Bo Bichette declines qualifying offer from Blue Jays
MLB players had until Tuesday to decide whether to accept qualifying offers for the 2026 season or test free agency. Toronto Blue Jays infielder Bo Bichette was among the nine players who declined their qualifying offer, which means he will...
Canada Post expects to lose 30K employees to retirement, voluntary departures by 2035
OTTAWA — With Canada Post facing deep losses, the Crown corporation’s CEO said Tuesday the company expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next decade as it tries to get costs under control....
Carney off to the United Arab Emirates tonight before heading to G20 summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to the United Arab Emirates tonight before making his way to South Africa for the G20 Leaders’ Summit later this week. A news release from the Prime Minister’s Office says Carney will...
Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday’s critical budget vote because she is recovering from major surgery, a statement posted to social media said Tuesday. The budget motion passed by just two votes, allowing the minority Liberals to stay...
Man, 20, arrested for allegedly exposing himself to four children under 16: Toronto police
A 20-year-old man has been charged with allegedly exposing himself to four children under the age of 16. Toronto police say on Nov. 11, officers responded to a call for an indecent act in the Sumach and Wellesley streets area...
Peel police allege driver removed rear license plate after fatal hit-and-run in Mississauga
Peel police say the driver allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Mississauga last week removed his rear license plate moments after the crash that killed a 56-year-old man. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. in the city’s East...
Actor Richard Gere receives standing ovation from Canadian MPs during Parliament visit
Hollywood star Richard Gere received a standing ovation from Canadian politicians during a planned appearance in the House of Commons on Monday. The outspoken actor arrived in Ottawa for a parliamentary hearing where MPs delivered an official statement on the...
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming...
Peel police searching for missing 11-year-old boy, last seen boarding Durham Transit bus
Peel police are searching for an 11-year-old boy who was last seen boarding a Durham Region Transit bus in Scarborough Monday afternoon. Officers say he was reported missing by his school principal at 11 a.m. Surveillance footage obtained by police...
Mississauga man, 34, accused of trafficking a minor, sex assault and forced marriage
A man from Mississauga has been charged with more than a dozen offences in connection with a year-long human trafficking investigation dubbed “Project Magnolia.” According to York Regional Police, the suspect procured and trafficked victims across Ontario between March 2017...
