Man injured in apartment building fire near St. Lawrence Market
A man has been taken to the hospital after a balcony fire in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon. Toronto Fire Services say they were called to an apartment building at 3:31 p.m. for reports of a fire at...
18-year-old stabbed in East York, near Pape Village Block Party
An 18-year-old has been sent to hospital after a stabbing in East York on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Officers say they were called to Pape and Gamble Avenues just after 4:30 p.m. for reports of a victim located with...
Power, politics and performance: Russia’s revamped Intervision song contest names a winner
When Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc held aloft the crystal cup trophy in Moscow’s Live Arena on Saturday night, he became the inaugural winner of new song contest Intervision — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much...
Fugitive who allegedly helped inmate escape B.C. jail arrested in Spain, police say
SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Police say a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for his alleged role in helping a high-profile gang member escape from a British Columbia jail has been arrested in Spain. RCMP say charges have been laid...
Leaside residents frustrated over the loss of another tree
This past summer, a developer cut down a beloved tree in Leaside, even after the city told them not to. Once again, Leaside residents say they’re losing another tree thanks to the actions of that same developer. “Why? Why did...
Ontario ERs see almost 300,000 walkouts in 2024, study shows
A new survey shows Ontario emergency room wait times were so bad that almost 300,000 patients gave up and left untreated in the last year. “This is an enormous number. Our hospitals are full to the brim,” says Ontario Liberal...
‘On their own’: 23 Canadian gender-based violence legal programs at risk of losing funding
A federal funding stream, keeping afloat a Canadian network of organizations that provides legal support to victims of gender-based violence, is set to dry up early next spring — and the organizers say the government has so far ignored their...
Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly-skilled foreign workers and rolled out a $1 million “gold card” visa as a pathway to U.S. citizenship for wealthy...
Hudson’s Bay seeks approval to auction off 1670 charter, court filings show
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay wants to revert to its original plan to auction off its founding charter after more parties signalled interest in buying — then donating — the 1670 document, new court documents say. The Ontario Superior Court had...
D4vd tour dates removed from websites after the discovery of a girl’s body in Los...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd’s U.S. tour and multiple stops in his upcoming European tour have been removed from ticketing websites, as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of the decomposed body of...
