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Gambling probe tests the resilience that helped Chauncey Billups soar to the Basketball Hall of...

DETROIT (AP) — Chauncey Billups earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame a year ago, recognizing his resilience and clutch play in a championship-winning NBA career. His ability to bounce back and make all the right moves is...

Oct 28, 2025 | Local

Markham man convicted of impaired driving in collision that killed York police officer

A Markham man has been found guilty of causing the collision that killed a York Regional Police officer back in 2022. Const. Travis Gillespie, who was 38 years old, was on his way to work when he was killed in...

Oct 28, 2025 | Local

Police on the hunt for 2 suspects in ATM distraction thefts

Toronto police are trying to track down two suspects in a distraction theft investigation stemming from numerous incidents at bank machines throughout the city. Officers were first called about a theft in the Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue area...

Oct 28, 2025 | Local

Health Canada authorizes long-awaited drug to slow early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized a drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab is the first medication approved in Canada that targets the buildup of amyloid plaque in the brain, which is believed to be an...

Oct 28, 2025 | Local

Ford government reconsidering Bill 60 provisions when it comes to security of tenure for tenants

The Ford government says it is reconsidering some provisions in its omnibus bill introduced last week, which critics said would lead to the elimination of rent control and security of tenure for tenants. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack...

Oct 27, 2025 | Local

Three arrested, police cruisers damaged in Etobicoke robbery

Three people are in custody, and police are searching for one other person following a robbery in Etobicoke. Police say they were called to The Queensway and Kipling Avenue area around 3:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of a robbery in...

Oct 27, 2025 | Local

Was that Colonel Sanders behind home plate at the Blue Jays game?

No, your eyes weren’t deceiving you, Jays fans. That was Colonel Sanders behind the plate. A man looking very much like founder of KFC, right down the white suit, hair, mustache and Van Dyke beard, was seen sitting behind home...

Oct 27, 2025 | Local

Canadian War Museum’s chief historian, Tim Cook, dies

OTTAWA — The Canadian War Museum says its chief historian and research director has died. The museum’s CEO announced the death in a news release Sunday, saying Tim Cook was “instrumental in shaping the Canadian War Museum we know today.”...

Oct 27, 2025 | Local

No more monkey business: NDP bring petition to stop primate imports for medical testing

The vaccines for COVID-19, malaria, polio and other global diseases have saved many human lives. But the creation of those vaccines have also cost many animal ones. As the threat of zoonotic disease spread is heightened, coming off the back...

Oct 27, 2025 | Local

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California says he’ll consider presidential run after 2026 midterms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, says he will consider running for the White House in 2028 after the midterm elections next year. Asked in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” whether if would...

Oct 27, 2025 | Local