Police searching for missing 81-year-old man in High Park area
Toronto police are searching for a missing 81-year-old man in the High Park area. Allen was last seen on Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. in the Bloor Street and High Park Avenue area. Toronto police tell CityNews Allen has dementia...
Average rents dip 2.3 per cent in August, continuing downward trend
TORONTO — A new report says average asking rents fell in August compared with a year ago to mark 11 months of straight declines. The Rentals.ca and Urbanation report says the average rental rate across Canada was $2,137 in the...
Are Toronto audiences too nice? Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater say politeness is appreciated
TORONTO — Stage and screen stars Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott agree most actors can benefit from audience feedback, but there’s a time and a place for criticism. The stars of Richard Linklater’s intimate portrait “Blue Moon” are at the...
Man, 48, charged with throwing rocks at moving cars in Niagara Region
Police in Niagara Region have made an arrest in connection with a series of rock-throwing incidents that “deliberately” targeted moving vehicles, authorities say. According to investigators, the incidents were reported between June and August 2025 at the following locations: Highway...
Man dead after being tasered by Toronto police in North York
A man was pronounced dead on Sunday shortly after being tasered by police in North York. In a social media post shared Sunday evening, the Toronto Police Service said its officers had responded to a priority call at approximately 5:41...
London’s subway system is grinding to a halt as Underground staff go on strike
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of London Underground staff on Sunday began a series of strikes over pay and conditions that threaten to shut down the subway system used by millions of people a day. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union...
Jodie Foster, Catherine O’Hara, Guillermo del Toro feted at TIFF Tribute Awards
TORONTO — When Jodie Foster began working in Hollywood as a child actress, she says there weren’t very many women around. “Occasionally there was a script supervisor or maybe a makeup and hair person, but then mostly not,” Foster said...
Health officials declare ‘Queen of Canada’s’ compound a threat to public safety
Provincial officials in Saskatchewan say parts of a former school that was serving as a compound for the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” and her followers have been declared unfit for human habitation, and the residents have been ordered out. The...
Mark Volman, who co-founded The Turtles and performed with Flo & Eddie, has died at...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960’s pop group The Turtles, whose hits include “Happy Together” and “Elenore,” died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday after a brief, unexpected illness, according to his publicist, Ame Van...
Many EV owners say they’re undeterred after the federal government’s mandate pause
Not much changed immediately for electric vehicle drivers across Canada after the federal government announced a step back from its EV policy. But many drivers fear infrastructural growth and improved public charging stations will slow in the coming years. When...
