Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry and called him a ‘moron’ will plead guilty
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death will plead guilty, according to an agreement filed in court Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead...
Indigenous leaders tell Senate major projects bill moving too fast, call for consults
OTTAWA — The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says “Canada’s weakness” is publicly saying reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is of top priority then acting like it isn’t when it introduces legislation like the major projects bill. The legislation is being...
Cost to install full TTC subway platform-edge safety doors could hit $4.1B, report says
As the TTC continues to explore adding platform-edge safety doors to all of its existing subway stations, a new report from the transit agency says the total cost of going ahead with an extensive retrofit has exploded to around $4.1...
Donald Trump leaving G7 summit early because of Middle East crisis
Escalating violence in the Middle East overshadowed movement on trade deals within the G7 on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced late in the day that he would be leaving the leaders’ summit early because of the crisis in...
2 arrested, man wanted in robbery and extortion investigation
Two people have been arrested and another is wanted in connection to a robbery and extortion investigation. Toronto police were called to an alleged assault in the area of Adelaide and Peter streets area around 4:30 p.m. on June 11....
Ron Taylor, a former major-league pitcher and longtime Blue Jays doctor, dead at 87
Dr. Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series-winning pitcher and longtime Toronto Blue Jays team physician, has died. He was 87. The Blue Jays confirmed Taylor’s death in a statement Monday. A cause of death was not provided. Taylor, who was...
Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer’s suicide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work. Over four years later, Smith’s widow is trying to...
Oshawa home defaced with ‘hateful’ slurs: Durham police
Durham Regional Police are asking any witnesses to come forward after an incident of hate-motivated graffiti in Oshawa on Sunday. Officers responded to a mischief call at a home in the Adelaide Avenue East and Townline Road North area at...
Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies. Christopher Hanson, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...
Drop in Canadian tourists hurting U.S., say northeast governors
FREDERICTON — New England governors say tariffs and anti-Canadian rhetoric by the United States government is taking a bite out of tourism, with some states seeing a drop of up to 60 per cent in visitors from north of the...
