Biidaasige Park at the Toronto Port Lands opens as part of weekend-long celebration
As the Port Lands community in Toronto continues to undergo a massive transformation, Biidaasige Park at the edge of the new mouth of the Don River is now officially open to the public. Located at the southeast corner of Cherry...
Man wanted in suspected dog attack in Kensington-Chinatown neighbourhood
Authorities are searching for a man who is wanted in connection with a suspected dog attack that happened in Toronto’s Kensington-Chinatown neighbourhood earlier this month. According to Toronto police, the man was walking three dogs near Huron Street and Baldwin...
Tomorrowland says Canadian woman has died after attending music festival in Belgium
A spokeswoman for the Tomorrowland music festival says a Canadian woman has died after attending the large gathering in Belgium. Debby Wilmsen says in an emailed statement that a 35-year-old Canadian woman fell ill at the festival on Friday. She...
Historic Quebec scout camp to become conservation land, recreational tourism site
MILLE-ISLES, QUEBEC — Residents of a town north of Montreal expressed cautious relief and optimism on Saturday as they learned that a more than century-old Scouts camp site will become a conservation and tourism site. Scouts Canada announced earlier this...
Toronto police identify 14-year-old wanted for murder in stabbing of Shahnaz Pestonji
Toronto police are searching for a 14-year-old young offender in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 71-year-old woman in North York. Investigators say Shahnaz Pestonji had just finished buying groceries in the Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East...
OPP arrest Burlington man after death threats made against Ontario’s environment minister
Provincial police have charged a 40-year-old man in connection with alleged death threats made against a minister in Doug Ford’s government. Police say they launched an investigation on July 8 after threats were made against MPP Todd McCarthy, the Minister...
CFIA expands salami salmonella recall across six provinces as 86 people reported sick
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded a recall of several brands of salami and soppressata due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recall now affects 67 types of deli meats sold under various brands: Bona, Cosmo’s Smoked Meats, Imperial Meats,...
SIU clears officer in shooting of 17-year-old during police takedown in March
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has cleared a Toronto police officer of any wrongdoing in the shooting of a 17-year-old boy last March. An investigation determined that on March 23, members of the Guns and Gangs Task Force were tracking...
Man, 28, identified in fatal shooting at Yorkdale Mall parking lot
Police have identified a 28-year-old man who was shot and killed in the parking lot of Yorkdale Mall. Investigators were called to the mall, located at Highway 401 and Dufferin Street, just before 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, where they found...
Coldplay’s jumbotron captures – what exactly? The internet has its theories
LONDON (AP) — It started out as a routine bit of fun at a Coldplay concert: Lead singer Chris Martin asked the cameras to scan the crowd for his “Jumbotron Song,” when he sings a few lines about the people...
