Security measures discussed at Toronto Festival and Event Safety Summit in light of Vancouver attack
With the summer festival season is right around the corner in Toronto, festival organizers, event planners and city officials all gathered at the Toronto Festival & Event Safety Summit to discuss how to keep the events safe amid the growing...
Lapu-Lapu Day attack marks one month as efforts continue to support victims
Tributes and efforts to help support the victims of the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party continue, a month after an SUV rammed through crowds of festival-goers at a Filipino event in Vancouver. The attack killed 11 people and injured several others, all of which have...
3 more of the 10 escapees from a New Orleans jail are captured, leaving 2...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three more of the 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were re-arrested Monday in two different states after more than a week on the lam, authorities said. One of the...
Trump vs. Harvard: Canadian university athlete Ocean Ma caught in the crossfire
Highlighted by an Ivy League title and a divisional crown at the national college playdowns, Canada’s Ocean Ma enjoyed a memorable first season on Harvard’s squash team. She hopes to build on that in her sophomore year, despite the uncertainty...
Shaw Festival has raised 70 per cent of $150M goal to reinvent theatre institution
The Shaw Festival says it’s raised 70 per cent of the $150 million it needs to reinvent the theatre institution’s role in southern Ontario. Artistic director Tim Carroll says the $110 million the festival has raised so far comes from...
Chiefs tell King Charles to remember his treaty obligations as he visits Ottawa
OTTAWA — Dozens of First Nations leaders from across the country gathered in front of Parliament Hill Monday with a message for the King as he arrived in the city — respect your treaty partners. Treaties were “meant to be...
Road, rail and mine blockades could be on horizon over Ontario mining bill: chiefs
TORONTO — Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon, First Nations leaders said Monday, as they ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up large mining projects in...
Crews dig up key intersection of unopened Mississauga LRT due to ‘track rework’: Metrolinx
The sight of construction for commuters on Hurontario Street in Mississauga isn’t new, but at the north end of the city are seeing a familiar sight as crews are rebuilding tracks for the yet-to-be-opened Hazel McCallion light-rail transit (LRT) line....
27 people, including 4 children, hospitalized after car plows into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans
A 53-year-old white British man plowed his minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, as shouts of joy turned into shrieks of terror, injuring more than 45 people. The driver...
Authorities seize 15 firearms and $215K worth of drugs in months-long investigation
Six people face more than 50 charges in connection with a months-long drug trafficking and firearm investigation that spanned multiple jurisdictions across central Ontario. The police operation, called “Project Madruga,” began in February 2025 after York Regional Police (YRP) received...
