25 years after landmark UN resolution, UN chief says women are too often absent from...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. At the same time, sexual...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers want him sent to a low-security prison that offers drug treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers want the hip-hop mogul sent to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey to serve his four-year, two-month prison sentence, telling a judge Monday that the facility’s drug treatment program will help...
Community group sues City of Toronto over proposed homeless shelter for seniors
A community group is suing the City of Toronto and their local councillor for $1 million in damages over the plan to build a homeless shelter for seniors in a parking lot at 66 Third Street in Etobicoke. The statement...
E-bike operator taken to trauma centre after a collision in Scarborough
An e-bike operator was injured Monday evening after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough, according to Toronto police. Authorities say the crash happened at approximately 7:20 p.m. near Morningside Avenue and Staines Road, just north of Highway 401. The...
Man injured in stabbing near Cabbagetown
A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed near Cabbagetown. Toronto police were called to Wellesley and Bleecker streets around 9:45 p.m. for reports of a stabbing. The victim was transported to hospital with serious injuries. The suspect...
Israel to release three Canadians detained in Gaza flotilla, group says more coming
OTTAWA — Ottawa says Israel will release three Canadians it detained for attempting to reach the Gaza Strip through the Mediterranean Sea. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrote on the platform X today that “Canada is aware of three Canadians...
Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
Marineland’s request for emergency funding from Ottawa, in a letter that warned 30 belugas at the park will otherwise be euthanized, is “inappropriate,” Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Monday. The Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction made the request Friday with...
Maple Leafs finalize roster with last-day juggle, send Cowan down
The shot block heard ’round the whiteboard. One injury to one fourth-liner will tweak three forward units of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ projected roster just a couple of days before the puck drops for real. When fourth-line centre Scott Laughton absorbed a puck...
U.S. government to take 10-per-cent stake in Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals
Vancouver-based Trilogy Metals Inc. says the U.S. government will take a 10-per-cent stake in the mineral exploration company, which has mining interests in Alaska that Washington wants to see developed. The U.S. government is spending US$35.6 million on the stake,...
Daycare facilities call on Ministry of Education to fund safety barriers after fatal crash
In the month since a car crashed through the front window of a Richmond Hill daycare, killing a toddler and injuring several others, childcare facilities are now taking precautions amid new rules from the provincial government. In the days following...
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