Windsor Star - Local (8 minutes ago)
Is that old rivalry set to be rekindled? In the early 2000's, the Windsor Spitfires and Plymouth Whalers played several take-no-prisoners playoff series. However, when the Whalers were sold in 2015 and became the Flint Firebirds, that rivalry with Windsor seemed to lose some of the heat with the Saginaw Spirit becoming a natural...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (8 minutes ago)
Here's a look at some of what's happening across Windsor-Essex this weekend. STAR FAVES Mini Olympics: Head downtown to watch 90 of the world’s top divers — including athletes from Team Canada — somersault, backflip, and splash into the pool at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre (401 Pitt St. W), which is hosting […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (36 minutes ago)
A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) detector dog sniffed out 40 kilograms of undeclared beef and chicken that was stashed in a travellers’s luggage at Toronto Pearson Airport late last month. CBSA tells CityNews their dog, Moby, caught scent of the meat in a traveller’s luggage arriving from Nigeria on March 27. “The food products […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have received permission from the Florida Panthers to interview executive Sunny Mehta, according to a new report. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun says the New Jersey Devils also asked for and were granted permission to speak with Mehta. The Devils announced on Wednesday that they were parting ways with long-time executive Tom...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
A man has been taken to hospital after he was assaulted in Chinatown early Thursday morning. Toronto police were called to Spadina Avenue and Oxford Street around 5 a.m. for reports of an assault. A man in his 30s was transported to hospital with serious injuries. He’s currently in stable condition. No arrests have been […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
Subway service has been suspended on a portion of Line 2 in Toronto’s east end on Thursday due to signal-related issues, the TTC says. Trains are not operating between Broadview and Victoria Park stations. Shuttle buses are running. It’s not yet known when service will resume.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Peel police have charged a 19‑year‑old Brampton man after a violent attempted carjacking on Monday left two young men wounded—one of them fighting for his life. The incident unfolded just before noon on April 6 in Bramalea, near Central Park Drive and Glenvale Boulevard, where officers were dispatched following reports of a possible...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
A rare treat for Toronto sports fans this weekend as five professional teams are in action this weekend. Keep in mind, there are closures on the Lakeshore East and Stouffville GO lines this weekend and along the TTC’s Line 2. More details can be found below. All five Toronto sports teams in action Just a […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (2 hours ago)
As of Thursday, hundreds of high school students in Waterloo region have been suspended for having out-of-date vaccination records. Public health mailed suspension orders to more than 3,200 secondary school students whose records were out of date in early March.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (2 hours ago)
Windsor police have arrested a man who allegedly ran off with an armload of power tools after he was caught on video using a chisel to break into a residential garage. Investigators said that on March 31, a security camera recorded a man approaching a detached garage in the 700 block of Assumption Street. The […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Toronto police are searching for a suspect or suspects after an early morning shooting outside a home in Scarborough. Officers were called to the residence near Danzig Street and Morningside Avenue just after 3 a.m. on Thursday. Police say evidence of gunfire was located at the scene, and the walls and windows of the home […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
A Scarborough commuter lot has become a hotspot for auto theft, with community groups and frustrated riders warning that parking at the Rouge Hill GO Station is increasingly risky as thefts climb sharply in the first months of the year. The West Rouge Community Association tells CityNews it has received reports of 16 vehicles stolen […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (3 hours ago)
Marissa Pfautz, her husband and four of their children came to Windsor, Ont., from Chicago, Ill., in August. She says it was for a handful of reasons. And as the CBC's Jason Viau reports, according to one immigration lawyer, more people are looking to move to Canada from the U.S. over the past few years.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
A man in 70s is in hospital with serious injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke. Emergency responders were called to Scarlett Road and Raymore Drive near Lawrence Avenue West just before 8 a.m. on Thursday. Police say the man’s injuries are not life-threatening. The vehicle remained at the scene.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
Hamilton police say a volatile neighbour dispute in the city’s east end led to the seizure of a loaded, sawed‑off shotgun and the arrest of a man last week. Officers were called around 7:15 a.m. on April 3 to a residence on Cannon Street near Ottawa Street after reports of two neighbours fighting and causing […]
ReadCBC - Ottawa (4 hours ago)
The Charge, who have now lost three straight, had the chance to climb into the fourth and final playoff spot in the PWHL standings, but fell 5-3 to the last-place Seattle Torrent on Wednesday. Seattle was playing the second game of a back-to-back set.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (5 hours ago)
By: Dr. Mehdi Aloosh What if your flu shot did more than protect you from the flu? What if it also lowered your risk of a heart attack or stroke? What if the shingles vaccine helped protect you from dementia, or the hepatitis vaccine helped prevent liver cancer? This may sound surprising, but research is […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
Toronto police are investigating a suspected arson at a GFL Environmental hauling yard near Cherry Beach. Fire crews responded to the site on Unwin Avenue near Cherry Street around 1 a.m. on Thursday. Officials say the fire has been extinguished and no injuries were reported. There have a number of incidents at GFL yards in […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (5 hours ago)
A new pedestrian bridge over the Conestogo River in Wallenstein received support from regional councillors during a committee meeting Tuesday. The bridge will be part of the Guelph-To-Goderich Rail Trail and the region hopes it will help increase cycling and hiking tourism in the area.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
TORONTO — Lawyers for Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach are expected to argue today that some of the complainants in his sexual assault case were coached by prosecutors before trial. Defence lawyers are set to bring an abuse of process motion before the court in the final stretch of legal submissions at the businessman’s […]
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (8 hours ago)
As construction crews continue to clear a property zoned for a 15,000 square-metre "retail warehouse and gas bar” in Thunder Bay, Ont., long-standing rumours about the arrival of a Costco have once again resurfaced. Here's what a retail analyst from Toronto has to say about why people are feeling so excited about the prospect of the retail giant...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
GORE, GRETA AND GUILBEAULT THE HYPOCRITES For years we have been forced to listen to green nonsense and dire predictions from the likes of Greta Thunberg, Steven Guilbeault, Al Gore and other “prophets of doom” that the world must stop burning hydrocarbons “or else we’re all going to die!” And the sooner the better! However, […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
A forgettable game against the Washington Capitals will influence a night to remember for some new Maple Leafs on Long Island. Russian goaltender Artur Akhtyamov, whose only NHL action came in a relief role in a Leafs game on Dec. 13, could be called upon after Anthony Stolarz suffered a serious-looking lower body injury on […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Anthony Stolarz went down in a heap, and the Maple Leafs soon followed. After losing their goaltender less than three minutes in, one of their best players as this sorry season concludes, Toronto fell behind 3-0 halfway through its eventual 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. Winger Dakota Joshua (upper body) and defenceman […]
ReadCBC - Windsor (16 hours ago)
Sarnia Lambton residents from across the political spectrum expressed shock Wednesday with the decision by MP Marilyn Gladu to cross the floor from the Conservative Party to the Liberals. While some expressed outrage with the decision, going so far as to protest in front of her constituency office, and others said it was the right decision to get...
ReadCBC - Ottawa (17 hours ago)
At a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, leaders of Indigenous women's organizations called upon the federal government to provide sustained funding to programs addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, two-spirit and gender diverse people.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (19 hours ago)
Ontario's financial regulator is beefing up enforcement and coming down hard on the province's mortgage sector. In a newly released report, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) said it initiated 100 enforcement actions during the 2024-25 fiscal year (up 53 per cent) for "non-compliance and deceptive practices” across...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
WATCH: Donald Trump’s tariffs have been a self-inflicted wound for the U.S., as Sun political columnist Lorne Gunter explains. 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 […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (20 hours ago)
It’s Tuesday, March 17. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. DEPUTY MINISTER BROKE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES BY HIRING UNIVERSITY PEER: ETHICS WATCHDOG The government's ethics watchdog has found that Christine Fox, the Department of National Defence's top civilian official, broke conflict of interest rules by...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
The Toronto Humane Society (THS) is expanding access to some essential veterinary services by opening a new facility steps away from their River Street location. The Community Animal Health Centre at 632 Queen Street East opened Wednesday and will focus on wellness and prevention, says THS. “The Centre is designed to expand access to essential...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (20 hours ago)
One of Waterloo region's signature summer events is back this year. The Sun Life Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival will run from July 17 to 19 by Waterloo City Hall and it will remain a free event. CBC K-W received the exclusive reveal of who will headline the event's Saturday and Sunday concerts.
ReadCBC - Sudbury (20 hours ago)
Five years ago, facing a financial crisis Laurentian University cut ties with three smaller schools on its Sudbury campus.The formerly "federated" universities have been trying to reinvent themselves since then and taking different paths to get there.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
An extraordinary revelation by the author of a book about the late Queen Elizabeth II shows just how relevant our system of constitutional monarchy is these days, when it's fashionable to threaten the sovereignty of stable neighbouring countries. British author Robert Hardman recently revealed that, in an interview with U.S. President Donald Trump...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (21 hours ago)
Eighteen swans in Stratford, Ont., took a quiet walk Wednesday morning from their winter site to the Avon River. It comes after the city announced in March it would cancel the annual swan parade due to added stress to staff and the birds.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
Gas prices in the GTA could drop by 11 cents to 175.9 cents/litre by Friday amid the apparent ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. The two-week ceasefire was subject to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz where a fifth of the world’s oil is transported during peacetime. Iran originally reopened the strait, but closed the […]
ReadCBC - Ottawa (22 hours ago)
The motion from Rideau-Jock Coun. David Brown asked staff to "evaluate the feasibility of working with private mass transportation providers to supplement rural transit service" and better link villages such as Richmond and Manotick with key destinations.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (23 hours ago)
A Brampton man has been charged after a Jewish-owned restaurant in North York was shot at early Friday morning, Toronto Police Chief, Myron Demkiw, announced on Wednesday. Officers responded to a call for the sounds of gunshots at Old Avenue Restaurant in the Avenue Road and Brooke Avenue area at around 1:28 a.m. Once on […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (23 hours ago)
The high cost of construction and interest rates is forcing the delay of an affordable housing project in Kitchener. The region is looking to create more than 300 affordable units on Mooregate Crescent at a cost of almost $300 million. But consultants said the project can't go forward without significant funds from the region.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (23 hours ago)
WATCH: Whether politicians vote on it or not, Canada's tax on alcohol goes up each year since 2017. Sun political columnist Brian Lilley talks with Beer Canada President Richard Alexander on its impact. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (23 hours ago)
Ontario Provincial Police officers laid hundreds of driving charges over the Easter long weekend during a seatbelt education and enforcement campaign, with Essex County seeing the second highest numbers in the OPP's West Region. Officers in Essex County laid 115 speeding charges, 10 tickets for not wearing a seatbelt, four distracted...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (24 hours ago)
The City of Toronto along with Toronto Hydro is taking what Mayor Olivia Chow calls a “major step forward to modernize our street lighting system,” by converting all streetlights to LED by 2035. As per the 2026 budget, the City will invest $577 million over ten years to convert current streetlights to energy-efficient LED lighting. […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (A day ago)
Starting Tuesday, April 14, the cost of a Lotto Max ticket will be going up from $5 to $6. That’s the bad news. The good news, the OLG says, is the potential jackpot — now capped at $80 million — will increase to a record-setting $90 million. The OLG says the changes also include new […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
Terry Alcorn would never see her sixth birthday. Child sex killer Roy Donald Kully, a 22-year-old Toronto milkman at the time, would see to that on September 24, 1965 near Bracebridge. The pathologist said little Terry was strangled to death following her brutal rape at Kully’s hands. Cops would later discover the Scarborough girl’s body […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (A day ago)
Long Island’s nightmare is officially over. Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to murdering eight women whose remains were discovered on a remote stretch of Long Island, N.Y., over three decades. The beefy 62-year-old architect has been in custody since July 2023. He had previously pleaded not guilty...
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