Maxime Crépeau named Canada’s starting goalkeeper for World Cup
Maxime Crépeau will be Canada’s starting goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup. Canada coach Jesse Marsch announced the decision at a press conference Thursday, handing Crépeau the No. 1 job after a months-long battle with Dayne St. Clair. A longtime men’s national team member, Crépeau missed out on the 2022 World Cup with a broken...
SIU charges Toronto police officer with numerous sexual offences against girl under 16
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it has charged a Toronto police officer with multiple criminal offences against a female youth. In a release Thursday, the SIU said the alleged offences against a girl under the age of 16 occurred...
Addressing homelessness should be considered nation-building project: big city mayors
EDMONTON — Mayors of Canada’s big cities say fixing homelessness should be considered a nation-building project by Ottawa, just as major infrastructure and energy ventures are. “To be clear, these investments are critical and we need them now more than...
Toronto’s East-West Water Shuttle Pilot launching on Friday
Toronto’s East-West Water Shuttle Pilot program will be open to the public starting this Friday, just in time for FIFA World Cup 2026 to kick off next week. Arriving on one of the shuttle vessels, City of Toronto, Waterfront Toronto and...
TTC bus crash sends 4 people to hospital, 1 woman charged
Four people were sent to a hospital and a woman was charged after a collision between a vehicle and a TTC bus on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the crash happened near Eglinton Avenue East and Danforth Road at approximately 1:30...
Man convicted in Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol has a job at the Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office, according to officials and internal records. “Mr. Elias Irizarry is a qualified,...
China using professional networking sites to gather information: security agencies
OTTAWA — Canada’s spy agency and close international partners warn that China’s military intelligence services are using professional networking sites and online job platforms to target current and former government and military personnel. The alert was issued Wednesday by the...
Husband and wife convicted in Liberty Village murder trial
A Toronto jury on Wednesday found a man and his wife guilty in connection with the murder of their Liberty Village neighbour, 53-year-old filmmaker, Reeyaz Habib. The jury returned the verdict for 36-year-old Khoa Tran and his wife, Isabelle Nguyen,...
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack...
Ontario civil servants to see ‘flexibility’ on work options during World Cup: government
Ontario’s incoming interim Treasury Board president says there will be “flexibility” in work arrangements for public service employees during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, who is taking on the Treasury Board role Friday, gave no details...
