Brampton implementing hiring freeze, right-sizing services
The City of Brampton is implementing a hiring freeze and right-sizing services in response to rising costs and “economic realities.” In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Patrick Brown said the measures are essential to ensure “long-term sustainability” for Brampton. Brown...
Fourth suspect charged in Riverdale double homicide
A 20-year-old Toronto man has become the fourth person charged with murder in connection to a double homicide in Riverdale back in April. Officers were called to Bain and Logan Avenues just after 11 p.m. on April 15, where two...
Man charged in connection to person falling off boat near Toronto Islands this summer
A man allegedly operating an illegal boat charter has been arrested after a passenger fell off a boat near the Toronto Islands and died this summer. Earlier in August, Toronto police were called to Lake Ontario near islands for a...
Students at Durham Region high school speak out after cancellation of prom
Prom is considered a rite of passage for high school years, but three schools in Durham Region have cancelled the event that was set to happen next spring. On Friday afternoon, students received a letter stating that beginning this year,...
Community group sues City of Toronto over proposed homeless shelter for seniors
A community group is suing the City of Toronto and their local councillor for $1 million in damages over the plan to build a homeless shelter for seniors in a parking lot at 66 Third Street in Etobicoke. The statement...
E-bike operator taken to trauma centre after a collision in Scarborough
An e-bike operator was injured Monday evening after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough, according to Toronto police. Authorities say the crash happened at approximately 7:20 p.m. near Morningside Avenue and Staines Road, just north of Highway 401. The...
Man injured in stabbing near Cabbagetown
A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed near Cabbagetown. Toronto police were called to Wellesley and Bleecker streets around 9:45 p.m. for reports of a stabbing. The victim was transported to hospital with serious injuries. The suspect...
25 years after landmark UN resolution, UN chief says women are too often absent from...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. At the same time, sexual...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers want him sent to a low-security prison that offers drug treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers want the hip-hop mogul sent to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey to serve his four-year, two-month prison sentence, telling a judge Monday that the facility’s drug treatment program will help...
Israel to release three Canadians detained in Gaza flotilla, group says more coming
OTTAWA — Ottawa says Israel will release three Canadians it detained for attempting to reach the Gaza Strip through the Mediterranean Sea. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrote on the platform X today that “Canada is aware of three Canadians...
