Joe Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer on forehead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president. His spokesperson Kelly Scully confirmed the surgery after Inside Edition published video of Biden leaving...
Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia is missing, says DND
A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia has been reported missing since Tuesday. A news release from the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces says an investigation and search efforts are ongoing. Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin, commander...
New toonie commemorates life and work of First Nations artist
Canada’s currency is seeing a historic moment, with a new toonie beginning circulation on Thursday. Daphne Odjig, from Wikwemikoong Unceded Territory in Ontario, is the first woman and visual artist to be featured on a Canadian coin. “It’s part of...
New video shows moment Parkside Drive speed camera is cut down
It’s a question that’s been asked many times over the past few months: Who keeps vandalizing one of the city’s most profitable speed enforcement cameras? Video footage has emerged that might help provide some answers. The two-minute late-night video obtained by...
Cyclist struck by vehicle near Kensington Market
A cyclist in his 50s has been struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto on Wednesday evening. Paramedics were called to Spadina Avenue and College Street around 8:22 p.m. for reports of a cyclist struck by a vehicle. Police say...
Ontario hospital nurses awarded 5.25 per cent in raises, but decry lack of staffing ratios
An arbitrator has awarded Ontario’s hospital nurses pay increases of 5.25 per cent over two years, in a new contract their union calls disappointing. The terms of the contract as set by the arbitrator for about 60,000 hospital nurses include...
RCMP arrest 16, including ‘Queen of Canada,’ at conspiracy compound in Saskatchewan
RCMP say 16 people, including self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo, have been arrested in southwestern Saskatchewan. Followers of Didulo, who has promoted various conspiracy theories, set up a “Kingdom of Canada” compound in an old school in Richmound, west...
Online hotline launched for parents to contact TDSB and TCDSB trustees
Students across Toronto are returning to school without access to their elected trustees, but a local man has come up with a solution. Parents with children in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic District School Board...
Helicopter with B.C. wildfire crew makes forced landing near Pemberton
A helicopter carrying a wildfire attack crew had to make a forced landing in a forested area near Pemberton, B.C., on Wednesday. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said he was relieved that everyone aboard the helicopter was accounted for and there...
Boat accident in Nigeria leaves at least 31 people dead, authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat accident on a river in north-central Nigeria killed at least 31 people, authorities said Wednesday. The overloaded boat hit a tree trunk in the Borgu area of Niger state while it carried 90 people,...
