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Toronto police warn tainted drugs responsible for several suspected overdoses in downtown core

Toronto police are warning the public after several suspected overdoses due to an unidentified narcotic being distributed in the Allan Gardens and Moss Park areas. Police say from February 26 to 28, they responded to several overdose calls along Sherbourne...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

March held in Richmond Hill for regime change in Iran

The Iranian diaspora took to the streets across in Richmond Hill on Saturday, continuing a series of protests in support of those calling for regime change within Iran over the past few months. Thousands to potentially tens of thousands of...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

Raptors take control in second half, hand Wizards fourth straight loss 

Immanuel Quickley had 27 points and 11 assists to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 134-125 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Brandon Ingram added 24 points for the Raptors, who rebounded from back-to-back home losses to Western...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

Suspect wanted after man critically injured in Brampton stabbing

Police in Peel Region are searching for a man following a stabbing in Brampton that has left one person with critical injuries. Police say there was an altercation between two people inside a home in the area of McLaughlin Road...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

Grief for Sudanese Canadian whose mother died waiting to come to Canada

For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a month when families gather, but for Sudanese Canadian El Bagir Abdulkarim, this year’s Ramadan is associated with mourning, after he lost his mother, who was in the middle of being sponsored to...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

Air Canada suspends flights to Israel and Dubai

Air Canada says it is cancelling flights to Israel and Dubai through the first few days of March due to the current military situation in the Middle East. The airline says flights from Canada to Israel have been suspended until...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

B.C. teen who died in Australia eulogized as ‘curious, bold and alive to world’

VICTORIA — The family and friends of Canadian teenager Piper James who died in Australia last month remembered her as “curious, bold and alive to the world” during a celebration of life held Saturday in Campbell River, B.C. on Vancouver...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

Canada’s pro-U.S. stance in Iran attack carries security risks — and political bets

Canada’s support for U.S. strikes against Iran could come with security risks as the regime looks to retaliate against perceived enemies abroad, say experts, who also note the political gamble of betting on an attack with uncertain aims and outcomes....

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

Cher’s son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police say Cher’s son was arrested on Friday after acting belligerently at a New Hampshire private high school, of which he has no association. Elijah Allman, 49, was charged with four misdemeanors: two counts of simple...

Mar 1, 2026 | Local

1 GTA man in custody, 1 sought in human trafficking investigation

Police have charged one GTA man and are searching for another in connection with a human trafficking investigation. In December 2021, investigators say a woman entered into an arrangement with a man involving the exchange of money and sexual services....

Mar 1, 2026 | Local