Animals at Toronto Zoo remain cool despite power outage amid heat wave
Toronto Zoo officials say they plan to reopen on Thursday after the facility was forced to close its doors on Canada Day due to a power outage. A statement from the zoo says the outage impacted “guest-facing services” across its...
2 people seriously injured in Scarborough stabbing
Toronto police are searching for at least one suspect after two people were stabbed in Scarborough on Canada Day. Investigators say they were called to Nugget Avenue and McCowan Road, north of Sheppard Avenue East, just before 10 p.m. for...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP...
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans. The festivities will kick off with a smaller rehearsal...
Extreme heat wave in Ontario leaves vulnerable people at risk
As much of Ontario sweltered through Canada Day, advocates warned that vulnerable populations are at the greatest risk from the extreme heat. Orange heat warnings blanketed Environment Canada’s weather map, stretching from Windsor to Toronto to Ottawa. Temperatures reached into...
Heat wave, ‘sun kinks’ on tracks slowing down GO Transit train service
While GTA residents are trying to keep cool during an orange-level heat warning, Metrolinx staff say the soaring temperatures are heating up tracks and leading to service delays or disruptions. “During prolonged periods of high heat, we are required to...
Toronto and GTA in midst of blistering multi-day heat event
The oven-like heat and thick, humid air that blanketed the Greater Toronto Area on Tuesday is a sign of things to come as the region prepares to endure a multi-day heat event stretching into the weekend. “The heat wave has...
TTC Line 6 Finch West LRT suffers daylong service outage due to ‘communication’ issue
TTC officials say Line 6 Finch West LRT has faced a daylong outage across the entire corridor due to an unspecified “communication issue.” Just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, an alert posted on a TTC social media account said service...
Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of November’s midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress. The convention will...
China imposing 73.5 per cent anti-dumping tariffs on Canadian pea starch
OTTAWA — China is imposing a 73.5 per cent tariff on pea starch from Canada starting Wednesday. The Chinese commerce ministry says the levy is the result of an anti-dumping investigation it launched in August last year that found Canadian...
York Regional Police launch organized retail theft enforcement project at various stores
York Regional Police officers say they’re carrying out a three-month enforcement project aimed at cracking down on organized retail crime at various stores in Aurora, Newmarket and potentially elsewhere within the region. According to a statement issued by the service...
