How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump introduced 25 per cent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on March 12, and doubled the levies to 50 per cent in early June. The Canadian government has responded with a number...
Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says
A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia’s Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island’s residents. It came too late, B.C.’s minister of water, land and resource stewardship said...
Peel police say they’ve dismantled an organized commercial auto theft ring
Peel Regional Police have arrested three men they allege were part of an organization that stole numerous commercial transport trucks and trailers. On Monday, officers located a transport truck in the Dixie Road and Myerside Drive area of Mississauga that...
Suspect wanted for alleged hate-motivated assault near Junction Triangle
A suspect is wanted after police say a male was pushed off his bike in an alleged hate-motivated assault near the Junction Triangle. Toronto police were called to Bloor Street West and Symington Avenue around 4 a.m. on June 27...
McDonald’s Canada announces new CEO, taking effect in September
McDonald’s Canada announces Annemarie Swijtink as its new CEO. Swijtink is currently the managing director of McDonald’s Netherlands and has held the position since June 2022. The current McDonald’s Canada CEO, Michèle Boudria, has been in the role since 2022...
Beer Store to close another 10 locations in a changing alcohol market
Ontario’s main beer retailer says it’s closing another 10 stores across the province due to changing market conditions. The Beer Store says locations in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and several other cities are scheduled to close by the end of the...
Alleged hijacking of small aircraft causes diversions, delays at YVR
The Richmond RCMP says officers arrested a suspect who hijacked a small aircraft and then entered the airspace near Vancouver International Airport (YVR), causing multiple delays at the airport. People who were at the airport at the time of the...
Young boy, 3, reunited with parents after being found walking alone in Vaughan
A three-year-old boy found walking alone in Vaughan has been reunited with his parents. The child was found walking alone in the area of Major Mackenzie Drive and Vellore Woods Boulevard this afternoon by a concerned citizen who then called...
Feed Scarborough community farm damaged in fire, vehicles vandalized earlier
Staff and volunteers with Feed Scarborough, a non-profit focused on addressing food insecurity in the east end of Toronto, are looking to partially rebuild their community farm after it was damaged in a recent fire. The untimely fire at the...
World’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies after being struck by vehicle in hit-and-run
Fauja Singh, who was believed to be the oldest marathon runner and the first 100-year-old to complete a full marathon, has died after being struck by a vehicle Monday. Singh was hit while crossing the road in his native village in Beas...
