Maple Leafs assign rookie Easton Cowan to AHL
Easton Cowan’s first NHL stint is over. The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned the forward to the AHL on Wednesday while activating centre Scott Laughton from injured reserve. Cowan, 20, has appeared in 10 games with the Maple Leafs this season,...
Education minister defends $350K salaries to school supervisors to fix school board spending
Several Ontario school boards will need to find $350,000 in their budget to pay for the Ford government’s school supervisors. In June, the province appointed supervisors to five school boards, including the Toronto District School Board, to rein in spending...
CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears
OTTAWA — A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should be killed, by methods that can include breaking their necks, lethal injection, gassing or shooting. While the CFIA has repeatedly said it will not discuss...
One Canadian among seven climbers dead after avalanche in Nepal
OTTAWA — Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week. A spokesperson says Canadian officials are in contact with local authorities to gather more information, and further details can’t...
At least 4 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball Tuesday while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least four people and injuring 11, authorities said. The plane...
Air Canada reports Q3 profit of $264M, down from a year ago as labour stoppage...
MONTREAL — Air Canada reported a profit of $264 million during the third quarter, down from $2.04 billion during the same period a year earlier. That amounted to diluted earnings per share of 88 cents, compared with $5.38 in the...
New synthetic opioid detected in Toronto street drugs
A new type of opioid has been detected in street drugs in Toronto, causing increasing concerns that it could lead to more overdoses. The drug is called cychlorphine and was first detected in the City’s unregulated drug supply about six...
Lakeshore West GO trains stopping at Burlington GO due to incident at Aldershot
Trains along the Lakeshore West GO corridor will only be traveling as far west as Burlington GO after an incident at Aldershot GO on Tuesday afternoon. The area is now in the hands of emergency personnel and trains can’t move...
Ottawa earmarks billions of dollars for defence as global spending race ramps up
OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national defence by the end of the decade — a staggering sum as Canada positions itself to meet aggressive NATO spending commitments. The defence spending plan...
Poll finds most immigrants want fewer than 300,000 immigrants annually, lower than outlined in budget
A new poll shows immigrants want lower immigration levels than Canada’s plan outlined in Tuesday’s federal budget. Between 2026 and 2028, officials are targeting 380,000 permanent resident admissions for each year. That’s down from 395,000 in 2025 — but still...
