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Marchand scores twice as the Panthers reignite playoff push with win over Maple Leafs

 Olympic silver medalist Brad Marchand scored twice, Evan Rodrigues got the first short-handed goal of his career and added an assist, and the Florida Panthers resumed their playoff push with a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Durham police deputy chief under investigation for alleged racial slur

A Deputy Chief with the Durham Regional Police Service has been suspended with pay and is under investigation following an incident during a meeting of the Afro-Caribbean Canadian Internal Support Network. In a statement released Thursday night, Durham police say...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Man critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga on Thursday night. Police in Peel Region say they were called to the Lakeshore Road East and Stavebank Road area just after 7 p.m. for reports of...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Sentencing hearing begins for man in drunk driving crash that killed three siblings

A huge show of support in court Thursday for the family members of three kids whose lives were taken in a horrific drunk driving crash last May, as victim impact statements were read. Dressed in all black and sitting in...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account

SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI says the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on her problematic use of ChatGPT by having a second account. The revelation came as the firm outlined...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros, says deal is ‘no longer financially attractive’

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over the fellow storied Hollywood giant. On...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him

NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a judge on Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has unconstitutionally violated his rights to defend himself...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Leaside residents accuse developer of cutting down trees in the middle of the night

A Toronto developer is being accused of chopping down mature trees in the middle of the night, bypassing bylaws meant to protect city greenery, and it’s not the first time they have been accused of skirting the rules. Developer Modcity...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Liberals survive vote on omnibus budget bill

The federal Liberals’ Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament. The legislation enacts key measures proposed in the Liberals’ 2025 federal...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local

Suspect in hate-motivated assault probe allegedly spat on victim, uttered racial slurs: Toronto police

Toronto police are trying to identify a man who allegedly spat on a person in the PATH underground shopping complex between Scotia Plaza and First Canadian Place in January. Investigators say it happened on Monday, January 19, 2026, at around...

Feb 27, 2026 | Local