Canada: Ontario

Global News - Toronto (A minute ago)

At least three school boards in Canada are reporting having been contacted for ransom following the PowerSchool data breach in December 2024.

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Global News - Toronto (A minute ago)

Legendary rock band The Who announced their final tour, calling it the 'grand finale of their illustrious six-decade career.'

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (11 minutes ago)

A special program run through Operation Come Home links young tenants and landlords, and makes the partnership virtually risk-free.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (11 minutes ago)

Friday, May 9: Free rides would benefit shift workers and bolster visits to the ByWard Market, enlivening the city's nightlife, says one reader. You can write to us too, at [email protected]

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

Julia Gosling scored twice in a 1:55 span in the second period and the Toronto Sceptres beat the defending champion Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the PWHL semifinal series.

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Premier Doug Ford defended on Wednesday the province's approach to the ongoing measles outbreak as new infections increase sharply and criticism mounts.

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country.

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

Premier Doug Ford's government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada's first small modular reactor, a new nuclear technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant. 

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

Many EV owners can charge their car at home with a power outlet they already have, cutting costs. The downside? It's slow and doesn't meet everyone's needs. But who needs faster, more expensive Level 2 charging? We heard from Canadian EV drivers who shared their experiences.

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

Mitch Marner scored the winner in the third period and Joseph Woll made 25 saves in place of the injured Anthony Stolarz as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida Panthers 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series Wednesday.

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

Canada's largest school board and others across North America have received ransom demands connected to the massive PowerSchool cybersecurity breach that hit during the winter break — this after the company paid hackers a ransom to delete the stolen data. 

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CBC - Toronto (12 minutes ago)

A Canadian academic has been waiting nearly five years for freedom of information records from Toronto police concerning facial recognition technology. He thinks there needs to be better enforcement of access legislation.

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CBC - Ottawa (12 minutes ago)

Experts say they are encouraged by Prime Minister Mark Carney's campaign pledge to invest in the technology. But they say that after establishing itself as a leader in the early decades of AI development, Canada risks falling farther behind other countries if his government doesn't make good on its promise.

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CBC - Ottawa (12 minutes ago)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province must focus on accelerating infrastructure projects as it finds itself in a "critical time” against U.S. tariffs. 

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CBC - Ottawa (12 minutes ago)

A Chelsean? A Chelski? A Chelsite? What should a resident of Chelsea, Que., be called? After 150 years with no recognized demonym, the municipality is hoping to choose one.

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CBC - Ottawa (12 minutes ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team has reached out to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office to arrange a call between the two, an apparent bid to ease tensions after Poilievre's party lost the federal election.

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CBC - Ottawa (12 minutes ago)

Alain Bellefeuille began testifying at his murder trial Thursday, telling court that on the night two Ontario Provincial Police officers walked into his house, he never heard one of them calling his name and announcing they were police.

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CBC - Windsor (13 minutes ago)

Robert Prevost, the choice of the world's Catholic cardinals to serve as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church, is the first Pope from the United States and a relative unknown on the global stage.

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CBC - Sudbury (13 minutes ago)

An archeologist from northern Ontario says he's concerned about new provincial legislation that could exempt some archeological requirements for certain developments in an effort to build faster.

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Toronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)

Steve Nease cartoon for May 9, 2025.

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Toronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)

SUNshine Girl Katie is back and is as brilliant as ever. Our 5-foot-7 blond is very creative, loves fashion and especially modelling. (JACK BOLAND/Toronto Sun)

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Toronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)

NO TIME FOR CRIME Re “Girl who pleaded guilty to assault in fatal swarming gets 9 months probation” (The Canadian Press, May 6): Well! Another probation sentence for the death of Kenneth Lee. Is no one going to serve time for taking this man’s life? She played a role in his death. She needs to […]

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CityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)

Toronto police are searching for two vehicles that struck and killed a woman in Scarborough on Thursday night. Investigators say a woman, believed to be in her 20s, was crossing Birchmount Road just north of St. Clair Avenue East around 9:30 p.m. when she was struck. Neither vehicle remained at the scene. Police say an […]

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CBC - Toronto (5 hours ago)

As multiple Ontario school boards brainstorm ways to dig themselves out of multi-million dollar deficits, Premier Doug Ford's government faced heated questions from opposition leaders Thursday over its education spending.

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CBC - Toronto (5 hours ago)

Police say they are now looking for a white vehicle and a black vehicle that were last seen on Birchmount Road.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (5 hours ago)

Advantage Ottawa. The Charge lost a couple of early one-goal leads in its first PWHL playoff game, but then held on to the only one that mattered. Shiann Darkangelo’s wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle at 9:17 of the third period stood as the winner as the Charge grabbed command of […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)

NEW YORK (AP) — The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre. Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee,” followed by Clint Black with Glen […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)

Councillor says plan allows city to respond to aggressive coyotes 'without delay -- in a targeted and responsive way'

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CBC - Windsor (6 hours ago)

RECAP | Defence in hockey sex assault trial suggests woman's 'alter ego' didn't 'think of the consequences'

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CBC - Windsor (7 hours ago)

The world was introduced to the new head of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, the first American to lead the church. Students at Villanova Catholic Secondary School researched the potential candidates and considered why their candidate should be the next Pope — and some students picked correctly. Darrin Di Carlo reports.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (7 hours ago)

In emotional testimony, Bellefeuille described waking to strange noises, crouching by his bed with a loaded weapon and realizing too late the people entering his house were police.

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Toronto Sun - Local (7 hours ago)

Seven people from across the GTA have been charged and warrants have been issued for two others as part of a vehicle fraud investigation. Peel Regional Police said that between Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, an employee of a Mississauga auto dealership allegedly used his position as a sales associate to facilitate the fraudulent transactions […]

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CityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)

One person is in custody after a man was shot in Mississauga, which resulted in two schools being placed in a hold and secure on Thursday morning. Peel police were called to the Winston Churchill Boulevard and Lundene Road area near Royal Windsor Drive just after 8 a.m. for reports of a shooting, forcing St. […]

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CityNews - Toronto (8 hours ago)

The defence in the sexual assault trial of Toronto City Councillor Michael Thompson is raising the possibility of a mistrial following testimony on Thursday. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh objected to the line of questioning from prosecutors in the judge-only trial, claiming a witness who testified in the case was now being portrayed as a...

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Global News - Toronto (8 hours ago)

That brings the province's tally of probable and confirmed cases to 1,440 since an outbreak began in October. 

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Toronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)

Seven people from across the GTA have been charged and warrants have been issued for two others as part of a vehicle fraud investigation. Peel Regional Police said that between Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, an employee of a Mississauga auto dealership allegedly used his position as a sales associate to facilitate the fraudulent transactions […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)

Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash — especially those in rural and northern regions. But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal...

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Toronto Sun - Local (8 hours ago)

Under cross-examination, the City Councillor was accused of wanting to 'get into the pants' of a third woman, who is not a complainant

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Toronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)

Mounties must explain why they mentioned 'indigenous' and 'African Nova Scotians' before providing update on the search

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Toronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)

We both play right wing, spent a few years with the Leafs and know a few things about shooting and scoring. Our numbers are also double digits, 22 and 88. But the similarities between myself and William Nylander kind of end right there. He's far more talented, his speed and edge work are so impressive. […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (9 hours ago)

(Bloomberg) — From Apple Inc. to General Motors Co., corporate America is bracing for tens of billions of dollars in damages from Trump's trade war — and that's before most affected goods have landed. Among US companies that have disclosed financial projections so far, GM sees a $5 billion hit this year, while Apple expects […]

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CBC - Windsor (9 hours ago)

Windsor's decades-old tunnel bus service linking the city to Detroit now has an official end date. Make that two end dates: One for the regular commuter service, and another for the special events service. 

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Global News - Toronto (10 hours ago)

George Brown College in Toronto confirmed Thursday it was ending its English for Academic Purposes in 2026 and said a lack of international students had caused the decision.

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CBC - Windsor (10 hours ago)

In an unusual scene, vehicles heading north from the U.S. into B.C. are sometimes being stopped by U.S. border patrol before they exit the country and arrive at Canadian customs. In some cases, it has added hours to crossing times.

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Toronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)

Manchester United sits in 15th place in the Premier League and haven’t won a league game in eight matches, their most recent victory coming on March 16 against relegated Leicester. Its new manager Ruben Amorim admitted this week they’ve been the Premier League’s “worst team” since he took the reins from fired Erik Ten Hag […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)

Pope Leo has criticized Donald Trump in the past, but his politics will probably annoy all sides as he leads the Church going forward

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CityNews - Toronto (10 hours ago)

A company looking to launch a hovercraft service between Toronto and the Niagara Region says it has cleared a major hurdle in getting the transportation service up and running. A new deal with Ports Toronto will see Hoverlink depart from Billy Bishop Airport to a soon-to-be-built facility in Port Weller, St. Catharines. “With its Niagara […]

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (11 hours ago)

Rob Kearney, a retired colonel, pleaded guilty to making the comment during a NATO command post exercise in 2023.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (11 hours ago)

Some screens inside the new LRT trains have indicated they're going in the opposite direction of where they're actually headed.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (11 hours ago)

The chief procurement officer told a council committee staff were "monitoring daily" the impacts that tariffs were having on individual vendors and scrutinizing existing contracts.

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Windsor Star - Local (11 hours ago)

Windsor police seized almost $30,000 in illegal drugs from an Ouellette Avenue dispensary, where psilocybin is sold.  Officers with the drugs and guns unit executed a search warrant Wednesday at a store in the 300 block of Ouellette Avenue, where numerous raids have occurred over the last three years.  Police said they confiscated 217 bags […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)

Newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday in search of common ground during an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the his country and the U.S. Although the conversation was civil, President Donald Trump repeated erroneous rhetoric about how the U.S. provides Canada with billions...

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Toronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)

Americans have to pay more taxes so elite universities that willfully break the law by discriminating against Jews, whites and Asians can get tax exemptions. It’s a slap in the face. Yet Harvard alum Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is trying to turn the tables, accusing the administration of President Donald Trump of “weaponizing” the Internal...

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Toronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)

Golden State Warriors guard went from lacrosse superstar to NBA in late twenties

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Toronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reset the federal government’s relationship with Alberta and Saskatchewan and he should take it. The attitude of the previous Liberal government under Justin Trudeau towards these provinces was made clear when one of his cabinet ministers committed the classic political gaffe of accidentally...

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Toronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)

WATCH: Sun Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra talks with political columnists Lorrie Goldstein and Brian Lilley on the change in rhetoric from Prime Minister Mark Carney now that the election is in the rearview mirror. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (11 hours ago)

A Canadian woman, close to dying from leukemia, recently met up with the British man who saved her life. Jennifer Breckenridge was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 49. Less than a year later, doctors told her she was also dealing with acute myeloid leukemia. After being told her family was not a stem cell […]

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CityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)

Some of Toronto’s streets will soon serve as the testing grounds for Canadian automotive giant Magna International Inc.’s “automated last-mile delivery vehicles,” sparking concerns from city councillors whose wards will be part of the pilot project. A permit for the project has been approved by the provincial Ministry of Transportation...

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CityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)

Three Ontario-based casinos, including one located at Woodbine Racetrack in northern Toronto, are facing a total of $151,000 in fines for allegedly allowing minors to take part in gambling activities on their properties. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says it investigated four separate incidents - two at Great Canadian Casino...

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Global News - Toronto (11 hours ago)

The project aims to double Canadian National Railway Co.'s existing line of tracks in Milton, Ont., and construct a hub for containers to be transferred between trucks and trains.

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

TORONTO — The national average asking rent in April was down year-over-year for the seventh straight month at $2,127, marking a decrease of 2.8 per cent. The latest data from Rentals.ca and Urbanation says despite asking rents remaining comparatively lower than 2024 so far this year, April saw a month-over-month increase of 0.4 per cent […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

An Ontario company aiming to create what is says is North America’s first large-scale hovercraft transit route – from Toronto to Niagara – is hoping to make more waves after securing a docking agreement. Hoverlink Ontario Inc. says it has finalized an agreement with Toronto's port authority to secure its landing in the western gap […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered that a man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston’s home must go through mental-health court to determine whether he is competent to face felony stalking and vandalism charges. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, appeared shirtless and wrapped in a blanket […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

Stacey Wales had a daunting task ahead of her: preparing a victim impact statement for the sentencing of the man who had fatally shot her brother in a road-rage incident in 2021. She wondered how to convey the weight of her loss. “The victims attorney said to us, ‘Try to bring him to life,'” Wales […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

A 24-year-old Toronto man is facing child porn charges after allegedly extorting a rural Alberta youth. Mounties in Alberta said they started investigating in December 2024 after receiving reports that a child from Oyen, a town about 190 km north of Medicine Hat near the Saskatchewan border, was allegedly victimized online. Investigators retrieved...

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s political columnist Jay Goldberg says PM Mark Carney has to show Canadians he is not Justin Trudeau. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

Want to understand why your canine companion is barking? Feel like you’re missing out when your feline friend begins to meow? A Chinese tech company is hoping that artificial intelligence can help decipher dog and cat sounds and turn those sounds into human language. A patent was filed by Baidu, the owner of China’s largest […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (12 hours ago)

Since day one, Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to convince Canadians that he's not former prime minister Justin Trudeau. And until now, he has succeeded.  Early on, Carney took decisive action to try to clearly distance himself from the Trudeau legacy. He signed an Order in Council to set the consumer carbon tax rate to zero. […]

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (12 hours ago)

Two Ottawa cases are not connected to a larger Ontario outbreak, but rather are among 12 in the province in 2025 linked to travel.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (12 hours ago)

The case of the wandering goat began Wednesday night, when police started to receive reports about a goat on the loose in Grenville near the U.S. border.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (13 hours ago)

Investigations indicated suspect broke the bone while lashing out in rear of squad car.

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Toronto Sun - Local (13 hours ago)

Donald Trump has given a thumbs-up to the new pope. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” the U.S. President posted on his Truth Social app as the new pope was named on Thursday afternoon. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (13 hours ago)

Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned for his handling of a sexual assault scandal. The 66-year-old Quenneville was hired by Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek on Thursday for his first coaching job since […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (13 hours ago)

The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton following a rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip into last place in the NL Central. General manager Ben Cherington made the announcement Thursday. Bench coach Don Kelly will take over for Shelton, who is the first manager fired across Major League Baseball this […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (13 hours ago)

Omar Antonio Villalta, known as 'Anticristo', believed his victims were members of a rival gang

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Toronto Sun - Local (13 hours ago)

Don't forget about Mom this weekend – or ever, for that matter. This Sunday, though, it’s particularly important because it’s Mother's Day. There's plenty to see and do and the weather forecast looks pretty decent, too, so it should be a great day to celebrate. As always, there's great food, fun and frolic on tap […]

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CBC - Ottawa (13 hours ago)

Alain Bellefeuille, accused of murdering an OPP sergeant and attempting to murder two constables during a wellness check gone wrong in 2023, testified Thursday that he woke up that morning to the sound of banging and the shine of a flashlight, and immediately thought there were intruders outside his home.

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Toronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)

Retired tight end Kevin Ware Jr. pleaded guilty to the 2021 murder of Taylor Pomaski in Houston.

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Toronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)

'I had to be turned on at all times,' ex-employee said of alleged orgasm cult

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Toronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)

Big wins are built from a lot of little plays. The Maple Leafs certainly have discovered that in the course of their first eight playoff games. Upon further review of taking a 2-0 lead Wednesday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, salient solo moments came to light, in particular sacrifices by the defence. […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)

The province's tally of probable and confirmed cases is now 1,440 since an outbreak began in October

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Toronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name. President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during his first day in office to rename the Gulf. House […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)

'It has been a good test for our group that we've been able to stick together and execute.'

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Toronto Sun - Local (14 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump’s preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom could offer hints about how his administration might negotiate with Canada. The agreement announced today is not finalized and many details remain unclear, but it sent a signal to nations around the world rattled by Trump’s attempt to...

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CBC - Toronto (14 hours ago)

Peel Region is launching a province-wide campaign to educate the public about when they should call 911 as opposed to non-emergency services.

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CBC - Windsor (14 hours ago)

Alumni of a Windsor Catholic elementary school were moved and amazed by contents of time capsules that they originally filled in 1999.

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Global News - Toronto (14 hours ago)

Energy Minister Stephen Lecce announced the Ford government had approved Ontario Power Generation's plan to begin work on building the first of four small nuclear modular reactors.

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Windsor Star - Local (15 hours ago)

A 27-year-old LaSalle man is facing a criminal driving charge after a close call with a pedestrian on a sidewalk.  LaSalle police said they received numerous calls Wednesday just before 4:30 p.m., about a male riding a dirt bike on Matchett Road.  The callers said the driver, wearing a silver helmet and riding a blue […]

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (15 hours ago)

"I fully respect Linus' feelings of probably being really pissed off at me," says Swedish coach

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Toronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)

Starting goalie Anthony Stolarz wasn't on the team's charter plane to Florida on Thursday

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Toronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)

Sergei Bobrovsky isn't playing like a future Hall of Famer. Whether the Florida Panthers goaltender eventually winds up with his own plaque in hockey's shrine probably isn't up for much debate. His resume includes a Stanley Cup, two Vezina Trophies and a gold medal with Russia at the 2014 world championship. It's what has happened […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)

NEW YORK — Former president Joe Biden says he’s responsible for Donald Trump’s victory last fall, but he attributed Kamala Harris ‘ loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism. Biden, who left office in January, addressed the Democrats’ disastrous 2024 election, concerns about his age and Trump’s divisive leadership during a Thursday...

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Toronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted four honorees, paying tribute to games that challenged players and changed the industry. Making up the Class of 2025 are: Defender, the 1981 arcade game that raised the bar on difficulty; Tamagotchi, the digital pets that bridged toys and video games; GoldenEye […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)

NEW YORK — A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Kaja Sokola, an aspiring actor at the time, told jurors at Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial that the onetime movie honcho put his hand […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)

Craig Berube has pushed all the right buttons in his first year coaching the Maple Leafs.

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Toronto Sun - Local (15 hours ago)

Is he perfect? Hell no. However, they are all things he can fix

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CityNews - Toronto (15 hours ago)

A 20-year-old female motorcyclist is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision with a vehicle in Etobicoke Wednesday afternoon. Toronto police were called to the Kipling Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West area just before 5 p.m. It’s been reported that a 20-year-old woman was operating a blue Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on...

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CityNews - Toronto (15 hours ago)

If you do a quick drive down a long stretch of William Jackson Drive between Earl Grey Avenue and Taunton Road in Pickering, you might label the view from the car seat as picturesque. “It’s a beautiful green space, which is privately owned, but it’s very scenic,” said Madelyn Graetz, who lives nearby. But upon […]

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Global News - Toronto (15 hours ago)

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says the winning ticket for the $60-million 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot from Wednesday's draw was purchased online.

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Global News - Toronto (15 hours ago)

Max Pacioretty started the playoffs in the press box.

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CBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (15 hours ago)

A joint international investigation by CBC News, Bellingcat and Danish outlets Politiken and Tjekdet has linked a Canadian pharmacist to one of the biggest website in the world for non-consensual, AI-generated pornography: MrDeepFakes.com.

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Windsor Star - Local (16 hours ago)

With another road construction season ramping up, Windsor is taking new steps to alleviate significant traffic jams and improve safety around construction zones. The city’s transportation department is now using “smart” traffic signal technology to adjust traffic lights near construction zones and detour routes in real time. According to the...

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

Panning a movie like “Juliet & Romeo” is a little like kicking a puppy. A puppy that chews the furniture, soils the rugs and projectile vomits on the guests, but a puppy nevertheless. This maladaption of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” only wants to please its target audience of early-middle-school girls by replacing iambic...

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

Be aware: Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon join forces to play for Canada at the ice hockey world championship after 10 years. As all eyes are on the NHL playoffs, the two major stars are in Europe for the worlds opening on Friday across the Swedish capital of Stockholm and Denmark’s city of Herning. It […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

Trump got along better with Carney than he did with Trudeau, said Cornell's Jon Parmenter

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

OTTAWA — Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada says Canadians and Allied soldiers accepted the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands on May 5, 1945. Remaining German forces then […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

The 28-year-old Jefferies Financial Group Inc. banker whose death earlier this year reignited discussion about Wall Street culture, was an accident caused by a toxic combination of drugs, according to a Dallas medical examiner. Carter McIntosh died "as a result of combined toxic effects of fentanyl and cocaine,” the examiner said in an autopsy...

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

Tom Segura and Russell Peters are among the headliners booked for a revamped Just For Laughs comedy festival. The Montreal summer showcase is touting a lineup that includes Toronto’s Mae Martin, Pakistani-American comic Kumail Nanjinai, and U.S. comics Fortune Feimster, Michelle Buteau and Adam Ray. JFL president and CEO Sylvain Parent-Bedard...

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal request that sought to halt construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, paving the way for the project to proceed. The justices gave no reasons for their decision, as is typical when parties ask permission to appeal to the top […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (16 hours ago)

WATCH: For decades, the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay held America’s most violent criminals. Men like Al Capone, Whitey Bulger, Machine Gun Kelly, Canadian bank robber Alvin Karpis & other killers of all kinds. Surrounded by shark-filled waters, it was impossible to escape from. It was shuttered in 1963 because it […]

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CityNews - Toronto (16 hours ago)

Jennifer McKelvie announced in a statement her last day as councillor for Scarborough--Rouge Park would be May 9, 2025.

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CBC - Toronto (16 hours ago)

An Ontario company has signed a deal with Ports Toronto to run a marine hovercraft that will shuttle passengers from Toronto to Niagara in 30 minutes. Erika Portz, president and interim chief operating officer of Hoverlink Ontario Inc., breaks down the company's plans on Metro Morning.

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CBC - Thunder Bay (16 hours ago)

Three weeks after evacuees first landed in Thunder Bay, Ont., from Neskantaga First Nation, Chief Gary Quisses says there's no clear timeline for when community members can return home. Here's what we know about the state of emergency in the remote Ojibway community and the work that remains to meet health-care needs after the only nursing station...

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CBC - Sudbury (16 hours ago)

A southern Ontario MPP who was recently appointed speaker at Queen's Park says she's looking for ways to strengthen the connection between the legislature and the north.

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Global News - Toronto (16 hours ago)

Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County say a farmer falsely cried fowl after it was reported that 45,000 chicks had gone missing from a farm in the area back in 2023.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (17 hours ago)

The Montreal-based chain will open its first restaurant in Ottawa.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (17 hours ago)

And which version of the Conservative leader will we see in the future: the flame-thrower or a gentler politician?

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (17 hours ago)

Federal rules aimed at protecting the environment are causing serious risks to drivers in Ottawa and everywhere else in Ontario.

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Ottawa Citizen - Local (17 hours ago)

A new immersive exhibit features interviews with some of the few remaining veterans of the Second World War, bringing their stories to life.

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Toronto Sun - Local (17 hours ago)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina’s second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme pain for as long as a minute after the bullets, meant to quickly stop his heart, struck him lower than expected, according to a pathologist hired by his attorneys. An […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (17 hours ago)

Molson Coors Beverage Co. lowered its full-year guidance as the challenging consumer environment in the U.S. drives shoppers away from the company's products. The Coors Light and Miller Lite manufacturer now expects 2025 underlying diluted earnings per share to increase in the low single digits. It previously said profit would rise in the high...

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Toronto Sun - Local (17 hours ago)

Tim Hortons parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with year ago. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, reported net income attributable to common shareholders of US$159 million or 49 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31. The result was down from a […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (17 hours ago)

The tariff fight that has broken out between the U.S. and its trading partners doesn’t appear to be rankling Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. customers as much as its CEO once expected. Greg Hicks said shoppers across the Toronto-based company’s banners — Canadian Tire, SportChek, Party City, Mark’s and Pro Hockey Life — appear to be […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (17 hours ago)

The financial picture for Canadian households and businesses was showing signs of increased health until the United States started a trade war, the Bank of Canada said Thursday. The central bank says in its latest Financial Stability Report that at the start of the year, households had, on average, less debt relative to their income […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (17 hours ago)

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza forced a leading aid group to shut its community soup kitchens Thursday as it faced empty warehouses and no replenishment of supplies in the war-battered enclave. World Central Kitchen was serving 133,000 meals per day and baking 80,000 loaves of bread over the...

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Windsor Star - Local (17 hours ago)

A medical science breakthrough has enabled a Windsor man to pull through mental illness and return to health. But recovery also brings bad news for Raheem Washington — being healthy again means he’s now considered mentally fit enough to stand trial for murder. Washington was one of two men charged with first-degree murder and forcible […]

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Windsor Star - Local (17 hours ago)

A collision involving multiple transport trucks reduced traffic to a crawl Wednesday afternoon along a busy stretch of road leading to the Ambassador Bridge. The Windsor collision between four transport trucks occurred at around 2 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Huron Church Road near Girardot Street. Windsor police, firefighters and paramedics...

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CBC - Ottawa (17 hours ago)

The Ottawa International Airport Authority said it's seen a "near-full recovery" in both passenger volumes and revenue — a rebound that's come after years of financial struggles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CBC - Toronto (17 hours ago)

A Grade 8 teacher accused of multiple sexual offences involving students may plead guilty before the case ever goes to trial, an Ontario court has heard. Kelly-Anne Jennings, who is on unpaid leave from her job at St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School in Port Hope, Ont., faces 18 sex crime charges.

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CBC - Toronto (17 hours ago)

The city could soon start exploring options for getting more people to the popular Toronto Island Park, including the construction of a fixed structure like a bridge, tunnel or even an overhead gondola.

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CBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (17 hours ago)

The woman allegedly assaulted by five men who once played on Canada's world junior hockey team was back under cross-examination today.

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Global News - Toronto (17 hours ago)

Mitch Marner played the hero for the Maple Leafs as he scored the winner in the third period, giving Toronto a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, along with a 2-0 series lead.

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CityNews - Toronto (17 hours ago)

If your mother is a Leafs fan, then hopefully she will have lots to celebrate this weekend. Friday and Sunday will feature Toronto Maple Leafs playoff games, but there will be lots of other ways to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend. Mother’s Day events There will be lots of events to celebrate mothers this weekend […]

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Windsor Star - Local (18 hours ago)

A 16-year-old male has been arrested by Windsor police following a double stabbing on the city’s east side Monday night. Police were called to an area near a residence in the 6300 block of Tecumseh Road East for a report of a stabbing shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday. Officers arrived to locate an adult […]

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Windsor Star - Local (18 hours ago)

When Joe Idone discovered a pack of Parliament cigarettes tucked between the walls of his Victoria Avenue home in Windsor, he knew it had a history.  But what he didn’t expect was that a quarter century later, a simple piece of mail would connect him to the soldier who once called the house home – […]

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Windsor Star - Local (18 hours ago)

As more Canadians think twice about U.S. travel amid ongoing cross-border trade friction, a Windsor duty-free store is among many others feeling the pain. Abe Taqtaq, owner of Tunnel Duty Free at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, told the Star that store sales nosedived 25 to 30 per cent in February after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened […]

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Windsor Star - Local (18 hours ago)

An Amherstburg man is more than $100,000 richer after taking second prize in the March 19 Lotto 6/49 draw.  Pasquale Mazzei's claimed his winnings — $105,904.20 — at the OLG prize centre in Toronto.  "In the morning, after finishing my coffee, I checked my tickets using the OLG app on my phone,” said Mazzei, a […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (18 hours ago)

LONDON — Even if the end of the Second World War in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the spectre of current-day conflict as it celebrates the defeat of ultimate evil. Hitler’s Nazi Germany had finally surrendered after […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (18 hours ago)

ST. JOHN’S — More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John’s. Local resident Gerry Roger says about a dozen homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. Rogers was emotional this morning as […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (18 hours ago)

Construction on the first modular reactor will begin this year and should be completed by 2030

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Toronto Sun - Local (18 hours ago)

'It's cleaner, there's plenty of power, there's lovely people who want to work with you'

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Toronto Sun - Local (18 hours ago)

BRUSSELS — The European Union published on Thursday a list of U.S. imports that it would target with retaliatory duties if no solution is found to end U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war, which could include aircraft maker Boeing. At the same time, the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said that it would begin […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (18 hours ago)

As good as Game 1 felt and with as many boxes as the Toronto Sceptres ticked for themselves in that 3-2 victory over the very familiar Minnesota Frost, satisfaction is just not a feeling they will allow themselves to have. As many times as head coach Troy Ryan and his captain Blayre Turnbull mention how […]

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CBC - Windsor (18 hours ago)

A new report suggests that if Canada can't convince President Donald Trump to drop all auto tariffs, it should negotiate a new auto trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico that would impose permanent import tariffs but grant automakers a break if they meet minimum local production requirements.

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CBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (18 hours ago)

Region of Waterloo Public Health said Thursday that 920 secondary school students have been suspended under the Immunization of School Pupils Act because they don't have up-to-date vaccination records.

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CBC - Toronto (18 hours ago)

A woman is poised to make baseball history in Toronto on Sunday, pitching in a professional men's game for the first time in Canada. Japanese star Ayami Sato will take the mound with the Intercounty Baseball League's Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Global News - Toronto (18 hours ago)

Mitch Marner has experienced a whirlwind stretch — both at home and the rink.

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Windsor Star - Local (19 hours ago)

Windsor police have arrested a woman on animal cruelty and weapon charges after an online video was posted showing a woman discharging a conducted energy weapon close to a small dog inside a cage. Windsor Police Service launched a probe on May 5 after receiving multiple reports about a “viral video” that, according to police, […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

SEATTLE — Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned. Today, that would be worth an estimated $107 billion. The pledge is among the largest philanthropic gifts ever — outpacing the historic contributions of industrialists like John […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post. Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that Means has...

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

Potatoes are complex carbohydrates that include starches and fibers, which take the body longer to break down than simple sugars

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

PSG will play Inter Milan in the final in Munich on May 31

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal on Thursday that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, delivering a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer that Trump can also use to validate his turbulent approach to the international economy. Trump posted on his...

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

Munich's Allianz Arena will host the final on May 31

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks on their forces on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Ukraine's parliament unanimously approved a landmark minerals deal with the U.S.. The ratification is a key step in setting the deal in motion. It would allow Washington access […]

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

LAHORE, Pakistan — India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, wounding four soldiers, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbour of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals. India acknowledged that it targeted Pakistan’s air defence system, and Islamabad said it shot down...

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Toronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — At least 123 vultures died in South Africa’s flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by poachers with agricultural pesticides, park authorities and an animal conservation group said Thursday. Another 83 vultures that were rescued from the site and transported for treatment by...

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CBC - Windsor (19 hours ago)

Now in its seventh year, the scholarship supports doctors or nurse practitioners enrolled in a program that will lead to a licence to practice in Ontario, with preference given to those planning to practice in Lambton.

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CBC - Windsor (19 hours ago)

After dozens lost their lives on both sides of the border, members of the Indian and Pakistani diaspora in Windsor-Essex are hoping for peace and urge Canada to help de-escalate the tensions between the two states.

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Windsor Star - Local (20 hours ago)

By: Sylvain Charlebois While government action has its limits, Canadian consumers have taken matters into their own hands — one grocery trip at a time. Amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States, evidence is mounting that Canadians are increasingly favouring domestic food products. For the foreseeable future, many are deliberately...

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