Doctors fear CDC vaccine recommendation changes will fuel vaccine hesitancy in Canada
TORONTO — Sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule in the U.S. are concerning doctors who say Canadian parents might get the false impression that it’s unsafe to immunize their children. Ontario Medical Association President Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman says she...
Air Transat pilots approve new contract that locks in big gains
MONTREAL — Air Transat pilots ratified a new collective agreement Tuesday that hands them big gains after narrowly avoiding a strike last month and voting overwhelmingly for the deal. The leisure carrier’s roughly 750 aviators voted 91 per cent in...
Watermain break shuts down Etobicoke intersection
An intersection in Etobicoke is shut down following a watermain break on Tuesday afternoon, amid the messy weather that has hit the region. Toronto police say the “major” watermain break occurred at The West Mall and The Queensway, west of...
Some Thorncliffe Park residents returning home after being displaced for 5 weeks by unprecedented fire
Some residents are moving back into their apartments at 11 Thorncliffe Park Drive after being displaced for more than five weeks due to a complex, five-alarm fire. Over 400 residents of 11 Thorncliffe Park Drive and 21 Overlea Boulevard were...
Freezing rain and ice pellets to hit parts of the GTA for Tuesday’s morning commute
A yellow freezing rain warning has been issued for parts of the GTA as up to five millimetres is set to hit the area. The system is expected to start Tuesday with light ice pellets during the morning commute. It...
Charge upgraded to manslaughter after altercation in front of Loose Moose bar turns fatal
An altercation in front of Toronto’s popular Loose Moose bar has resulted in an upgraded charge of manslaughter after a man’s death in hospital. Toronto police were called to the establishment at 146 Front Street W. just before 1:30 a.m....
Experts say Canada should co-ordinate Western Hemisphere response to Maduro’s ouster
OTTAWA — Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration’s ouster of Venezuela’s autocratic ruler “We’re a long way from a democratic transition here. This...
Doug Ford vows to remove Crown Royal from LCBO to protest Ontario plant closure
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is vowing to follow through on a threat to remove Crown Royal whisky from liquor store shelves as soon as a Windsor-area bottling plant closes next month. Ford first put parent company Diageo in his crosshairs at a memorable...
2 paramedics injured in Hwy. 401 crash involving dump truck, fire truck
Two paramedics have been hospitalized after a crash involving a dump truck and fire truck on Highway 401 in Bowmanville, Ontario Provincial Police say. The extent of injuries isn’t currently known. OPP say the ambulance the paramedics were in was...
Woman injured, 1 arrested in stabbing near The Junction
A woman has been injured and a man has been arrested in a stabbing near The Junction Monday afternoon. Toronto police were called to Dundas St. West and Jerome Street, south of Dupont Street around 3 p.m. for reports a...
