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Maple Leafs cancel outdoor practice weekend due to extreme weather

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ weekend plans have changed. Due to extreme weather conditions in the forecast, the team’s outdoor practice weekend, originally slated from Saturday to Monday, has been cancelled, the team announced on Thursday. Weather forecasts project the temperature to...

Jan 23, 2026 | Local

Hundreds line up near Edmonton to sign petition calling for vote on separation

STONY PLAIN — An hour after the doors opened Thursday at a community centre west of Edmonton, an employee poked her head in to make sure the crowd was still under its 650-person fire capacity. Inside the hall, which the...

Jan 23, 2026 | Local

Fraud suspect allegedly posed as bank employee, bought $25K of jewellery with victims’ credit cards:...

Toronto police are trying to track down a suspect who allegedly defrauded two victims of $25,000 in a credit card scam. Investigators say the first incident took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, when a Toronto resident received a call...

Jan 23, 2026 | Local

Trouble in toyland: Toys ‘R’ Us Canada facing suits seeking millions in unpaid rent

TORONTO — Toys “R” Us Canada is facing at least seven lawsuits from landlords who say they’re collectively owed $31.3 million in unpaid rent and other damages from the struggling retailer. Documents filed with an Ontario court last year claim...

Jan 22, 2026 | Local

Federal Court sets aside TikTok Canada shutdown order

TikTok will live to scroll another day in Canada. A Federal Court judge has set aside a government order for the social media company to wind down operations in Canada, meaning it can keep running its offices here while the...

Jan 22, 2026 | Local

Experts warn Canada risks losing top researchers in ‘global war for AI talent’

OTTAWA — Canada must act to retain its international leadership in AI research in the face of a worldwide race for talent that’s reached a “fever pitch,” the country’s national AI institutes warned the government last summer. They cautioned that...

Jan 22, 2026 | Local

Toronto Tempo to open WNBA season May 8 against Mystics

The WNBA’s newest franchise will get to take the court for the first time on the opening day of the 2026 season. The league announced Wednesday that the 2026 season will begin on May 8, with the Toronto Tempo set...

Jan 22, 2026 | Local

Canada-wide warrant issued for federal offender

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a federal offender who is wanted for breaching their statutory release. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad (ROPE) is searching for 30-year-old Latef Tag El Din, who is serving a two-year sentence for...

Jan 22, 2026 | Local

Woman stabbed near Queen and Bathurst by female suspect

Toronto police are searching for a female suspect after a woman was stabbed near Queen and Bathurst Streets Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the intersection just after 4 p.m. for reports of a stabbing. The victim was located with...

Jan 22, 2026 | Local

Mississauga home targeted in four separate incidents

A Mississauga home has been targeted in four different incidents including shots being fired at the house and multiple arsons. Peel police say they were called to home on Kempton Park Drive four separate times between Dec. 2025 and Jan....

Jan 22, 2026 | Local