Ontario government consolidating 36 conservation authorities across province into 9
Ontario will consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into nine across the province. Environment Minister Todd McCarthy says there will be no job losses as a result. He says the province listened to feedback after several town halls and 14,000 comments on its...
Toronto Public Health confirms Ontario’s first cases of another mpox variant
Public health officials in Toronto say two travel-related cases of another type of mpox have been confirmed for the first time in the city and the province. Toronto Public Health says the variant known as clade Ib has been associated...
OPP completes review of judge comments on Toronto police officer possible collusion during Zameer trial
Nearly two years after Umar Zameer was acquitted in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northup, Toronto police have received the findings of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) review conducted as a result of “adverse comments” made by the Superior...
First Nations leaders unveil more items repatriated from the Vatican
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders on Tuesday unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being held at the Vatican for more than a century. They also unboxed another two crates of items with origins that have yet to be...
Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother were all at home when a woman now charged with attempted murder and many other felony counts is alleged to have fired at the property,...
Hamilton woman, 18, accused of kidnapping after setting up a fake date: police
Toronto police are on the hunt for an 18-year-old Hamilton woman who is wanted in connection with a suspected kidnapping investigation. According to investigators, the suspect allegedly lured someone to the area of St. Clair Avenue West and Christie Street...
Family of 12-year-old Tumbler Ridge shooting victim files civil claim against OpenAI
The family of Maya Gebala, the 12-year-old Tumbler Ridge shooting victim who is fighting for her life at BC Children’s Hospital, has filed a civil claim against artificial intelligence company OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. OpenAI has come under fire...
TikTok to continue operating in Canada, subject to safety conditions
OTTAWA — TikTok is being allowed to continue its operations in Canada after the government wrapped up a national security review. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the decision hinges on key conditions, including for TikTok to bring in stronger protections...
Pedestrian struck by a vehicle near Lawrence Park
A woman has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle near Lawrence Park. Toronto police were called to Bayview Avenue and Wellness Way just after 6:30 p.m. for reports a pedestrian had been struck. The woman believed...
Submarine company taps former news anchor Peter Mansbridge to voice ad
OTTAWA — South Korean firm Hanwha Oceans has tapped former TV news anchor Peter Mansbridge to voice an ad as it looks to secure a multi-billion-dollar procurement contract from Ottawa. Peter Mansbridge, the former voice of CBC’s The National, can...
