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TTC commuters to face a month-long closure at King-Dufferin intersection

While streetcar service on King Street East has resumed at one end of the city, commuters are preparing for another interruption at the opposite end of the route. Service along King Street at Church Street returned following a summer-long closure...

Sep 1, 2025 | Local

3 people arrested after police find illegal guns and drugs during traffic stop in Mississauga

Three people are facing more than 20 criminal charges after police recovered two illegal guns and drugs during a traffic stop in Mississauga on Saturday. According to Peel Regional Police (PRP), officers were patrolling the area of Matheson Boulevard and...

Sep 1, 2025 | Local

‘Weapons’ regains the top spot as the summer box office winds down

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating a summer box office that’s likely to fall right below meeting last year’s earnings. Zach Cregger’s horror proved its staying power as a...

Sep 1, 2025 | Local

Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties

OTTAWA — Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both Canada and the United States. “There needs to...

Sep 1, 2025 | Local

The unwritten rules of tennis and why postmatch handshakes sometimes go awry at the US...

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s been a lot of talk about the unwritten rules of tennis during Week 1 of this U.S. Open, whether it’s the necessity of a “ sorry, not sorry ” raised hand after a let cord...

Aug 31, 2025 | Local

Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemen’s capital

CAIRO (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-U.S. campaign against the Iranian-backed rebels. Ahmed...

Aug 31, 2025 | Local

More than 80 shots fired in early morning Hamilton shooting that injured 3 people

Police say more than 80 shots were fired during an early morning shooting in downtown Hamilton that injured three people. Investigators say the shooting happened in the area of Bowen Street and Jackson Street East just before 1 a.m. on...

Aug 31, 2025 | Local

Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says

Lying in an intensive care unit hospital bed, 11-year-old Genevieve Bisek is comforted by the many handmade cards she has received from fellow classmates after Wednesday’s shooting at a Minneapolis church. Some are decorated with beads, some with sparkling stars....

Aug 31, 2025 | Local

Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more items containing pistachio in Quebec

MONTREAL — More recalls have been issued in Quebec for pistachio-containing products linked to a recent salmonella outbreak. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on Friday that four separate items are being recalled due to possible contamination. They include two...

Aug 31, 2025 | Local

2 men arrested following daytime shooting in Brampton neighbourhood last month

Two men are facing firearm and extortion charges following a daytime shooting in a residential neighbourhood in Brampton last month. Police in Peel Region say two men were captured on surveillance cameras shooting at a residence on Rolling Acres Drive...

Aug 31, 2025 | Local