Researchers concerned after endangered whooping cranes test positive for bird flu
SASKATOON — A wildlife biologist says it’s deeply concerning that two dead members of a critically endangered flock of birds that only breed in Canadian marshes have tested positive for the avian flu. Mark Bidwell with the Canadian Wildlife Service...
GTA landscaping and snow removal company facing multiple claims from workers and customers
The owner of a Vaughan-based landscaping and snow removal company, operating under multiple names including Snow Pros LTD and Grass Guys, is facing claims of not paying workers and not providing services to some clients who paid. Speakers Corner has received dozens...
Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver, police say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Monday morning after Los Angeles police responded to a call reporting an assault involving a ride-hail driver, authorities said. Just after midnight, officers were called to the scene near the...
Some Canadians manage to contact family in Iran for first time in days amid protests
Before the latest anti-government protests in Iran began, Shadi Dashmiz was in contact with her father every day, exchanging calls, texts and pictures. But she suddenly lost touch with the 70-year-old who currently lives alone in the country, after the...
Trump says Americans ‘don’t need’ Canadian products, calls CUSMA ‘irrelevant’
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade is “irrelevant” to him and Americans don’t need Canadian products. “It expires very shortly and we could have it or not,” Trump said while touring a...
Feds to contribute money to the fight against extortion in southern Ontario
The federal government says it will give Peel Regional Police up to $1 million to support the force’s efforts to fight extortion, provide services to victims and build on the work of a task force. The police service, which serves...
Peel police locate unattended child seen on Mississauga road
A child seen alone in the Creditview Road and Eglinton Avenue West area has been found, Peel police say. Police tell CityNews a driver spotted the child in the middle of the road and called police around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday....
Recycling pick-up problems continue in Midtown neighbourhood
One side of a Midtown Toronto street that was supposed to have their recycling pick-up on Jan. 2 is still waiting, 11 days later. Residents on Winnett Avenue waited patiently for a week and eventually, a truck showed up to...
Major 2-year Oshawa street closure begins as part of work to expand GO Transit to...
As construction crews carry out work to expand GO Transit Lakeshore East train service to Bowmanville, part of a major north-south corridor in Oshawa is facing a two-year closure and it’s a prospect that concerns local residents. Authorities closed Simcoe...
Why an Ontario couple is leading a court battle to change MAID in B.C.
OTTAWA — Gaye and Jim O’Neill have spend countless hours thinking about their daughter’s final hours in April 2023. It’s a memory they say they’d wish on no one — and it’s the reason why they joined a years-long legal...
