Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions
Ontario is removing interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country, the province said Monday. The Labour Day announcement said the provincial government has signed 10 agreements with provinces and...
Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, two days after his longtime political ally was seriously injured in a car...
BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union says a portion of its members who work for the province’s public service will begin walking picket lines Tuesday after the union issued 72-hour notice of a strike last week. The union...
“Someone is going to get killed!” despite numerous pleas, abandoned dock near Cherry Beach remains
Speakers Corner was called to revisit a story we’ve done numerous times over the last year regarding a damaged dock— water enthusiasts say is a hazard— that was abandoned near Cherry Beach. We first reported on the issue, back in...
Police investigate after bike thrown onto DVP from East York overpass
Toronto police are investigating after a bike was apparently dropped onto the Don Valley Parkway from an overpass in East York. Investigators say a bicycle was thrown from the bridge at Millwood Road onto the northbound lanes of the highway...
Guerrero’s RBI single helps Blue Jays beat Brewers, avoid three-game sweep
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the fourth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 8-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Tyler Heineman had an RBI double in the...
Police investigate after 2 men wounded in targeted Scarborough shooting
Two men are in critical condition following a shooting in Scarborough on Sunday afternoon. Investigators say they were called to Tansley Avenue and Paloma Place, just west of Danforth Road, just before 5:15 p.m. Sunday for reports of someone with...
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON — Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” was yanked from some shelves due to the...
Zelenskyy announces arrest in shooting death of pro-Western Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukrainian officials arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliament speaker and prominent pro-Western politician Andriy Parubiy. Zelenskyy said in a statement on X that a person was...
Muslim community concerned for safety after alleged hate-motivated incident at Mississauga Islamic centre
Police in Peel Region are investigating an alleged hate-motivated incident after a Mississauga Islamic centre was vandalized. Surveillance video shows a man using his skateboard in the early hours of August 15 to break the glass doors of the Mississauga...
