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Toronto Blue Jays take Game 3 with 13-4 win against the Mariners in Seattle 

The Blue Jays have bounced back, beating the Seattle Mariners 13-4 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS). After falling to the Mariners in Games 1 and 2, the Toronto bats came alive in Seattle with home...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil, escalating pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that his country would stop buying Russian oil. The change, which has not been confirmed by the Indian government, would boost Trump’s efforts...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

Industry minister says relief coming for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector

OTTAWA — Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada’s tariff-struck softwood lumber sector. The minister said in Fredericton Wednesday the government will provide funding through banks, backstopped by the Business Development Bank of Canada,...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

4 arrested, 1 wanted in jewellery store robbery at Upper Canada Mall

Four people have been arrested and one is wanted after a jewellery store robbery at Upper Canada Mall Wednesday evening. York police were called to the mall just before 5:30 p.m. for reports of a commercial robbery in Newmarket. It’s...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

Surging CO2 levels a sign Canada must resist climate backsliding: scientist

A leading Canadian climate scientist says a new report showing planet-warming carbon dioxide levels have soared to record amounts in 2024 is the latest sign Canada must resist pressure to backslide on climate action. The World Meteorological Organization’s annual greenhouse...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

CSIS pledges ‘robust’ review of technologies in response to critical watchdog report

OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it’s committed to “ongoing review and improvement” of its use of new technologies following a critical spy watchdog report. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency said in a report made public...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

Police seek suspect in Etobicoke assault

Toronto police have released a security image of a suspect in an Etobicoke assault. Investigators say a citizen was walking on a sidewalk in The Queensway and Kipling Avenue area on Friday, September 12, 2025, at around 4:15 p.m. The...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

U.S. man sentenced to prison over data breach that included Canadian students’ info

An American man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to cyber extortion in the mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada. Court documents show Matthew D. Lane was sentenced in a...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

New data shows top speed of 154 km clocked by speed camera on Parkside Drive

While the city has yet to replace its most profitable and most vandalized speed camera, new data shows the speeds some drivers are reaching on a stretch of Parkside Drive. A Freedom of Information request by a local advocacy group...

Oct 16, 2025 | News

Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday. The NTSB made...

Oct 16, 2025 | News