Man, 18, wanted in alleged Flemingdon Park assault
Toronto police are searching for an 18-year-old man after a woman was allegedly assaulted in the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood. Investigators say the woman was walking into a restaurant in the Don Mills Road and Gateway Boulevard area on March 12,...
Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
SHANGHAI (AP) — Formula 1 and its governing body FIA said the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not happen in April because of safety concerns related to the Iran war. Both countries have been struck during...
Wilkie, Ideson named Canada’s flag bearers for Paralympics closing ceremony
Para nordic skier Natalie Wilkie and wheelchair curler Mark Ideson have been named Canada’s closing ceremony flag bearers for the Milan Cortina Paralympics, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Saturday. Wilkie, from Salmon Arm, B.C., has earned four medals (two gold,...
PM’s office mum on Conservative Order of Canada petition for Don Cherry
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office wouldn’t weigh in on a push by the federal Conservatives to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, declined to say whether the...
Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency for 3 months over crime
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s government has received House of Representatives approval to extend a state of emergency for three months, as the twin-island Caribbean nation struggles with a high level of crime. The two motions to extend...
Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker shipments from the Persian Gulf. The...
Harm reduction advocates call Ford government decision to end consumption site funding ‘cowardly’
Harm reduction advocates say the Ford government’s decision to end funding for all supervised consumption sites later this year is “wrong” and “cowardly” and will lead to many more overdose deaths. The Fred Victor Centre and South Riverdale Community Health...
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews out for season with MCL tear; Goudas suspended 5 games
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury. The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The...
A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, halted all flights on Friday evening for over an hour because of a strong chemical smell that was impeding air traffic controllers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration....
Police identify 60-year-old woman as 4th homicide of 2026
Police have identified a woman whose body was found inside a home in the Hillcrest Village neighbourhood of North York. Investigators say they were called to a home in the Threadneedle Crescent and Cresthaven Drive area just after 1:30 p.m....
