Heat and air quality warnings in effect for Toronto and southern Ontario
Heat warnings remain in effect across the Greater Toronto Area, and the extreme weather likely isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Scorching temperatures reached 36 C on Tuesday and Environment Canada says the prolonged heat will last until Thursday or...
26 Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical and parental leave
A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave. They are among the 8,000 employees, or about 10% of...
Anand offers Brazil $125M in energy financing, seals wildfire pact amid trade talks
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced $125 million in financing for sustainable infrastructure in Brazil, a country she describes as one of Canada’s closest partners on the global stage. Anand was in Sao Paulo on Tuesday for...
CityNews reporter helps rescue man from Calgary river
A CityNews Calgary reporter is being credited with helping save a man’s life after pulling him from a river on Sunday. Phoenix Phillips says he and his wife were enjoying the afternoon along the Bow River at Harvie Passage when...
Alberta, Ottawa and oilsands companies reach Pathways agreement
The Alberta government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project. The Pathways project is a condition for a new West Coast oilsands pipeline moving ahead,...
‘Everything on the table’ when reviewing street festival safety after fatal gunfire at Salsa on...
Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow says “everything is on the table” when it comes to street festival safety following a reckless exchange of gunfire that claimed two lives and left several injured at the Salsa on St. Clair festival on...
ICE agent shoots and kills a motorist in Biddeford, Maine, Sen. Angus King says
A federal immigration agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have used deadly force. Sen. Angus King, I-Me., said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told...
Victims identified in Salsa on St. Clair shooting, believed to have been targeted
The victims killed in the Salsa on St. Clair shooting have been identified in an update by Toronto police Monday. Shaquan Quashie, 25, and Cesar Vernaza, 20, were both killed during an exchange of gunfire at the festival that sent five others...
Senior seriously injured after car crashes into Scarborough school building
A senior was rushed to a hospital Monday afternoon following a serious collision in Scarborough. Emergency crews were called to the Port Union area, near Lawrence Avenue East and Charlottetown Boulevard just before 4 p.m. Toronto police say two vehicles...
Cost of storing banned U.S. booze in Ontario reaches $8 million
After yanking American booze off of Ontario liquor store shelves in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, the province is coming up against expiry dates on some of the alcohol, along with rising storage costs. According to the...
