Don’t know if you’ve been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
TORONTO — Public health doctors say if people don’t know if they’ve been vaccinated against measles, they should get a shot. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, says people should try their best to find their vaccine records...
Transit union says tentative deal reached with Durham Region, averting potential strike
The union representing more than 600 Durham transit operators, maintenance workers and dispatchers says it has reached a tentative agreement with Durham Region, averting a potential strike that was scheduled to begin Saturday. Unifor Local 222 did not reveal any details...
A man made a false bomb threat so he wouldn’t miss a flight to LA,...
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A man who missed a flight to Los Angeles from Detroit called in a false bomb threat with the hope that any delay would allow him to get on the Spirit Airlines plane, authorities said Friday....
Manitoba residents fleeing scorching wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls
Untiltwo weeks ago, Tyrone Caribou and his five children lived together in a house on a remote First Nation reserve in northern Manitoba. Then the scorching wildfires tearing through the Prairies blanketed the region in thick smoke and split his...
Hugs and handshakes: Is there a compromise when it comes to removing bike lanes in...
Premier Doug Ford was at City Hall on Friday, carrying with him a $67 million cheque to help the city build more homes and community infrastructure. But it was the issue of bike lanes that quickly took centre stage. The...
Company that worked on ArriveCan app barred from government contracts for 7 years
OTTAWA — Ottawa says it has banned the largest contractor that worked on the ArriveCan app from entering into contracts or real property agreements with the government for seven years. Public Services and Procurement Canada has announced that GC Strategies...
2 teens seriously injured in Bluffer’s Park stabbing; 2 arrested
Two people are in custody and police are searching for a third person following a stabbing at an east-end park that sent two teens to hospital. Toronto police say they were called to Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough just after 7:30...
Saskatchewan lays charges in wildfires while 1,000 more flee in Manitoba
Prairie wildfires developed on two fronts Friday, as 1,000 more Manitoba residents were forced to flee their homes and Saskatchewan RCMP charged two people with starting blazes. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a news conference that one charge relates to...
Police identify 31-year-old man killed in Lawrence Heights shooting
Toronto police have identified the 31-year-old man killed in a shooting in North York’s Lawrence Heights neighbourhood that sent five others to hospital. Investigators say Yahya Ahmed-Mohamoud was with a group of people in the Flemington Road and Zachary Court...
Porn site founder accused of sex trafficking pleads guilty in California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The founder of a California-based porn empire that recruited women with false modeling offers pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges in a federal court, authorities said. Michael James Pratt pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in...
