Taste of the Danforth cancelled for a second year in a row
The Taste of the Danforth used to be an annual affair in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood, but for the second year in a row the food festival has been cancelled due to a lack of funding, according to organizers. The neighbourhood’s...
Beach at Christie Lake in Hamilton closed due to blue-green algae
The beach and swimming area at Christie Lake Conservation Area has been closed to swimmers and animals, the Hamilton Conservation Authority said in a news release on Friday. Water samples taken from several spots along the shoreline showed the presence...
A fiery meteor that punched through a Georgia home’s roof is older than Earth, a...
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A meteorite that punched a hole in a Georgia homeowner’s roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself, according to scientists who examined fragments of the space rock....
‘Outstanding’ Mboko hailed as role model for young Canadian tennis players, girls of colour
TORONTO — After her extraordinary win at the National Bank Open in Montreal, 18-year-old tennis sensation Victoria Mboko is being celebrated as a role model for the next generation of Canadian athletes. The phenom, who was born in North Carolina...
Trump defends the US economy with charts after job reports showed warning signs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he says show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and...
Dirt bike rider charged for allegedly striking police officer in Mississauga
A dirt bike rider has been charged for allegedly striking a police officer while trying to flee in Mississauga back in July. Peel police say officers were attempting to stop a dirt bike rider who was driving erratically in the...
Drop-in centres report spike in overdoses since 9 consumption sites closed, but Chief Coroner says...
“We’re not surprised.” That’s how Bill Sinclair, CEO of The Neighbourhood Group Community Services, responded to the Toronto Drop-In Network’s claims that overdoses have jumped by nearly 300 per cent since the Ford government closed nine supervised consumption sites across...
Canada’s Victoria Mboko wins National Bank Open title
Victoria Mboko has done it. The 18-year-old Canadian defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday night to capture the women’s title at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers. It’s Mboko’s first tour-level title, coming in just the...
Boy, 15, arrested trying to flee from RIDE stop in Hamilton
Hamilton Police say a 15-year-old boy is facing charges after he allegedly tried to evade a RIDE checkpoint in East Hamilton early Thursday morning, “narrowly avoiding officers on scene.” Officers set up the RIDE checkpoint on Lawrence Road. At around...
Trump orders increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington to ‘make DC safe again’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump ‘s suggestions that his...
