in Toronto late Thursday evening. Officers were initially called to the city's Queen West neighbourhood, near Bathurst Street, just before 11 p.m. after paramedics were flagged down for reports that someone had been stabbed. A woman in her 30s was later transported to a hospital with...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (9 hours ago)
Thunder Bay, Ont., city council has voted in favour of three designated encampment sites for people experiencing homelessness, as well as a use of public spaces bylaw. Here's what needs to happen next in order to get the sites up and running and the bylaw ready to be implemented.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (9 hours ago)
With funding for its diesel generators set to expire, the Algonquins of Barriere Lake First Nation is searching for a way to keep power flowing in the community. Their chief has been at odds with Indigenous Services Canada and Hydro-Québec on what the long-term solution should be.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
ROAD TO NOWHERE Every few hundred years when the world is In desperate need of a courageous visionary leader, one such leader suddenly appears from the shadows and takes charge on the world stage. With vigour and determination, he proclaims that a new world order must be constructed and the old order pushed aside. His […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (14 hours ago)
Police in the eastern Ontario city of Brockville say a teen faces first-degree murder charges after three people were found dead inside a home. Officers say they responded earlier Thursday to a 911 call at a home on Cartier Court in the border city’s north end and deemed the deaths suspicious. Investigators later received information […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (17 hours ago)
An updated plan for a neighbourhood of 21,000 people to live on Ookwemin Minising Island, previously known as Villier Island, passed an important step at City Hall on Thursday. But the proposed expansion of Billy Bishop Airport may force that plan to change again. Ookwemin Minising Island, which means “place of the black cherry trees,” […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (18 hours ago)
Toronto transit agencies say they plan major increases in subway, bus, GO transit and UP Express service during the FIFA World Cup next month, even as questions remain about the city’s transit system’s ability to withstand a massive influx of visitors. The TTC says it's preparing for roughly 1.5 million additional transit trips during the FIFA...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
Subway service has resumed on a portion of Line 2 between Jane and Ossington stations following a more than three-hour delay due to an injury on the tracks. Toronto police were called to investigate an incident at track level at Dundas West subway station just after 5 p.m. Shuttle buses were used to ferry commuters […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
A man suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough. Toronto police say they were called to Lawrence Avenue East, west of Scarborough Golf Club Road, just after 5 p.m. Thursday for reports that a pedestrian had been struck. Paramedics tell CityNews a man was transported to a trauma centre in life-threatening […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (20 hours ago)
A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10 per cent temporary global duties are unjustified under a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies for only two private importers and the state of Washington.
ReadCBC - Windsor (20 hours ago)
London police Const. Ryan Hendrick tells an Ontario coroner's inquest that he thought he was going to die as Sarnia tennis player Justin Bourassa put him into a chokehold in 2021. Bourassa was fatally shot by another officer moments after the altercation.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
WATCH: Sun Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra talks with political columnists Lorrie Goldstein and Brian Lilley on the present, and future of the EV market in Canada. 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 […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Raptors, Postmedia's Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Raptors writer, Ryan Wolstat to talk about his biggest takeaways from the Raptors' exit meetings with the media this week, what is on the to-do list for GM Bobby Webster and if centre Jakob Poeltl is still a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
While the cold air and temperatures are expected to linger for the next week, CityNews Chief Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai says there is a light at the end of the tunnel. And it could be in time for the Victoria Day long weekend. As for this week, the cool temperatures are expected to continue. The high for Thursday in Toronto […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
The Ford government has relieved the board of governors and appointed an administrator at Conestoga College in Kitchener after an audit found “significant financial misuse and governance failings.” Nolan Quinn, the minister in charge of colleges and universities, says Linda Franklin has been appointed to work with the college’s interim...
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (21 hours ago)
It’s Thursday, May 7. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. OCDSB POSTS JOB OPENING FOR $150,000-PLUS ‘STRATEGIC ADVISOR’ A posting seeking a ‘critical strategic partner’ to the director of education was listed as the district was cutting dozens of jobs, say critics. Read the story DEACHMAN: NEW CFL...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
Toronto police have issued a community safety warning about a high-risk offender who has been released from prison and will be living in Toronto. Dave Anthoney Avis was convicted of sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault causing bodily harm and three counts of forcible confinement in 2018 in Winnipeg. He was released […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (21 hours ago)
Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ont., is now under a provincially appointed administrator after the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security says there was "evidence of serious financial and governance mismanagement" at the school.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
Toronto police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault in downtown Toronto. Investigators say the victim was in a retail store on May 5, 2026, when they were approached and sexually assaulted by a man just after 5:30 p.m., who then fled the scene. Police describe the man as approximately […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (22 hours ago)
As the Region of Waterloo continues to contend with water capacity concerns, staff have recommended a new policy that will allow for growth and development. Each city and township will receive 'a bucket of capacity' of water determined by population and employment growth.
ReadCBC - Toronto (22 hours ago)
A recently unveiled plan for a massive new waterfront community paints a picture of a bustling neighbourhood with housing, cycling infrastructure and a car-free plaza, but there are concerns Premier Doug Ford's push for jets flying in and out of the Toronto island airport could threaten that vision.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (23 hours ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Long Ball, Postmedia's Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Blue Jays writer Rob Longley about his concerns with the Blue Jays struggling offence, if Addison Barger's return can help and the invaluable innings that veteran starter Patrick Corbin has provided.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
TORONTO — The creator behind the Oscar-winning animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” now holds a key to the city of Toronto, where she grew up. After taking part in a panel about the film’s success at Departure Festival, Maggie Kang was surprised on stage by Mayor Olivia Chow. The mayor spoke about the Korean-Canadian filmmaker’s […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
The trial for a Toronto couple accused of murdering their neighbour in Liberty Village last year entered its third day on Thursday, with the Crown attorney calling a woman from Vietnam who was staying with the couple at the time of the incident to testify. Khoa Tran, 36, of Toronto, is facing second-degree murder charges and […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A 28-year-old martial arts instructor from Barrie, Ont. has been charged in connection with a sexual assault investigation involving a child. Police say Daniel Tallim is the sole proprietor of Alpha Martial Arts on Little Avenue and has been heavily involved in the martial arts community within the city of Barrie for several years. He […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (A day ago)
Thunder Bay, Ont., city council has voted in favour of three designated encampment sites for people experiencing homelessness, as well as a new use of public spaces bylaw. The CBC's Sarah Law explains what this means for the northwestern Ontario community.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (A day ago)
Three people with connections to a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise are isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, the federal government said Thursday as consular officials headed to the Canary Islands to meet four Canadians who remain on board.
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