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Motorcyclist in life-threatening condition after multi-vehicle crash in Georgina

York Regional Police (YRP) are searching for witnesses after a multi-vehicle crash left a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries. Officers were called to the intersection of Ravenshoe Road and Kennedy Road in Georgina at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Friday for reports...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

Seattle Mariners take 3-2 lead in ALCS with 6-2 win over Blue Jays

The Seattle Mariners are one win away from a berth in the 2025 World Series. The Mariners scored five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night at T-Mobile Park to take a 3-2 lead in...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

Fahmee Bakery, known for its Jamaican patties, reopening in Scarborough after devastating 2022 fire

It’s been more than three years since staff at Fahmee Bakery churned out delectable Jamaican patties and coco bread in Scarborough, but the long-standing business is set to reopen its doors at a new location on Saturday after a devastating...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. The...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

Trump hitting medium and heavy trucks with 25 per cent tariff on Nov. 1

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday to slap a 25 per cent tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks beginning Nov. 1, with a carveout for vehicles traded under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. Trucks compliant with the...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

Espionage trial: Hydro-Québec managers never sought explanation over 2022 publication

MONTREAL — A former researcher at Quebec’s electric utility research institute charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China was never confronted by senior managers at Hydro-Québec about concerns when publications came to light in 2022 triggering an internal...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

‘One-in-a-million chance’: Couple reunited with lost SD card containing travel photos

A Calgary couple is in disbelief after a hiker found their lost memory card full of travel photos from around the world. Nicole Robertson and her partner, Scott Simpson, moved to Canada last month from the United Kingdom after quitting...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

Top aide to former PM Harper rips Poilievre’s comments about RCMP and Trudeau

OTTAWA — A top aide to former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has lashed out at Pierre Poilievre over his leadership of the Conservative party and his recent comments attacking the RCMP’s treatment of Justin Trudeau. In a recent interview...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

‘A lot of twists and turns’: Halifax pilot draws Blue Jays logo in the sky

A Halifax pilot and longtime Blue Jays fan has taken his support for Canada’s baseball team to new heights — literally — tracing the team’s logo through the skies over Nova Scotia. “I wanted to cheer on the Blue Jays,...

Oct 18, 2025 | News

No decision on B.C. ostrich case until at least Oct. 30, as cull opponent is...

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Supreme Court of Canada likely won’t decide until at least Oct. 30 whether to hear a last-ditch appeal against a planned cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, where an opponent of the...

Oct 18, 2025 | News