Man accused of sexually assaulting a teen boy on Toronto subway, police say
Toronto police are on the hunt for a man who is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager on the TTC’s line 2 subway. According to authorities, the incident happened at approximately 9:05 a.m. on Friday as the train was travelling...
Senate curbs spending on language training, spousal travel
OTTAWA — The Senate is no longer allowing senators to be reimbursed for spouses receiving language training. The changes were passed yesterday at a Senate committee meeting on internal economy, budgets and administration. The changes were made after Radio-Canada reported...
Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
OTTAWA — As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that’s fighting to save its ostriches from a Canadian Food Inspection Agency cull, politicians in Ottawa appear to be choosing their words...
Marineland asks Ottawa for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent
TORONTO — Marineland has asked Ottawa for emergency funding to feed and care for the last captive whales in the country, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent and will be a “direct consequence” of the fisheries minister’s decision to deny export...
Parents of college student killed in Tesla crash say design flaw in door trapped her...
The parents of a college student in a Tesla crash say she was killed by flames and smoke as she tried but failed to escape the burning car because of a design flaw making it difficult to open the doors...
Via Rail service east of Oshawa delayed for hours after trespasser incident
Canada’s national passenger rail service, Via Rail, says service was suspended on multiple routes on Thursday evening due to a “trespasser incident” east of Oshawa. The Crown corporation initially told CityNews that train 66 from Toronto to Montreal was involved...
Brampton fighting to keep automated speed cameras amid proposed provincial ban
The City of Brampton is fighting to keep their automated speed cameras (ASE) and is willing to compromise with the province on when and where the cameras are being used. Brampton City Council has voted unanimously to oppose the premier’s...
20 people arrested in Oshawa police operation targeting retail theft
Twenty people were arrested and charged last week as part of a four-day police operation targeting retail theft at a plaza in Oshawa. Durham police launched an initiative called “Safe Shop” at the end of September in response to an...
Toronto police seek to ID Grenadian man who was found dead in Humberwood Park in...
Toronto police are appealing for the public’s help in identifying the body of a middle-aged man who was found dead in an Etobicoke park more than 20 years ago. On May 22, 2003, police were called to Humberwood Park after...
On eve of sentencing, Combs tells judge he has been ‘reborn,’ asks for mercy
NEW YORK (AP) — On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote a federal judge Thursday proclaiming himself to be a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my core.” Combs, 55, told Judge Arun Subramanian...
