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Feds greenlight $673 million to keep Canada Post afloat this year

OTTAWA — The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year. A cabinet order gives the beleaguered Crown corporation up to $673 million so...

May 9, 2026 | Local

OPP investigate death of inmate at Millhaven Institution

Provincial police are investigating the death of an inmate at Millhaven Institution in Bath, near Kingston, Ont. Police say there was an incident involving inmates at the institution around 10 p.m. Sunday and one inmate suffered life-threatening injuries. They say...

May 9, 2026 | Local

What Ontario tenants need to know about the 2026 census

Statistics Canada is conducting the population census this year – a count of all the people residing in Canada based on where they usually live. Data collection began on May 4 and most households should have already received their forms....

May 9, 2026 | Local

3 suspects sought after safe stolen from Pickering car dealership last November

Durham Regional Police are trying to identify three suspects who broke into a car dealership in Pickering last November and made off with a safe. It happened on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at around 11:50 p.m. Investigators say three suspects...

May 9, 2026 | Local

Canadian universities affected by cyberattack on Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals...

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach...

May 8, 2026 | Local

Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade in New York found...

May 8, 2026 | Local

Man seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Scarborough

A man suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough. Toronto police say they were called to Lawrence Avenue East, west of Scarborough Golf Club Road, just after 5 p.m. Thursday for reports that a pedestrian had...

May 8, 2026 | Local

B.C. government announces new secondary school in Tumbler Ridge

The provincial government has announced it will tear down the secondary school in Tumbler Ridge that was the site of a mass shooting in February, and replace it with a new one at a different site. Soon after the tragedy,...

May 8, 2026 | Local

Blake Lively’s lawyers fuel feud with claim of victory after ‘It Ends With Us’ settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — The bitter public feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni may outlive their court fight after all. Three days after announcing a settlement of the lawsuit brought by Lively over the 2024 film “It Ends...

May 8, 2026 | Local

TTC, Metrolinx share details of massive transit plan ahead of FIFA World Cup

Toronto transit agencies say they plan major increases in subway, bus, GO transit and UP Express service during the FIFA World Cup next month, even as questions remain about the city’s transit system’s ability to withstand a massive influx of visitors....

May 8, 2026 | Local