Ottawa cop demoted after using database to search for women, partner
An Ottawa police constable has been demoted for 18 months after he admitted to using police and Ministry of Transport databases dozens of times to search for people he personally knew and other members of the public. Const. Jerome Rabiha-Stevens,...
Ontario hospitals announce job cuts, nearly three-quarters of hospitals in deficit
Several Ontario hospitals have announced job cuts in recent months as they try to climb out of financial holes, a situation critics say will likely keep repeating. While the government gave hospitals a $1.1-billion funding boost this year, the Ontario...
Man seriously injured in Scarborough stabbing
A 19-year-old man was seriously injured following a stabbing outside a Scarborough apartment building on Thursday. Officers were called to the complex in the Birchmount and Ellesmere roads area at around 4:54 p.m. The teen was found at the scene...
City overseeing repair work at notorious East York apartment building
The City of Toronto is now stepping in to oversee a number of urgent repair works at 500 Dawes Road in East York – a significant escalation in enforcement against the landlord who has an extensive history of property standards...
Trial wraps for Mississauga MiWay bus driver involved in fatal 2023 crash
A 911 call was the focus on Thursday at the trial for a MiWay bus driver involved in a fatal crash three years ago in Mississauga. Both sides presented their final theories at the judge-only trial, with the Crown saying...
Life sciences a vital lifeline in Brampton’s economic future
Last fall, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) opened the first medical school in the Greater Toronto Area in over a century. It’s a key piece in elevating Brampton’s position on the innovation corridor, a stretch of land from Kitchener through Oshawa....
Man, 70s, dead after fire in North York home
A man in his 70s is dead after a fire erupted in a North York home on Thursday night. Toronto fire crews were called to a home on Pellatt Avenue, south of Highway 401, just after 7 p.m. “Fire crews...
Scottie Barnes’s double-double carries Raptors to rout of Cavaliers in Game 3
Scottie Barnes had a double-double as the Toronto Raptors routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 on Thursday in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series. Cleveland leads the best-of-seven series 2-1. Barnes scored a career playoff high 33 points, including...
RCMP charges consultant with fraudulently overbilling the federal government
OTTAWA — The RCMP says it has charged a consultant with fraudulently overbilling the federal government. An RCMP news release says 62-year-old Andrew McDermott and his company, AM Government Consulting Inc., face two counts of fraud over $5,000. The release...
Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts
Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the...
