CityNews - Toronto (51 minutes ago)
Toronto fire crews responded to a two-alarm blaze following reports of an explosion at a building in the downtown core on Friday night. Toronto police say they were called about reports of a fire on the roof of a building under construction at 296 Richmond Street West near John Street around 6 p.m. Video sent […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
From one former Blue Jays catcher to another, John Schneider took time prior to Friday’s season opener to bring up an absence that will be felt by millions of the team’s fans. “It will be kind of weird without Buck here,” Schneider said in his pre-game media availability, referring to retired Sportsnet colour commentator Buck […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
It’s Friday, March 27. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Brampton trucking ‘King’ brought $17M in drugs into Canada For a one-time Brampton trucking kingpin-turned-cocaine impresario, life now will be lived inside a U.S. federal prison. Read the story MANDEL: Ontario neo-Nazi Matthew Althorpe sentenced to 20 years in prison...
ReadCBC - Ottawa (2 hours ago)
One of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's daily X posts, a cloudy image of a melting outdoor rink, has gone viral and sparked comment about his posting of gloomy scenic shots of the city. Joseph Tunney asked Sutcliffe about the online chatter during a news conference Friday.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (3 hours ago)
Ontario's housing start projections have been revised downward once again in the province's budget, putting the government even farther off track from building 1.5 million homes over 10 years — a target to which the ministers in charge say they pay no mind.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Tiger Woods has been charged with DUI and property damage following a rollover crash in Florida on Friday. There were no injuries. “Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said. “He co-operated with the breathalyzer, and then the urine sample he wanted no part of. … He is in our […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (3 hours ago)
It’s Friday, March 27. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. OTTAWA MAYOR RESPONDS AFTER ‘GOOD MORNING’ PHOTO SERIES WENT VIRAL (IN A BAD WAY) The dreary Fisher Park photo aside, Sutcliffe said the reaction to his "Good morning Ottawa” posts had been generally positive over the years. Read the […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Ontario’s housing start projections have been revised downward once again in the province’s budget, putting the government even farther off track from building 1.5 million homes over 10 years — a target to which the ministers in charge say they pay no mind. The province is projecting just 64,800 housing starts this year — 10,000 […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
I'm conducting this 'interview' from his preferred corner table at The French Laundry in Napa Valley, Calif., where, during COVID, he dined maskless with lobbyists while millions of Californians lived under his pandemic lockdown rules and policies
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
The Toronto Tempo will have the sixth pick in the WNBA draft on April 13, choosing that option over having the top choice in the expansion draft on April 3. The Portland Fire will have the first choice in the expansion draft and seventh pick in the WNBA draft. The Tempo won the right to choose which option it […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
What do conservation authorities, a downtown Toronto parking lot and freedom-of-information requests have in common? On the face of it, nothing - but provincial legislative changes are coming to all three, and they are jammed into an omnibus budget bill tabled Thursday by Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. The province’s plan for doling...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (5 hours ago)
EcoSuperior shared its experiences using trash traps to engage, educate and empower locals to take action on plastic pollution during a International Trash Trap Network (ITTN), co-run by the Ocean Conservancy and U of T Trash Team, webinar on March 10. An ITTN manager says data collection and community engagement collectively drive upstream action...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (6 hours ago)
Toronto’s recently-appointed Chief Congestion Officer Andrew Posluns outlined the city’s new congestion management plan on Friday, as the city braces for an influx of visitors for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. The City’s new plan has five key pillars: • Reducing the impact of construction by shortening road closures and improving...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (6 hours ago)
Katelynn Saengdala of Kitchener, Ont., received a Medal of Bravery on Thursday from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Saengdala was recognized for pulling a 39-year-old father and his 12-year-old daughter from Lake Erie in Port Colborne after she saw the two struggling with a rip current.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (6 hours ago)
Four suspects are being sought after a pepper spray attack at an east side home left five people injured, including a child. Windsor police are searching for the suspects who allegedly smashed a rear window of a home in the 2600 block of Sycamore Drive before discharging the chemical weapon, which is derived from concentrated chili pepper oil,...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (6 hours ago)
AI is woven into our online lives today, sparking polarizing discourse about the ubiquitous technology and its breakneck evolution, from ultra-positive champions to doomsday-evoking critics. Many folks sitting somewhere between these extemes still don't give it too much thought, but some Canadians are pushing to fill that knowledge gap.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (6 hours ago)
The provincial government's new $244-billion budget suggests for the first time how many beds Essex County's new mega-hospital will have, but local officials caution that number is still in flux. The Ontario budget dropped Thursday with a pledge to spend $64 billion over 10 years on new health infrastructure, and a statement that the new […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (7 hours ago)
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness and before it ends, Wilfrid Laurier University students Ryan Usprech, Ariel Babichev, and Michael Wieland are putting themselves to a meaningful test. They spent the last few weeks training for a 31-kilometre run from Waterloo to Guelph, and they're doing it to help raise awareness and funds for colorectal...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
More than 400,000 public servants earned over $100,000 in 2025, appearing on Ontario’s Sunshine List. The number of names on the list, which was released Friday, increased by seven per cent compared to 2024 when just over 377,000 people earned $100,000 or more. Ontario Power Generation topped the list with the five highest salaries in […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (7 hours ago)
A major downtown intersection that was slated for closure until sometime in mid-April is opening weeks ahead of schedule, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced on Friday. The intersection of College and Bay streets, which was closed to vehicles and cyclists on March 2 for sewer and streetcar track replacement, will reopen tonight, the mayor said....
ReadWindsor Star - Local (8 hours ago)
LaSalle police seized firearms from a residence on Front Road Thursday, following an hours-long shutdown of a section of the busy thoroughfare. LaSalle officers, with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police, executed a public safety warrant at a home on Front Road just after 7 p.m. Police had closed Front Road, between Malden Road and...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (8 hours ago)
The Windsor/Essex County Humane Society is urging the public not to abandon pets after an injured dog was left outside its doors this week. A small dog, described by staff as a “sweet girl,” was found unattended outside the shelter Wednesday morning with a broken leg wrapped in bandages. She had been left near a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (9 hours ago)
Durham police say two men and a woman are facing a long list of charges after a year‑long human trafficking investigation that began with reports of a woman being groomed and coerced into the sex trade across the region and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Investigators launched the case in May 2025 after receiving information […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (10 hours ago)
It’s been nearly 150 days since Toronto Blue Jays fans gathered to watch their beloved baseball team play a meaningful game. That all changes as the new season starts so we’ve been asking the CityNews audience to share photos and videos of their favourite Blue Jays memories. We received so many great submissions — see the photo […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (10 hours ago)
Here's a look at what's happening across Windsor-Essex this weekend. STAR FAVES Farm to table: The Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market returns for its 17th season March 28 with more space, vendors and attractions. The annual event, which brings the region’s farmers, makers and sellers to a strip of Pelissier Street between Wyandotte Street West and...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (10 hours ago)
Before Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s ill-fated dash home and before Ernie Clement’s drive to left that Andy Pages, a rare mid-inning defensive sub, sprinted 123 feet to snare, there was Vladimir Guerrero Jr. versus Blake Snell to open that wild bottom of the ninth. Given the chaos that followed, it’s an at-bat that’s largely remained out of the...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
Spring isn't just around the corner – it's here! And that means it's time to open up the doors and windows and give the house a good deep cleaning. Any of the following products will help you get the job done, faster, easier – and smarter! Pink Swiffer mop Everyone's favourite kitchen floor cleanup tool […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (10 hours ago)
A document dated March 27, 1876, containing the signatures of 34 Windsor businessmen hangs on a wall inside the Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce's downtown office. It offers a rare glimpse into the region's earliest business community. Each name is followed not by their company, but by their trade, such as mercantile and blacksmith. The document...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (11 hours ago)
Durham police have issued an arrest warrant for a Romanian man accused of using fraudulent documents to purchase a new vehicle from a Pickering dealership before fleeing the country — a case that mirrors another investigation from this week involving a similar scheme and another Romanian suspect. Investigators say the most recent incident dates...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (11 hours ago)
There are lots of events this weekend including a soup-er showdown in Cambridge, a spring craft show at the University of Guelph, a tour of model train layouts, the K-W Titans will have an orange jersey game or you can sing along to the first three Big Shiny Tunes albums.
ReadWindsor Star - Local (11 hours ago)
The Windsor police officers who pulled a man from the Detroit River and revived him nearly three years ago were recognized Thursday for their lifesaving efforts. Constables Ryan Coughlin, Abraham Nyamadi, Jeff Theriault and Mark Turkalj received St. John Ambulance Lifesaving Awards during a Windsor Police Service Board meeting at city hall. "It was...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (11 hours ago)
Sarnia's mayor is asking Premier Doug Ford to make changes to proposed legislation aimed at holding municipal politicians accountable. Mayor Mike Bradley sent a letter Wednesday to Ford's office, as well as mayors and municipal councils across the province, supporting the Municipal Accountability Act currently before the Ontario legislature but...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (13 hours ago)
Trustee Kathy Doherty-Masters is seeking $1.7 million from Waterloo Catholic District School Board over a decision in late 2024 that sanctioned her over a code of conduct violation, even after a report from an outside consultant found Doherty-Masters had not contravened the board's code of conduct.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (14 hours ago)
LOS ANGELES — An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to running a drug-trafficking operation that U.S. officials say brought hundreds of kilograms of meth and cocaine worth up to US$17 million from the United States into Canada. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California says 62-year-old Guramrit Sidhu of Brampton, Ont., led...
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (15 hours ago)
Weekend GO train service on the Kitchener line between Waterloo region and Toronto will be disrupted this weekend because of track work. People can still board trains in Kitchener and Guelph, but will need to transfer to a bus at Brampton GO.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (15 hours ago)
The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is looking to fill seats at the last few concerts of its 65th season. The orchestra is promoting its "Fill the Hall" campaign to introduce more people to the symphony's wide range of music. The CBC's Mary-Jean Cormier popped by a rehearsal this week to find out more.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (15 hours ago)
Tributes are continuing to pour in for the family of an eight-year-old boy who died in a snowmobile incident along Highway 11-17 in Nipigon, Ont. Here's what people have shared about Maximus Hardy, a member of Lake Helen First Nation, ahead of his funeral on Saturday.
ReadCBC - Toronto (15 hours ago)
The Toronto Blue Jays are back after their heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 World Series. But the team is looking a little different from last October ahead of their home opener. CBC's Jamie Strashin walks you through what to expect from Canada's baseball team as their 50th season kicks off.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (19 hours ago)
PIPELINES OLD NEWS Re “Iran war shows our need for pipelines” (Editorial, March 9): The Toronto Sun says we should build more pipelines because of the war. The TMX pipeline cost the Canadian taxpayer $35 billion. Climate change already costs Canada billions every year, and its impacts will cost our health-care system billions more while […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (19 hours ago)
It's only one win. That's the message the Windsor Spitfires carried after opening the playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Guelph Storm on Thursday at the WFCU Centre. "We have to have a goldfish memory here,” Spitfires' forward Nathan Villeneuve said. "It's nice to win one, but we have to keep moving forward.” The second seed in the...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (20 hours ago)
A Newmarket man has been sentenced to one year of house arrest after being convicted in a hate-motivated incident last summer. Donald Cameron was arrested on Sept. 4, 2025, after threatening to blow up a mosque in Newmarket and threatening to kill his Muslim neighbours, whom he had known for more than a decade. Days […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
A man in his 50s was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Rexdale on Thursday night. Toronto police say the crash occurred at Rexdale Boulevard and Queen’s Plate Drive just before 9 p.m. Paramedics tell CityNews a man was taken to a trauma centre with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police tell 680 NewsRadio […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (22 hours ago)
City council has voted to ban the ceremonial raising of foreign flags at City Hall and civic centres. In a 19-7 vote on Thursday night, the motion first put forth by Coun. John Burnside calls for the elimination of “flying flags of foreign nations, or any flags which include the depiction of a foreign nation's […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (23 hours ago)
A 62-year-old Brampton man pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday to leading a criminal organization that was responsible for trafficking $17 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine into Canada. U.S. officials say Guramrit Sidhu is the lead defendant in a 23-count federal indictment issued in January 2024 that saw...
ReadCBC - Toronto (23 hours ago)
Former Q107 co-host John Derringer admitted to looking at pictures of skimpily dressed women while at work during a human rights tribunal hearing on Thursday. His former co-host Jennifer Valentyne has filed a human rights complaint against Derringer for alleged verbal abuse and gender-based discrimination.
ReadCBC - Sudbury (A day ago)
Complaints triggered a visit from the provincial ministry of labour and city fire inspector last week and CBC News has obtained documents outlining orders to fix violations under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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