April 7, 1977: Toronto Blue Jays play their first game in franchise history
It was 49 years ago on this date that the Toronto Blue Jays played their first game in franchise history. On April 7, 1977, the Blue Jays took on the Chicago White Sox in their inaugural game in front of...
Water shuttle pilot launching along downtown Toronto waterfront this summer
It’s being billed as “a new way to move across Toronto’s inner harbour” and it’s launching this summer. A pilot program is testing the feasibility of expanded water-based transit along the harbourfront, starting with an east-west shuttle covering a three-stop stretch...
Dodgers belt five homers in 14-2 rout of Blue Jays in World Series rematch
Teoscar Hernandez, Freddie Freeman, Dalton Rushing – with a pair – and Shohei Ohtani hit home runs to power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 14-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre. It was...
Toronto police find two sisters who went missing on Easter weekend
Toronto police have located two sisters who went missing on Easter weekend. According to investigators, the sisters, who were were last seen around midnight on Sunday, were located at 10 p.m. Monday. Police thanked the public for their help in...
No difference between suspending and amending DRIPA, says First Nations leader
VICTORIA — A First Nations leader in B.C. says Premier David Eby’s plan to suspend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will create less certainty, especially because the NDP may not be in government three years from...
Trump’s threatened destruction of Iran’s power plants could be considered a war crime, experts say
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war...
Vancouver-based mining firm confirming death of 9 abducted workers near Mexican site
A Vancouver-based silver mining firm confirmed on Monday that nine of its employees have now been found deceased at its mine site in Mexico. In January, Vizsla Silver Corp. announced that 10 of its workers were abducted at its Panuco...
Instagram ads for counterfeit cash led to crime ring bust: Halton police
Halton Regional Police Service investigators say suspects in a counterfeit currency ring first attracted the attention of authorities through two public Instagram accounts that advertised the bogus cash. In a release Monday, Halton police said Project Mirage started in August...
Two men shot in Brampton altercation
Two men have been injured in an altercation that led to a shooting in Brampton Peel police were called to Central Park Drive and Glenvale Boulevard in Brampton for reports of a shooting just before 12 p.m. Both victims later...
Ahead of World Cup, ICE says its agents don’t carry guns in Canada
OTTAWA — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Canada don’t carry firearms, the agency said following questions about a potential ICE presence at upcoming FIFA World Cup games. An ICE spokesperson said personnel from the agency’s Homeland Security...
