Tow truck shot at in Brampton: Peel police
Peel Regional Police are investigating after a tow truck was shot at in a parking lot in Brampton on Thursday night. Officers were called to a gas station in the Bovaird Drive and Mountainash Road area just before 6 p.m....
Ontario’s more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister records
TORONTO — Ontario’s new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts. More than 70 per cent of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health...
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA — There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA World Cup, an analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada warned Thursday. The federal agency completed its infectious disease risk assessment as officials prepare...
Montreal sex workers to go on strike during Grand Prix weekend
MONTREAL — A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions. The Sex Work Autonomous Committee says its members want an end to the nightly fees that...
Ford government spent nearly $200K in fees after buying, quickly selling private jet: receipts
Premier Doug Ford’s government may have quickly sold a controversial private jet for the same price it was purchased for, but it appears the process still cost taxpayers nearly $200,000, according to receipts and documents released by the Province on...
2 dead after ‘shocking’ daytime shooting outside Vaughan home, York Regional Police say
York Regional Police officers say two men have died after a shooting outside a Vaughan home Wednesday afternoon. “It’s absolutely shocking to the community here and to anyone who may have heard or seen anything. It’s not often that double...
TDSB shutting down Toronto Island Natural Science School after decades in operation
Students from across Toronto have travelled by ferry to the Island Natural Science School for decades to learn about wildlife, ecosystems and the environment just steps from Lake Ontario, but now families are learning the long-running program is coming to...
Marina Mabrey leads expansion Toronto Tempo past Seattle Storm 86-73 for first WNBA win
Marina Mabrey scored a game-high 26 points and had four steals to lead the expansion Toronto Tempo to their first WNBA win, 86-73, over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday. Brittney Sykes totalled 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for...
Ontario inspecting commercial truck driver colleges after scathing audit: minister
TORONTO — All Ontario career colleges that offer commercial truck driver training will have been inspected by the end of next month, the province’s minister of colleges and universities said Wednesday. Nolan Quinn said the province has already inspected 14...
Toronto distributing soccer-inspired condoms during World Cup to encourage all to ‘score safely’
Toronto is preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of people from around the world as it hosts the FIFA World Cup 2026 this summer and the City is encouraging residents and visitors alike to play responsibly by promoting sexual safety...
