CBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy
OTTAWA — CBC will no longer pay individual bonuses to employees, its board said in a statement Wednesday more than a year after concerns about the practice became political fodder on Parliament Hill. The board said the decision is to...
Ford to target more Toronto bike lanes for removal in Ontario budget: sources
Premier Doug Ford will look to remove bike lanes on Queen’s Park Crescent and Avenue Road, south of Davenport Road, sources tell 680 NewsRadio. The announcement is expected to be made during the Ontario budget announcement on Thursday. When asked...
Woman charged after child, 4, allegedly pushed off Toronto condo balcony
A woman has been charged after a four-year-old child was allegedly pushed off the balcony of a Toronto condo building. Police were called to the complex on Monday after a young child was located on the ground near the building...
Elections Canada says Terrebonne vote is final, despite ‘error’ with special ballot
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. Elections Canada says there was an error on the...
Man who allegedly drove a truck in Canada’s biggest-ever gold theft pleads guilty to U.S....
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Canadian man who drove the getaway truck in the biggest gold theft in Canadian history has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge after he sneaked into the United States, where he was caught trying...
Fewer ticks found in Toronto surveillance program, but don’t let your guard down
As per Public Health Ontario, all of Toronto is an established risk area for blacklegged ticks — the ones that carry Lyme disease. The City of Toronto conducts its own blacklegged tick surveillance program known as “tick dragging” in the...
2 injured in Oshawa shooting, male in custody
A male suspect has been taken into custody after two males were injured in a shooting in Oshawa Wednesday evening. Durham police were called to John and Simcoe streets for reports of a shooting. One of the males was taken...
Maple Leafs lose Game 5 to the Panthers 6-1, Florida takes 3-2 series lead
The Toronto Maple Leafs have gone from the driver’s seat to the brink of elimination. Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves as the Florida Panthers dismantled Toronto 6-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the teams’ second-round playoff series Wednesday Jesper...
Taylor Heise scores in OT to help Frost eliminate Toronto Sceptres with 4-3 victory in PWHL playoffs
Taylor Heise scored in overtime after a two-goal effort by Kendall Coyne Schofield and the defending champion Minnesota Frost eliminated the second-seeded Toronto Sceptres with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. Minnesota — the fourth and final seed in both...
TTC board votes to freeze commuter parking rates, study higher prices for non-transit users
The TTC board has voted to temporarily freeze rates at its commuter parking lots while staff have been directed to look at the possibility of charging higher prices to non-transit users. The decision at Wednesday afternoon’s meeting came after Toronto...
