CBC - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Ontario's Treasury Board says public service employees may be allowed to work remotely during daytime FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto, following union calls for more flexible work options during the tournament and criticism of the government's return-to-office mandate.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Police services across the GTA are warning that the use of bear spray is on the rise among young people and it’s being used illegally. “Over the last five years, we’ve seen 115 per cent increase in bear spray robberies. The notational part about that is that we’veseen mainly youth as the people who are actually […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (3 hours ago)
Canadians are increasingly struggling to pay their mortgages, particularly in high-priced Ontario and British Columbia markets, a new report from Equifax Canada says. Mortgage delinquency balances are up 32 per cent nationally compared with last year.
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (3 hours ago)
It’s Tuesday, May 26. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. A HOMELESS OTTAWA FAMILY FOUND SECRET REFUGE IN THE FOREST Many parents are being forced into impossible choices between safety, keeping their children together, or surrendering beloved pets, one mother of three says. Read the story WHAT HAPPENS TO...
ReadCBC - Windsor (4 hours ago)
The province's police watchdog says it has now invoked its mandate to investigate an arrest in the Town of Kingsville.On Monday morning, just before 8:30, officers from the Essex County Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Grandview Avenue.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
Toronto police have arrested the last outstanding suspect allegedly connected to the 2025 shooting death of 18-year-old Dylan Adams in the city's Entertainment District. Stephen Brice Pierre, 27, was arrested on Monday, May 25, 2026, by officers with the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force. He was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Pierre faces over...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (6 hours ago)
Premier Doug Ford said he would consider using the notwithstanding clause to clear an encampment in Kitchener. His comments on Monday come after a judge ruled last week that the Region of Waterloo cannot move people from the encampment, which is on land the region says is needed for the construction of a new transit hub.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
Durham Regional Police say a 76-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed while gardening in front of her home in Ajax last weekend. Officers were called to a home in the Old Harwood Avenue and Bray Drive area on Sunday, May 17, at around 4:30 p.m. Investigators say the woman was outside of her home gardening […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
It's time to dust off your sequins and break out the glitter! Pride Toronto is celebrating its 45th anniversary this June with a festival line-up that includes over 800 artists, 10 stages and more than 100 community events. An estimated 3 million people are expected to hit the Toronto streets for a month filled with […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
Hamilton police say they’ve arrested four suspects who allegedly pulled off a string of high-end perfume and cologne thefts at Shoppers Drug Mart locations across the city — in some instances using smash-and-grab techniques frequently seen in jewellery store heists. The probe began in April 2026 after multiple Shoppers Drug Mart locations were...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
While stars of the Spiderman franchise have trended younger over the years — from Tobey Maguire to Andrew Garfield to Tom Holland — the new series “Spider-Noir” starring Nicolas Cage explores a more mature version of the web-slinging superhero. Premiering on Amazon’s streaming platform this week, the series follows Ben Reilly (Cage), a...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (9 hours ago)
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man fell to his death from a North York high-rise on Monday night. According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Toronto police officers attended an apartment building near York Gate Boulevard and Jane Street looking for a wanted man. "Officers knocked on the door of an apartment unit […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (9 hours ago)
Toronto police have made an arrest in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a private parking garage over the weekend. Police were flagged down in the area of Dundas and Seaton streets for a medical complaint on May 23 around 9:20 a.m. Upon inspection, they found a victim with […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
A cyclist was rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the regent Park area on Tuesday. Police were called to the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Gerrard Street at 7:00 a.m. for a collision. The male cyclist suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle involved remained on scene. The Bayview Avenue extension […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (12 hours ago)
Wilfrid Laurier University's former athletics director Kate McCrae Bristol had been awarded the Woman of Distinction honour this year by the Ontario University Athletics. The OUA introduced the award in 2023, and is presented to an "administrator, coach, support staff, student-athlete, advocate, and/or volunteer who has tirelessly contributed to...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (13 hours ago)
A local bird advocate is sounding the alarm after hundreds of birds were found dead in downtown Kitchener since August. Experts are weighing in on the issue, asking residents to consider taking steps to help prevent unnecessary avian deaths.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (14 hours ago)
For decades, airports across Canada conducted firefighter training exercises that included the use of foams containing PFAS, often dubbed "forever chemicals." The impact of that contamination has people living near the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., airport fearing for future generations.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (15 hours ago)
The family of a man reported missing in Thunder Bay, Ont., this month says they're grieving after the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) confirmed he is "no longer the subject of a missing persons investigation.” The family of another man reported missing in the northwestern Ontario city in summer 2024 also say they're grieving his loss. Here's...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (15 hours ago)
A 37-year-old man has died after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a vehicle in East York early Tuesday morning. According to investigators, the rider was part of a group of motorcyclists who were allegedly racing southbound on Bayview Avenue, near Pottery Road just before 12:30 a.m. Police say one of the motorcyclists […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (16 hours ago)
A small municipality in northwestern Ontario is kicking off a construction project that Ontario Premier Doug Ford says will "be the gateway to the Ring of Fire.” The project will link Highway 11 at the south end to Highway 584 at the north, ultimately connecting the Trans-Canada and serving as "the first segment on the road network” to the...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
GOING WITHOUT I am very surprised to see negative stories about Mark Carney on mainstream media. I knew it would come, just didn’t think it would be this quick. Canadian voters fell hook, line and sinker the last election because of Trump Derangement Syndrome. I’m very hopeful that a no confidence vote will be soon. […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
Sebastian Aho would end up being the Game 3 hero for the Carolina Hurricanes, as the Canadiens' comeback attempt fell short in a heartbreaking 3-2 overtime loss Monday night at the Bell Centre. The game marked back-to-back 3-2 overtime wins for Carolina, as the Hurricanes have now stolen home-ice advantage from Montreal and taken a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
Residents living in the northern part of the GTA say they are getting inundated with noise pollution after Bruno Mars opened the summer concert season at Rogers Stadium this weekend. In Vaughan, as far as 11 kilometres away from the arena in Downsview Park, one resident Heather Cohn reported hearing the heavy bass from the […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (24 hours ago)
Toronto police working to identify a man found dead in a parking garage over the weekend after the death was ruled a homicide. Investigators originally identified the victim as a woman, but now say that was an error. Police say they were flagged down in the area of Dundas Street and Seaton Street, near Moss […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (24 hours ago)
A cyclist has been airlifted to hospital after a collision with a vehicle in Stouffville. York police were called to the York-Durham Line and Hoover Park Driver around 4:15 p.m. Monday for reports of a crash. The 60-year-old man was transported to a Toronto hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police later updated his condition to serious,...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (24 hours ago)
Volunteers have sprung into action to help search and raise money towards a reward for information for Esther, a North York teen who has been missing for nearly 10 days. Esther, who also goes by Esti or Sylvia, a name officials say she has asked friends and others to call her in the past, was […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A male has been injured and two suspects are wanted after a stabbing in Scarborough. Toronto police were called to Eglinton Avenue and Birchmount Road around 6:15 p.m. for reports of a stabbing. Officers located the victim with non-life-threatening injuries. Two male suspects fled the scene before police arrived. No suspect descriptions have been...
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