Motion to clear encampments near schools, playgrounds and daycares, ‘watered down’ says disappointed Coun. Bradford
A motion put forward by Beaches-East York councillor Brad Bradford to quickly clear encampments near schools, parks and daycares passed a vote at city council late Thursday night. That doesn’t mean Bradford, who’s running for mayor in the next election,...
US appeals court upholds hate crime convictions of 3 white men in 2020 killing of...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery through their Georgia subdivision with pickup trucks before one of them killed the running Black man with...
Governor General Simon released from hospital, recovering from illness
OTTAWA — Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was released from hospital Friday and is now recovering at home. The 78-year-old representative of King Charles missed the annual Remembrance Day service in Ottawa on Tuesday after being hospitalized with...
Ottawa to return $623 million to small businesses in rebate payments
OTTAWA — More than 600,000 small businesses will share $623 million in carbon price rebate payments before the end of the year, the final payment they will receive following the end of the consumer carbon price last spring. The payments...
Shohei Ohtani wins second NL MVP award in two seasons with Los Angeles Dodgers, third...
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani wins second NL MVP award in two seasons with Los Angeles Dodgers, third straight MVP and fourth overall. The Associated Press
Government spends $19 billion on external services, despite vow to trim spending
OTTAWA — Government records show the federal government spent more than $19 billion on external professional and special services in 2024-25 — an increase of almost $2 billion since last year and of about $8.5 billion since 2020. The Treasury...
Parents fear Toronto school for special needs could be headed towards closure
Parents at a downtown secondary school for students with special needs are concerned over signs the school may be headed towards being shut down. Heydon Park Secondary School is the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) only small, student-centre public high...
Alberta’s Smith supportive of new major projects, says pipeline negotiation ongoing
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s on board with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s second batch of key major projects picked for potential fast-track approval. Smith says she’s encouraged that many are resource-based and primed for generating royalties and...
Toronto police say man flew to Ethiopia with son without mother’s permission
Toronto police have released images of a man who allegedly travelled to Ethiopia with his two-year-old son on Thursday, despite not having the consent of the boy’s mother. Investigators say the man, identified as Modupe Owaseye, 34, departed for Ethiopia...
‘Deep burial’ for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its “active operations” at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian flu, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The carcasses...
