Uber launches women-only ride option in U.S. Could Canada be next?
A new Uber feature that pairs women riders with women drivers is gaining traction south of the border and raising questions about whether Canada could be next. The ride‑hailing company introduced a setting this week in the United States that...
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout joins the Liberals, NDP leader says
The NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, pushing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government closer to a majority. Idlout’s move follows defections to the Liberals by three Conservatives in recent months. Interim NDP leader Don Davies...
Canadiens hand Maple Leafs eighth straight loss
Oliver Kapanen scored his 20th of the season as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 3-1 win and handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday night. Phillip Danault also scored, while Jake Evans added an empty-net goal for Montreal...
Heat’s Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, passes Kobe Bryant for second most all-time
It’s Wilt, then Bam. Bam Adebayo had a night for the ages on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and...
Loblaw says some customers affected by data breach
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. says it has notified some customers regarding a low-level data breach. The parent company of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart says it determined that a criminal third-party accessed some customer information such as names, phone numbers and...
First Nations leaders unveil more items repatriated from the Vatican
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders on Tuesday unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being held at the Vatican for more than a century. They also unboxed another two crates of items with origins that have yet to be...
Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother were all at home when a woman now charged with attempted murder and many other felony counts is alleged to have fired at the property,...
Ontario government consolidating 36 conservation authorities across province into 9
Ontario will consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into nine across the province. Environment Minister Todd McCarthy says there will be no job losses as a result. He says the province listened to feedback after several town halls and 14,000 comments on its...
Toronto Public Health confirms Ontario’s first cases of another mpox variant
Public health officials in Toronto say two travel-related cases of another type of mpox have been confirmed for the first time in the city and the province. Toronto Public Health says the variant known as clade Ib has been associated...
OPP completes review of judge comments on Toronto police officer possible collusion during Zameer trial
Nearly two years after Umar Zameer was acquitted in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northup, Toronto police have received the findings of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) review conducted as a result of “adverse comments” made by the Superior...
