CityNews - Toronto (20 minutes ago)
Snowfall blanketed parts of the GTA late Friday morning, and the conditions led to multiple road closures, including on Highway 401. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said eastbound 401 lanes were closed just past Guelph Line as of 11:30 a.m. due to a collision involving two tractor-trailers. “If you don’t need to be on the roads, […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (23 minutes ago)
People facing food insecurity in Thunder Bay, Ont., are often dealing with several other compounding challenges that make it hard to meet their basic needs. That was one of the main takeaways from the Lakehead Social Planning Council's (LSPC) latest pilot project, called "Removing Access Barriers to Food and Essential Services.” Here's what the...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (50 minutes ago)
Snowfall blanketed parts of the GTA late Friday morning, and the conditions led to multiple road closures, including on Highway 401. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said eastbound 401 lanes were closed just past Guelph Line as of 11:30 a.m. due to a collision involving two tractor-trailers. “If you don’t need to be on the roads, […]
ReadCBC - Ottawa (52 minutes ago)
The joint trial of an Ottawa man and woman accused of killing a seven-week-old boy continued this week with the infant's biological father testifying that he'd expressed his concerns about the mother to authorities months before his son's death in October 2021.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (An hour ago)
Two suspects remain on the loose after Windsor police arrested another person for break and enter and theft of a vehicle. Two suspects were captured on surveillance footage March 8, just after 3 a.m., stealing a 2017 Dodge Charger from a driveway of a residence in the 2300 block of Meldrum Road. Several hours later, […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
York Regional Police investigators say they’ve arrested two suspects and are seeking a third after someone trying to sell valuable gold bars was robbed in Markham late last month. Investigators say the seller met with two of the suspects on February 22, 2026, in an attempt to sell them the gold bars worth an estimated […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
A former boy scout leader in Newmarket has been charged in connection to several alleged sexual assaults that occurred in the 1970s. York police say that earlier this year, several victims came forward to report the sexual assaults. The victims were all under 16 years old when the assaults happened. On Wednesday, Aubrey Wayne Stentiford, […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (3 hours ago)
A University of Waterloo researcher has been in Italy taking in the Paralympics. That's because her work over the past decade has driven the most significant overhaul in classification rules for vision‑impaired Nordic and alpine skiing in more than 30 years.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (3 hours ago)
Driving in southern Ontario is difficult Friday with police reporting multiple collisions because of winter weather. That includes Hwy. 401 between Cambridge and Woodstock, eastbound lanes of Hwy. 402 at Wonderland Road in Oxford County, and westbound Hwy. 403 in Norwich Township.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
TORONTO — Stores across Ontario could soon open on Family Day and Victoria Day under a new bill the provincial government plans to introduce. The announcement came via a news release today, but was first signalled last month by Premier Doug Ford, who noted he couldn’t shop at Home Depot on Family Day. He said […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
Police have arrested a 27‑year‑old man accused of repeatedly targeting a resident with racist and antisemitic harassment, including allegedly standing outside the victim’s midtown Toronto home and playing a speech by Adolf Hitler on his cellphone. Authorities say the incidents occurred between Feb. 28 and March 6 in the Eglinton Avenue East...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (4 hours ago)
The Windsor Jewish Federation condemned what it called a "very disturbing” trend of antisemitic hate crimes following an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue Thursday afternoon. The FBI said a man armed with a rifle rammed his truck into Temple Israel, a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, MI, on Thursday and died after exchanging gunfire with...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (4 hours ago)
The puck dropped first, followed by 3,000 rubber duckies. Thousands of ducks flew — more like fell — from the rafters of the WFCU Centre following Thursday night's Windsor Spitfires game for the Hospice Rubber Duck Drop. "On behalf of our entire team, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Windsor Spitfires […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (5 hours ago)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will announce his plan for a renewed Auto Pact between Canada and the U.S. in Windsor on Sunday — a “realistic” proposal he said would eliminate tariffs on Canadian auto sales in America. Before crossing the border to Detroit to meet with auto executives on Friday morning, Poilievre previewed his proposal,...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
Premier Doug Ford says he has directed Attorney General Doug Downey to pursue an injunction to stop the annual Al-Quds Day rally from happening this Saturday in Toronto. “Hate, violence and intimidation have no place on the streets of Canada and our government will fight it however we can,” he wrote in a social media post. […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
Ontario’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain a secret after the two sides agreed to a confidential settlement, The Canadian Press has learned. The province said the kill fee for what was set to be a $100-million deal is “significantly less than the contract value,” and the amount paid […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (5 hours ago)
Downtown Windsor will soon have 90 publicly purchased — but privately monitored — eyes in the sky to watch for bad behaviour. Known as Project Greenlight, the $450,000 program will see commercial properties within the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association request commercial-grade cameras and sign a contract with Security One for...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members’ records secret as it “modernizes” freedom-of-information (FOI) laws. Speaking Friday morning at Queen’s Park, Procurement Minister Stephen Crawford said changes to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), which will be introduced when the legislature...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
A three‑month investigation into retail thefts across the GTA has ended with a Brampton man facing charges — and police recovering an unusually large haul of alcohol, butter and ghee. Officers executed a search warrant at a Brampton home on March 9, uncovering what investigators describe as a stockpile of stolen goods linked to thefts […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Radko Gudas will have to answer for his knee on Auston Matthews. The Anaheim Ducks captain will have a hearing over the phone, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Friday. As a result of it being a telephone hearing, Gudas cannot be suspended for more than five games. The incident occurred in the Maple Leafs’ 6-4 win over the...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (6 hours ago)
High school students displayed their generosity Thursday with a truckload of hundreds of donated supplies for people in need at an event at St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic High School in LaSalle. The donations will go to Second Chance Ministry, a non-profit in Windsor-Essex that provides practical and spiritual support for people struggling with...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (6 hours ago)
Essex County's population surged by 50,000 people since 2020, with more companies hiring and more people looking for work — but those interests always don't align. One takeaway from a new Workforce WindsorEssex report outlining local trends, challenges, and opportunities is that while jobs are out there, the local talent doesn't always match what...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
Parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) remain under a snowfall warning while a special weather statement is in effect for Toronto, with up to 15 centimetres of snow expected for eastern areas of the region on Friday. Natasha Ramsahai, chief meteorologist at CityNews, said on-and-off snow will continue through Friday evening with some heavier […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
New guide will help people understand what they can do and what is possible Liam Gill, an advocate of Missing Middle housing which typically includes structures that contain anywhere from five to 10 residential units, says the time is right for homeowners to turn into developers. Last month, Gill launched his Citizen Developer’s Guide in […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
Tax cut would be a lifeline for an industry in retreat and stimulus for an economy that relies heavily on residential construction The residential construction industry in Ontario is staring down one of the bleakest outlooks in its history. Sales have plunged, projects are stalling and losses are mounting. Housing affordability has eroded to the...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
Canadians are bringing the great outdoors in, report finds A home is more than just four walls and a roof. It's the scent of fresh coffee on a Sunday morning, the warmth of natural wood under your feet and the perfectly curated playlist that fills your living room. That's the inviting scene Taskrabbit, a platform […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
In the regimented world of design, curves offer a more relaxing form In a world that has marinated in straight lines since time immemorial, new breed cigar and oval shaped dining tables feel like a collective exhale. Their arrival replaces hard with softer edges, whilst hinting at fluid geometry that reads less like a boundary, […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
Leading architect is responsible for many of Toronto’s most familiar landmarks Toronto Edwardian: Frank Darling, Architect of Toronto's Imperial Age By David Winterton, foreword by Michael McClelland McGill-Queens University Press, $80 Frank Darling (1850-1923) was probably the leading Toronto architect of what has become known as the Edwardian...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (8 hours ago)
Here’s a look at what’s happening across Windsor-Essex this weekend. STAR FAVES Soulful sounds: Start the day on a joyful note as the Windsor Symphony Orchestra fills the Capitol Theatre (121 University Ave. W.) with gospel music from across Windsor-Essex on Saturday, March 14. The orchestra is joined by a new choir of local singers, with...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
Crude oil prices are behaving like the tide these days — moving up and down with unsettling force. Just this past week, prices jumped from roughly $78 on March 10 to above $95 by March 13. For the food industry, this kind of volatility is far more troubling than a steady rise in energy costs. […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (9 hours ago)
One man was arrested and police are looking for a second suspect after a break and enter at the vacant former Kingsville High School. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the school, which is located on Main Street East, Thursday around 4 a.m., after an alarm was activated. When officers arrived they discovered two people […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (9 hours ago)
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of strong wind gusts Friday for Windsor, Leamington and Essex County. The statement, issued at 4:41 a.m. Friday, warns of westerly or southwesterly winds gusting 70 to 90 km/h this afternoon lasting into tonight. Strong southerly winds are expected to develop this...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
The hunt is on for the shooter who wounded a man early Friday in midtown Toronto. Toronto Police say the incident happened around 1:45 a.m on Broadway Ave., in the Yonge and Eglinton Ave E. area. Officers responded to calls about gunshots and found a shell casing and blood on scene. Police said a man […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (10 hours ago)
Once known as the Hochwald Dinner, the annual gathering and long-standing Windsor military tradition has a new name and historic twist. The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment hosts its newly renamed Victoria Cross Dinner on Saturday, with this year’s banquet celebrating not one but two Canadian soldiers awarded the highest military honour for...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (11 hours ago)
City of Waterloo's Community Safety Event comes into effect at midnight in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day celebrations over the weekend. More bylaw and Waterloo regional police officers will also be out and about this weekend and in the days leading up to Tuesday.
ReadCBC - Sudbury (11 hours ago)
Sudbury workers' advocate Janice Martell says about 15 of the 700 miners she has registered who were exposed to aluminum dust known as McIntyre Powder have been diagnosed with a relatively rare disease called sarcoidosis which she says raises questions.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
DEAR ABBY: I have been married 44 years and have always slept in the same bed with my wife. Last week, I caught a virus, and we decided that I would sleep in the spare bedroom until it was gone. I have now discovered I sleep better by myself, and I enjoy the freedom of the […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (13 hours ago)
Students from the Kendomang Zhagodenamnon (KZ) Lodge program in Thunder Bay, Ont., spent a day out on the ice learning how to fish. The program, run through the Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre and Lakehead District School Board, focuses on land-based learning and life skills for Indigenous youth. It's supported by Roots Community Food...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (13 hours ago)
Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH) in Kenora, Ont., has been operating under a "Code Surge” intermittently since November, as a high number of patients continues to put the facility over capacity. Here's what the hospital says patients should know.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (16 hours ago)
These are strange times for the Windsor Spitfires. With three regulars sidelined by injuries, no line combination is set in stone, no defensive pairing is permanent for the game and what position you start the game playing doesn't guarantee it's where you will finish. It's been adjustment on the fly and, despite a 4-3 overtime loss...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (17 hours ago)
FLIP-FLOP FRAUD Re “Gov't of turncoats” (Brian Lilley, March 12): They are turncoats. We should not care. Mark Carney is a turncoat as he pivots (a.k.a. flip-flops) to the centre, after long promoting renewable energy, unchecked immigration, big taxes and debt. A Liberal majority should end the pandering for votes and candidates. They can...
ReadGlobal News - Toronto (19 hours ago)
William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 36 seconds into the third period as the Maple Leafs came back from a 3-1 deficit to top the Anaheim Ducks 6-4 and snap an eight-game slide Thursday on a night that saw Toronto lose captain Auston Matthews to injury.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (19 hours ago)
A man in his 40s has been critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in south Etobicoke. Toronto police say a pedestrian was struck just before 8 p.m. Thursday in the Lake Shore Boulevard West and Brow Drive area. Paramedics tell CityNews the man was taken to the hospital with injuries described as severe […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
Canad Inns hotel, where a Pimicikamak First Nation teen was forced out of a hotel room while recovering from surgery, issued an apology for the incident Thursday. The apology comes a day after the Robinsons family held a press conference and demanded accountability. In a statement to CityNews, a spokesperson for the company said, "We […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
A new initiative is delivering mattresses and bedding to remote First Nations in Manitoba where access to to help improve sleeping conditions in communities where these essentials can be limited. Silk & Snow has partnered with True North Aid to deliver mattresses, bed frame sheets, pillows and a duvet, to remote Indigenous communities across...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
Auston Matthews had just taken a pass from William Nylander in the slot and was looking to make a play. A split-second later, the Toronto Maple Leafs captain was lying prone on the ice in agony clutching his left leg — another brutal scene in a season that has gone off the rails in spectacular […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
A safe space for new Indigenous mothers is set to open this summer in Winnipeg, with province providing $2.5 million for the purchase and renovation of a new mothering centre. The Mino’Ayaawag Ikwewag mothering centre will offer six bedrooms, a shared kitchen and dining space. New moms and babies would be able to stay for […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
For many Torontonians, the weekly grocery run has become stressful. From produce to pantry staples, the cost of food continues to climb, pushing more people toward food banks and leaving some neighbourhoods with limited options for affordable groceries. At least one Toronto councillor says the city should try something bold, and he’s proposing...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (22 hours ago)
Durham Regional Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man and a woman who were allegedly involved in a series of locker thefts at recreation centres across Clarington. Police say the duo stole wallets and bank cards from lockers at the Courtice Community Complex and the Diane Hamre Recreation Complex in December 2025. […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (22 hours ago)
By: Dale Carruthers A Windsor window and door company is suing its former accountant for allegedly misappropriating nearly $700,000 to gamble. Brookstone Windows and Doors, a Windsor-based company with a dozen locations across southern Ontario, filed a $1-million lawsuit against London resident Eric Richardson alleging breach of fiduciary duty,...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (23 hours ago)
Police have recovered the vehicle they say was allegedly used in Tuesday morning’s shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. In a brief statement Thursday afternoon, investigators said the white Honda CR-V was recovered within hours of the shooting, but added that no further information would be released at this time. They did say the […]
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