North Korea detains 3 shipyard officials over the failed launch of a naval destroyer
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea authorities have detained three shipyard officials over the recent failed launch of a naval destroyer, an incident that leader Kim Jong Un said was caused by criminal negligence, state media said Sunday. The...
9 of a doctor’s 10 children are killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza
CAIRO (AP) — The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza ‘s Health Ministry said Saturday, a toll that doesn’t include hospitals in the battered north that it...
Toronto man, 38, faces multiple child pornography charges
A man from Toronto was arrested and charged earlier this week in connection with a child exploitation investigation. According to the Toronto Police Service, its officers executed a search warrant on a residence in the city’s Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood on Wednesday,...
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners hours after a massive attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange came hours after Kyiv...
Toronto Pearson Airport conducting a ‘full-scale emergency exercise’ this weekend
Toronto Pearson International Airport is conducting a “full-scale emergency exercise” over the weekend. Airport officials say it will begin at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, and will continue into the early morning hours on Sunday. The annual exercise...
‘Heartbreaking loss:’ 4 teens among 5 dead after multi-vehicle crash near London, Ont.
Four teens are among five people killed in a multi-vehicle crash near London, Ont., on Friday night. Provincial police say around 4:30 p.m., an SUV collided with a transport truck, which then struck a second SUV at the intersection of...
Man found guilty of murder, attempted murder in 2023 shooting of three OPP officers
The man accused of killing a police officer and shooting two others at his eastern Ontario home has been found guilty of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Leonardo Russomanno, a lawyer representing Alain Bellefeuille, said in an email...
Union expects to meet with Canada Post this weekend amid labour stalemate
Tens of thousands of Canada Post workers are continuing to refuse overtime shifts as the two sides continue their labour stalemate. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says it expects to meet with the Crown corporation and mediators at...
Man wanted in hate-motivated vandalism at several North York synagogues
Toronto police have released surveillance images of a suspect wanted in connection with a string of hate-motivated vandalism at synagogues in North York over the last five months. Investigators say on May 18, a man vandalized signs on the front...
Video shows fire that gutted Scarborough restaurant was deliberately set
A two-alarm fire that gutted a Scarborough restaurant early Saturday morning was deliberately set. Surveillance video obtained by CityNews shows two individuals approach a business in a strip mall at 1198 Kennedy Road, near Lawrence Avenue East, just after 3:30...
