Man arrested after BB gun threats send Clarington high school into lockdown: police
A man has been charged in connection with a road-rage incident that forced a Clarington high school to be placed on lockdown earlier this week. According to police, a dispute between the occupants of two vehicles began off school property...
How Canadian accounts got swept up in X’s location feature accuracy issues
Last week the X platform, formerly Twitter, began its rollout of a new location feature meant to disclose which country account holders post from. It aimed to increase transparency on the platform and help users spot the fake accounts known...
Feds set to open new co-ordination centre for disaster response
OTTAWA — Canada will soon have a new operations centre to help co-ordinate countrywide disaster response. Government officials on Friday offered media outlets a tour of the new facility, which is expected to be open next month. For security reasons,...
Canadians fighting rare cancer may have to pay $600K for last-ditch treatment
Access to a vital therapy, known for treating adults with multiple myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer, is being stalled in Canada, health advocates say. The one-time treatment, called CAR T-cell or Carvykti, has been successful in the United...
Man, 43, charged in deadly hit-and-run collision
A man from Toronto has been arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run collision that happened in Scarborough last spring. According to authorities, a 27-year-old woman was crossing the road at Birchmount Road just north of St. Clair Avenue East...
‘Significant concerns’ raised as Ontario exempts training centres from municipal and planning laws
Companies and unions building worker training centres using money from Ontario’s embattled Skills Development Fund could soon bypass planning laws, raising “significant concerns” for the province’s municipalities and opposition parties. The government recently passed a labour bill that includes provisions...
Approximately 20 TTC bus shelters damaged in early morning mischief spree
Toronto police are searching for the driver of a vehicle they say was responsible for damaging 20 TTC bus shelters early Sunday morning in the city’s west end. Investigators say between 12:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. on November 23, the...
Up to 70 apartment units evacuated after fire at Thorncliffe Park high-rise complex
Fire crews continue to battle a four-alarm fire at a high-rise complex on Thorncliffe Park Drive near Overlea Boulevard that’s displaced residents due to concerns over high carbon monoxide levels. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 11 Thorncliffe Park...
Pedestrian struck by tractor trailer at Hwy. 7 and Islington in Vaughan
York Regional Police say a pedestrian was struck by a tractor trailer at the intersection of Highway 7 and Islington Avenue in Vaughan on Thursday. It happened at around 7:22 p.m. The intersection is currently closed in all directions. Police...
New trial ordered in 1989 murder of 10-year old Toronto girl
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott in 1989. In a decision issued Thursday, the court concluded there was a miscarriage of justice in the case and...
