Man arrested in suspected hate-motivated incident aboard TTC bus
A 38-year-old man is in custody after another person was threatened aboard a TTC bus. Toronto police say around 6:15 p.m. on November 3, a man boarded a TTC bus in the area of Eglinton Avenue West and Allan Road....
Lawyers divided over proposal to replace Ontario bar exam with skills-based course
A proposal to replace the Ontario bar exam with a mandatory skills-based course is stirring debate in the province’s legal ranks over the best way to ensure new lawyers are competent to practise. Some in the profession argue that while the...
RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC’s new guidance on vaccines and autism
NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don’t cause autism, he told The New York Times...
Immigration minister extends pause on new private refugee sponsorships to 2027
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab has extended the pause on new applications through the Private Sponsorship for Refugees Program for another 12 months as the department works to clear its backlog. New ministerial instructions were published in the Canada...
Man, young teen critically injured after struck by 2 vehicles in Mississauga
A man in his 60s and a young teen were critically injured after being struck by two vehicles in Mississauga. Police in Peel Region say just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, a white SUV was travelling southbound on Millcreek Drive north...
Dirt bike rider wanted for allegedly making threats in North York road rage incident
Police are searching for a man who allegedly made death threats against another motorist following a road rage incident in North York. Investigators say the man and the motorist were engaged in a road rage incident around 6 p.m. on...
Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil, and 13 people suffer smoke inhalation
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference, and officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation. Organizers...
2 high-school students stabbed in Oshawa, 2 suspects wanted
Police are searching for two suspects after two high-schoolers were stabbed in Oshawa. Officers with Durham Regional Police Service and paramedics were called to the area of Harmony Road North and Coldstream Drive, near Taunton Road East, around 12:30 p.m....
Indigenous artifacts to be returned to Canada from the Vatican in December
Sixty-two artifacts from various First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities will be finally returning home to Canada, a century after being collected by missionaries and sent to Rome. Around 100,000 objects were collected and sent by missionaries to be a...
Brampton man arrested for allegedly impersonating financial institution, selling victim fake GICs
In the short-selling, meme-stock, crypto-crazed world of investing, Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) are supposed to be the safe, fairly boring bet. The payout may be moderate, but you’re not supposed to lose money. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case as...
