Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87
Susan Stamberg, a “founding mother” of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died. She was 87. Stamberg died Thursday, NPR reported. It did not provide a cause of death. Stamberg joined...
Poilievre says RCMP covered up Trudeau-era scandals
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the RCMP covered up what he calls scandals involving former prime minister Justin Trudeau, and said they would have otherwise led to criminal charges. In a recent interview with YouTube channel Northern Perspective,...
Blue Jays replace Anthony Santander with Joey Loperfido on ALCS roster
Anthony Santander, scratched from Game 2 with lower back tightness and removed from Game 3 after scoring from the second in the fifth inning, was substituted off the Toronto Blue Jays’ ALCS roster Thursday and replaced by Joey Loperfido. Major League...
City clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto, citing fire hazard
Municipal workers are clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto after officials cited a fire hazard. About 12 residents of the encampment outside St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church in the Kensington Market neighbourhood left this afternoon after Toronto Fire Services issued an...
Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil, escalating pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that his country would stop buying Russian oil. The change, which has not been confirmed by the Indian government, would boost Trump’s efforts...
Industry minister says relief coming for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector
OTTAWA — Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada’s tariff-struck softwood lumber sector. The minister said in Fredericton Wednesday the government will provide funding through banks, backstopped by the Business Development Bank of Canada,...
4 arrested, 1 wanted in jewellery store robbery at Upper Canada Mall
Four people have been arrested and one is wanted after a jewellery store robbery at Upper Canada Mall Wednesday evening. York police were called to the mall just before 5:30 p.m. for reports of a commercial robbery in Newmarket. It’s...
Toronto Blue Jays take Game 3 with 13-4 win against the Mariners in Seattle
The Blue Jays have bounced back, beating the Seattle Mariners 13-4 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS). After falling to the Mariners in Games 1 and 2, the Toronto bats came alive in Seattle with home...
Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday. The NTSB made...
Surging CO2 levels a sign Canada must resist climate backsliding: scientist
A leading Canadian climate scientist says a new report showing planet-warming carbon dioxide levels have soared to record amounts in 2024 is the latest sign Canada must resist pressure to backslide on climate action. The World Meteorological Organization’s annual greenhouse...
