Billy Bishop Airport expansion may change plans for new Toronto community
An updated plan for a neighbourhood of 21,000 people to live on Ookwemin Minising Island, previously known as Villier Island, passed an important step at City Hall on Thursday. But the proposed expansion of Billy Bishop Airport may force that...
Sentence doubled for man who cut off woman’s finger and forced her to eat it
An appeal court in Alberta has nearly doubled the sentence for a man who cut off a woman’s finger and then forced her to eat her own severed digit, saying in a ruling that the original judge downplayed the victim’s...
Ford government appoints administrator at Conestoga College following ‘egregious financial decisions’
The Ford government has relieved the board of governors and appointed an administrator at Conestoga College in Kitchener after an audit found “significant financial misuse and governance failings.” Nolan Quinn, the minister in charge of colleges and universities, says Linda...
Subway service resumes on TTC’s Line 2 after three hour suspension
Subway service has resumed on a portion of Line 2 between Jane and Ossington stations following a more than three-hour delay due to an injury on the tracks. Toronto police were called to investigate an incident at track level at...
Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer seeks answers for ‘confusing’ forearm issue
Max Scherzer hoped he’d be ramping back up towards the big-league roster by now, but a “confusing” battle with forearm tendinitis still has him searching for answers. After playing catch at Tropicana Field on Wednesday morning, he spoke to a...
Toronto bars frustrated by FIFA’s ‘ridiculous’ trademark rules
There are only five weeks left until the World Cup, and Toronto bars are going to have to get creative to get around FIFA’s strict branding rules. The world governing body of soccer doesn’t allow unauthorized businesses to use their...
Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try
NEW YORK (AP) — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of...
Man linked to Romanian organized crime arrested in Facebook marketplace scam in Durham Region
A 38-year-old Romanian national is facing several charges in connection with a used car engine oil scam. Police in Durham Region say on April 27, 2026, someone in Uxbridge arranged to meet with a man after being contacted about a...
Canadian officials to meet cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak when it docks at Spanish port
Government officials will be on hand in Spain’s Canary Islands to meet Canadians when they disembark a cruise ship that is at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers suspected to be infected were flown to the Netherlands...
Carney says he’ll consult Trudeau’s committee on Senate picks
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will consult with an independent advisory board set up under former prime minister Justin Trudeau before he moves to fill a growing list of Senate vacancies. Some senators have said they’re concerned...
