Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain wins Siminovitch, Canada’s top theatre prize
TORONTO — Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain has won Canada’s top theatre prize. Jain was awarded the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize at a ceremony in Toronto tonight. The jury praised Jain for “reshaping the ecosystem around him” with inventive work...
Algoma Steel issues layoff notices to 1,000 workers
Algoma Steel plans to lay off more than 1,000 workers over the coming months. “The North American steel market is highly integrated, and Algoma Steel has been significantly impacted by the unprecedented tariffs imposed by the United States,” a company...
Marc Miller named new culture minister
Prime Minister Mark Carney has named Marc Miller, a former federal minister who represents a Montreal riding, as the new minister of culture and identity. Miller replaces Steven Guilbeault, who quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pact with...
May says voting for budget was ‘mistake’ and it won’t happen again
OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says supporting the Carney government on the budget vote is a “mistake” she won’t make again. May told The Canadian Press the memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta Premier...
Lockdown lifted at North York high school after search for gun: police
Toronto police say a lockdown at a North York high school has been lifted after earlier reports of a gun seen at the school. Officers were called to James McGuigan Catholic High School near Finch Avenue West and Keele Street...
Generations of Indigenous leaders brace for a new battle over another pipeline
OTTAWA — For some First Nations leaders, the prospect of conflict with provincial and federal governments over plans to send another pipeline to the B.C. coast brings back vivid memories of years past. For many First Nations youth, it’s a...
2 injured after multi-vehicle collision on Highway 401
Two people are in the hospital with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401, according to paramedics. Police say the crash occurred on Sunday evening, just before 5:30 p.m. Drivers were asked to avoid the area as multiple...
Woman in 80s sent to hospital after North York collision
A woman in her 80s is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash near Fairview Mall on Sunday evening. Police say the collision occurred around 5:15 p.m. in the Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue East intersection. Both the drivers...
Trump says he’ll release MRI results; he doesn’t know what part of his body was...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. “If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” the president said during an exchange with...
Toronto kicks off a packed holiday season
After a five–year hiatus, Santa Fest made its long-awaited return to Vaughan this weekend as families lined the streets to welcome it back. The parade is just one of many holiday festivities happening across the GTA this holiday season. “The...
