Toronto Sun - Local (17 minutes ago)
HISTORY ON REPEAT The more I listen to Donald Trump negotiating the war in Ukraine by offering up hollow promises whilst giving away land that’s not his, I keep seeing Neville Chamberlain’s ghost waving a worthless piece of paper exiting Air Force One. I ask myself, is the Donbass the new Sudetenland. Disturbing as this […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (27 minutes ago)
From the ongoing legal battle over Indigenous children's rights to the controversy over the new Liberal government's major projects law or the landmark Cowichan decision in British Columbia, 2025 was a year of both familiar situations and major shifts in the world of Indigenous politics.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Troy Stecher arrived in Toronto with a chip on his shoulder when the Maple Leafs claimed him off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers in mid-November. The 31-year-old noted that the Leafs were his seventh National Hockey League team in 10 years and that not only was he still trying to prove people wrong, he was […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (An hour ago)
The year that saw the remains of two First Nations women brought home from a Manitoba landfill and a search get underway for the remains of a third showed how far reconciliation efforts have come — and how far they still need to go, the families say
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Someone should have thrown a fancy New Year's top hat on the ice amid the lids that came down following Thursday's hat trick by Auston Matthews. The last of his goals gave the Maple Leafs a 6-5 rally win over the Winnipeg Jets and brought the captain to within one of Mats Sundin's franchise record […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Three suspects have been arrested as part of a drug trafficking investigation dating back to July 2025. In July, police determined two men and one woman were involved in a drug trafficking ring operating inside and outside the region. On Dec. 30, 2025, investigators executed search warrants at two residences connected to the investigation. As […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
WATCH: A visual look into the notable people who died in the past year. 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 or less and signed. And don't forget to subscribe to […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
Toronto police say they’ve found the 11-year-old boy reported missing on Tuesday afternoon. The child was last seen at around 4:16 p.m. in the Birchmount Road and St Clair Avenue East area. In an update on Thursday morning, Toronto police said they’ve located the child.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing a man’s fatal fall from a balcony in North York on New Year’s Eve. The SIU says Toronto police officers were called to an apartment building in the Jane Street and Highway 401 area at around 11:30 p.m. on December 31, 2025, for a domestic violence investigation. […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (9 hours ago)
Despite falling slightly short of its fundraising goal, the Salvation Army Windsor Centre of Hope expressed its thanks to the local community for its generosity in this year’s Christmas Kettle Campaign. “Every donation and every volunteer shift represents more than a dollar amount,” said executive director Jason Linton in a statement. “It...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
A 32-year-old woman has died after a crash on Highway 401 near Dixie Road in Mississauga, according to paramedics. The Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened around 6:10 a.m. The collision involved a vehicle and a pedestrian on the eastbound collectors’ lanes on Highway 401. Investigators say the 32-year-old woman from Ottawa was...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
A woman has life-altering injuries after an early morning collision in Beaverton on Thursday. Police say the crash happened around 3 a.m. on Regional Road 23, north of Thorah Concession Road 2. Investigators say the 47-year-old woman stopped to assist a Dodge minivan that had left the roadway. While attempting to help, the woman was […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
In this special feed drop on The Big Story, 680 NewsRadio City Hall reporter, Momin Qureshi sits down with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow to look back on 2025, and what she hopes for heading into 2026. The two discuss Chow’s potential second term, her relationship with Premier Doug Ford, and when exactly Torontonians can expect […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (12 hours ago)
Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to deploy the Canadian Armed Forces to assist with the ongoing power outage crisis in Cross Lake. In a letter on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, Monias told Carney that the nation was "experiencing a rapidly escalating public health and safety crisis” as hundreds […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
WATCH: The Sun’s political columnist Brian Lilley looks at Pierre Poilievre’s chance of becoming the Canadian Prime Minister in 2026. 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 or less and signed....
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (12 hours ago)
After a nearly month-long search of the city's landfill, Deborah Anishinabie's family is still seeking closure as an investigation into her homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont., continues. Here's what we know about the search for the rest of the 42-year-old's remains, and what First Nation leaders want to see done to address the ongoing crisis of missing...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (13 hours ago)
Hospitals in Toronto and around the GTA are welcoming some of the first babies born in 2026. Weighing seven pounds and eight ounces James was born at 12:01:52 at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital. Weighing six pounds and 12.82 ounces, Brampton Civic Hospital welcomed a baby boy at exactly midnight. In Etobicoke, Manveer Sidhu and Dharminder Singh...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (14 hours ago)
Out with the old, in with the new. Windsor-Essex residents rang in the new year Wednesday night with celebrations unfolding across the region, from family-friendly skates to late-night parties and firework shows. Hours before the countdown to midnight, revellers gathered at Windsor's City Hall Square ice rink for a snowy New Year's Eve celebration...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (14 hours ago)
Police say a 10-year-old child was found dead after a well-being check at a residence in Barrie on Wednesday. Authorities were called to a residence on Bayview Drive near Little Avenue for a well-being check around 3:00 p.m. When officers entered the unit, they found a 10-year-old child deceased. Meanwhile, police say the child’s mother, […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (15 hours ago)
Hello, 2026. There’s no right or wrong way to step into a new year. You might choose to ease in slowly and recover from the holiday madness, or dive headfirst into your most ambitious goals and resolutions. Either way, it’s a natural moment to pause and consider what you want the year ahead to hold. […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (16 hours ago)
A 64-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Oshawa on New Year’s Eve. Police in Durham Region say the crash occurred around 11:15 p.m. in the Simcoe Street North and Byng Avenue area. Investigators say the 64-year-old man was in the roadway on Simcoe Street North when he was […]
ReadCBC - Sudbury (17 hours ago)
In northeastern Ontario, some of the year's most read stories included an account of a small town's financial crisis, a man's story of how he survived a road rage incident, and how the MPP for Sault Ste. Marie was kicked out of the Progressive Conservative caucus.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (17 hours ago)
There’s more to news in Windsor and Essex County than the serious stuff of politics, economics, crimes and fires and city hall. No bull — sometimes, it’s joining a proud father in celebrating the birth of four children (even when they’re calves perhaps intended for future burgers). Between hard-news assignments, multi-award-winning Windsor...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (18 hours ago)
DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2026! A New Year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this New Year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (18 hours ago)
The Region of Waterloo is a growing community and expects to hit one million residents by 2051. But in the meantime, there are growing pains, including ensuring housing for everyone including those living in an encampment in Kitchener, building transit infrastructure and ensuring there's enough water.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (22 hours ago)
SUNshine Girl Elisa likes spending her summers out on the lake fishing for smallmouth bass or catfish. The 5-foot-6 blue-eyed Capricorn enjoys listening to country music and is a fan of Miranda Lambert. Back when she posed for these photos in 2017, she wanted to write a horror/thriller novel like Stephen King. (Jack Boland/Toronto Sun)
ReadWindsor Star - Local (A day ago)
Clearly, the Windsor Spitfires have the foundation in place to be a contending team. The club showed that again on Wednesday with a dominating third period that carried the Spitfires to a New Year's Eve 6-0 win over the Saginaw Spirit before a sellout crowd of 6,521 at the WFCU Centre. "It really feels like it's go-time now and we […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
MINNEAPOLIS — In its final test of preliminary action, Team Canada saved its best for last, taking down Finland 7-4 to lock up first place in Group B. The win secured a quarterfinal date with Slovakia, the fourth-place team in Group A, on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Brady Martin and Cole Beaudoin each netted […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
The power outage that's plunged a northern Manitoba First Nation in cold and darkness for three days now is putting lives at risk. That's the message from Cross Lake/Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias, who warns multiple essential services have either failed or are at risk of failing. Chief Monias says the community's water reservoir […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
Toronto police officers are trying to track down a suspect after an alleged assault on a TTC bus on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators say the suspect was on board a bus in the Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East area at around 3:17 a.m. when he kicked another rider’s property, sparking a verbal dispute. “The suspect […]
ReadCBC - Sudbury (A day ago)
One politician was threatened because a resident didn't like the speed bump the city installed on his street. Another was yelled at because a homeowner's garbage wasn't picked up on time. Earlier this month, a man was arrested after his email inquiries to London City Hall turned into death threats.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A woman died in a hit-and-run in midtown Toronto on Wednesday morning, according to police. Police say the incident happened at Eglinton Avenue East and Dunfield Avenue, east of Yonge Street, just after 7:15 a.m. Officers say the 70-year-old woman was struck by two vehicles while crossing the street after grocery shopping. Both vehicles fled […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
There is enough pressure on Jon Cooper to win gold at Milan in February: He didn't need any more of it now. But one decision made by the Team Canada brass at Wednesday's unveiling of the Canadian Olympic roster focuses clearly on the Canadian coach. His player in Tampa, Anthony Cirelli, was among the 25 […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (A day ago)
One resident was temporarily displaced after Ottawa Fire Services handled a stubborn fire at a multi-unit structure in the Hintonburg district Tuesday night. Responders were called shortly after 8 p.m. when a neighbour reported flames on the balcony of a duplex in the 100 block of Irving Avenue, north of Gladstone Avenue. Firefighters arriving at...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
The City of Barrie says it is cancelling tonight’s NYE celebration in Meridian Place “due to severe inclement weather.” Environment Canada has issued an Orange-level snow squall warning for Barrie, warning of “near zero visibility” due to heavy, blowing snow through the day and evening and into tomorrow. The city could see between 10 to...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
A man who was gravely injured after the tent he was in was set on fire in front of a downtown church has died in hospital, Toronto police said, prompting investigators to lay a new first-degree murder charge. Investigators allege the accused, Loewen Wolfe, 36, of Toronto, deliberately set the tent, and a mattress, on […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
There was one last shot of bad news for the Maple Leafs as 2025 came to a close. The Leafs' fight to remain in contention will have to be done without Chris Tanev, their defensive linchpin and veteran stalwart on the blue line. Following an optional practice at the Ford Performance Centre on Wednesday, coach […]
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