Toronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Postmedia's Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun sports columnist Steve Simmons, and Postmedia hockey columnist Bruce Garrioch about Alex Ovechkin's decision to return for a 22nd season with the Washington Capitals, Zach Werenski being taken off the trade block by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Frederik...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (42 minutes ago)
Four people have been arrested after allegedly trying to cash a fraudulent cheque of $1.9 million, Durham police say. It’s alleged on March 16, a woman went to a Uxbridge bank and cashed a fraudulent cheque. Between March 16 and March 20, the female suspect and three other male suspects allegedly conducted bank transfers, withdrawals, […]
ReadCBC - Toronto (45 minutes ago)
Both the Toronto and Catholic District School Boards have released their budgets for the upcoming school year. As CBC's Mercedes Gaztambide explains, both are revealing budget deficits into the millions, despite major cuts to staffing and other expenses.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source York police have charged a 39-year-old Vaughan man with 17 offences in connection with a series of break-and-enters at condominiums and are seeking a second suspect. Suspects used glue-like substance on condo doors and checked later to see if disturbed Authorities previously issued a...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
A Mississauga man has been arrested after nearly $1 million in stolen property was recovered in connection to a shopping mall break-in from his home. Peel police say just before midnight on April 30, a masked man allegedly broke into a store at Square One Shopping Centre and stole “high-value jewelry and clothing” from multiple […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source It was clear when “Despicable Me” premiered in 2010 that the real stars were the little yellow sidekicks. The minions have appeared in six films since - three Despicable Me movies and, making the jump from sidekicks to stars, three Minions movies. The latest, […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
A sentencing hearing is underway for two Burlington women who abused two Indigenous brothers in their care, killing the oldest. Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney were found guilty in early May of first-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy, and of unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon and failure to provide the necessaries […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
A woman is facing assault charges after allegedly stabbing another woman during a road rage incident in Oshawa on Canada Day. Durham Regional Police were called to the area of Lakeview Park and Simcoe Street around 7:20 p.m. on July 1. Investigators say a 53-year-old woman was involved in a road rage altercation with a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
Toronto police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with an assault in Scarborough early Friday morning. Officers and paramedics responded to the area of Morningside Avenue and Ellesmere Road just after 5:30 a.m. after receiving a call that someone was assaulted in a park. Police say they also received information that the suspect […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (4 hours ago)
Members of the Indigenous community and supporters will host a solidarity walk in downtown Niagara Falls on Friday to protest how Indigenous people evacuated from Kashechewan First Nation were portrayed at a recent city council meeting. Controversy erupted after a former chief administrative officer for the City of Niagara Falls told council that...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
The intense heat isn’t done with Toronto and the GTA yet as the first weekend of July approaches and there is also a risk for thunderstorms on Friday. The region is still under an orange heat warning with a high of 31 C is in the forecast, but it will feel like a sweltering 41 […]
ReadCBC - Ottawa (9 hours ago)
In May, Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber of Burlington, Ont., were found guilty of murdering a boy in their care, and assaulting and confining his younger brother. Today, their sentencing hearing begins in Milton, and it's possible the court will hear victim impact statements.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
LARGE AND IN CHARGE Who rules the roost? John Schneider, hardly. Ross Atkins, nope. Mark Shapiro, not a chance. Any guesses? It's not a difficult question. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. You know the guy. He's the one that saunters to first base, laughs when he drops a pop-up, and carries the Gatorade jug onto the field. […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (15 hours ago)
Despite being under provincial supervision due to alleged financial mismanagement, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is projecting a $15 million deficit for the 2026-2027 school year. In a budget report published on its website, the TDSB says despite a preliminary deficit of almost $75 million, supervisor savings of $59.5 million were found...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (17 hours ago)
A man in his 50s has been seriously injured following a stabbing in the west end of the city. Toronto police were called to an apartment building in the Lansdowne Avenue and Dupont Street area just before 6 p.m. Thursday for reports of a stabbing. When they arrived, they located a man suffering from stab […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (19 hours ago)
Riyah Cafe in Cabbagetown has been open less than a year, but it has quickly gained in popularity, particularly now with Morocco’s World Cup run. But what many diners may not know is that the owners are facing eviction. Over the last several months, chef and owner Wafa El Rhazi has been consumed with keeping […]
ReadCBC - Ottawa (19 hours ago)
Last August, the two biggest school boards in the region announced blue bins wouldn't be in any of the halls, classrooms or cafeterias because the company holding the institutional recycling deal dropped the contract after Ontario brought in new recycling legislation. The CBC's Stu Mills has more on how that decision affected one school's eco club.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (19 hours ago)
Police have identified the man who is believed to have killed his seven- and 12-year-old sons in his south Ottawa home and firebombed his dental practice in a nearby village before dying by suicide in a vehicle fire on Monday, as details of his threat to cause bodily harm to his ex-wife come to light.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (20 hours ago)
The City of Kitchener says it will permit canoes and kayaks in the water in Victoria Park again. It comes after signs went up in early June prohibiting all recreational activities on the lake because it's considered a stormwater management facility.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (20 hours ago)
Kasabonika Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario has paused an evacuation of its most vulnerable members, as a cluster of five wildfires surrounding the community have stabilized for the time being. Kasabonika Lake's Chief Matthias Anderson says as of Thursday afternoon, 548 evacuees remain in Toronto and 37 more are on the way from Thunder...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (21 hours ago)
Kyle Lowry will be retiring as a Toronto Raptor. One of the most significant players in franchise history and the backbone of the most successful era the Raptors have ever had will follow through on a long-time pledge to retire with the team he led for nine seasons from 2012-13 to 2020-21. When he was […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (21 hours ago)
It’s Thursday, July 2. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. CANADA DAY STORMS FLOOD HOMES AND LEAVE HUNDREDS WITHOUT POWER In the west end, two highrises were flooded and without power, leaving residents in the dark, without elevators, and with flooded vehicles. Read the story ANITA ANAND'S OFFICE INTERVENED...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
An 81-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 427 at Finch Avenue. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the area of the highway in Etobicoke around 2:45 p.m. Thursday. The man from Mississauga was pronounced dead at the scene while two others were taken to hospital with […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
A 22-year-old man with alleged ties to an international criminal network that extorts South Asian business owners across Canada is in custody in connection with two violent incidents in Brampton earlier this year. Police in Peel Region say just before 3 a.m. on April 21, a Brampton business was riddled with bullets before the suspects […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
As her deafness and blindness worsen, Karolina Pakenaite is endeavouring to see the summit of Mount Everest with what remains of her vision — and help from a sensory vest designed by two Toronto-area innovators. Pakenaite, who is from the United Kingdom, was diagnosed at 19 with Usher syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (22 hours ago)
Ten people had to be saved at Guelph Lake on Wednesday after a storm blew in. The city says a rescue team found one person clinging onto a kayak, a second person stranded in open water and eight other people stranded on the land around the lake.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (24 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 the Raptors bringing back Kawhi Leonard in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, why the trade makes sense, and what other moves the Raptors can make this offseason to bolster […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia's Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about the busy start to NHL free agency for Maple Leafs GM John Chayka, what they think of 37-year-old Sergei Bobrovsky signing on to be the new starting goaltender, and […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
Toronto Fire Services (TFS) says it experienced a significant spike in emergency calls on Canada Day. Authorities responded to at least 746 incidents during a 24-hour period, which is 51 per cent greater than the three-year average. "Through a busy Canada Day, our crews and communications staff remained focused on keeping #Toronto safe,” TFS...
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