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YCDSB spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on internal disputes: documents

With the future of Ontario school boards under the microscope by the Ford government due to their spending habits, CityNews has learned internal disputes at one of the province’s largest Catholic school boards have cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of...

Sep 11, 2025 | Local

Protesters demand justice as man charged in sexual assault of child makes court appearance

More than 200 protesters gathered outside the courthouse in St. Catharines on Wednesday, calling for systemic change and demanding action after a 25-year-old man was charged with sexually assaulting a child under the age of five. Daniel Senecal has been...

Sep 11, 2025 | Local

Authorities say a student is dead after shooting 2 peers and then himself at Colorado...

DENVER (AP) — A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said. The handgun shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado,...

Sep 11, 2025 | Local

Man who raised pack of wolf-dogs relieved animals won’t be euthanized

A pack of wolf-dogs that were facing the threat of euthanasia will instead live in an Ontario sanctuary after being seized by the provincial government, their owner said Wednesday. Bryton Bongard said he doesn’t have word on the exact location,...

Sep 11, 2025 | Local

Man arrested in connection to 12 break and enters in The Annex

A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection to 12 break and enters in The Annex area. Toronto police began an investigation after The Annex BIA told officers about several unreported break and enters in the area. It’s alleged between...

Sep 10, 2025 | Local

Fixing WestJet plane in St. Maarten likely ‘very difficult project’: aviation experts

Repairing a WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island’s airport for a day will be a challenge, say aviation experts. Videos of WestJet Flight WS2276 from Toronto flooded social media...

Sep 10, 2025 | Local

Apple has unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup, including the first iPhone Air. Here’s what’s new

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is here. The tech giant on Tuesday unveiled four new models that mark the latest editions to its marquee product. That includes the introduction of the iPhone Air, which Apple says is...

Sep 10, 2025 | Local

Canada’s Wonderland introduces chaperone policy for Halloween Haunt

Canada’s Wonderland has introduced a chaperone policy ahead of their annual Halloween Haunt this October. The policy requires all minors, considered to be guests 15 years old or younger, must be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21...

Sep 10, 2025 | Local

Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax staged by...

Sep 10, 2025 | Local

Federal government says emails, phone numbers accessed in cyberattack

OTTAWA — The federal government says individuals’ email addresses and phone numbers associated with Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada and Canada Border Services Agency accounts were accessed in a cyberattack. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says...

Sep 10, 2025 | Local