Scottie Barnes’s double-double carries Raptors to rout of Cavaliers in Game 3
Scottie Barnes had a double-double as the Toronto Raptors routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 on Thursday in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series. Cleveland leads the best-of-seven series 2-1. Barnes scored a career playoff high 33 points, including...
Man seriously injured in Scarborough stabbing
A 19-year-old man was seriously injured following a stabbing outside a Scarborough apartment building on Thursday. Officers were called to the complex in the Birchmount and Ellesmere roads area at around 4:54 p.m. The teen was found at the scene...
City overseeing repair work at notorious East York apartment building
The City of Toronto is now stepping in to oversee a number of urgent repair works at 500 Dawes Road in East York – a significant escalation in enforcement against the landlord who has an extensive history of property standards...
Trial wraps for Mississauga MiWay bus driver involved in fatal 2023 crash
A 911 call was the focus on Thursday at the trial for a MiWay bus driver involved in a fatal crash three years ago in Mississauga. Both sides presented their final theories at the judge-only trial, with the Crown saying...
Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts
Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the...
Ford urged to apologize for personal insults hurled in the legislature
Ontario’s opposition parties called on Premier Doug Ford to apologize for a personal insult he hurled — and repeated — at a Liberal member of provincial parliament Thursday during a debate about a law that restricts public access to his...
Sarnia police release new images of suspect in fatal campus bar shooting
Sarnia police have released new images of a suspect being sought on a Canada-wide warrant in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old former junior hockey player at a Lambton College campus bar on Friday, April 10. Kyaw Eh Doe, 24,...
RCMP charges consultant with fraudulently overbilling the federal government
OTTAWA — The RCMP says it has charged a consultant with fraudulently overbilling the federal government. An RCMP news release says 62-year-old Andrew McDermott and his company, AM Government Consulting Inc., face two counts of fraud over $5,000. The release...
Brampton man facing fraud-related charges in connection with phony home repairs
A 23-year-old Brampton man is facing a number of fraud charges after two elderly victims were scammed into making phony home repairs. Toronto police say a group of men approached the victims in July 2024, presenting themselves as legitimate contractors...
Ford government holds late-night session in order to pass omnibus budget bill
The Ford government held a rare late-night session at Queen’s Park as it attempts to pass its omnibus budget bill, which includes controversial changes to freedom of information (FOI) laws. A normal legislative process sees bills go to committee, where...
