2 injured in Etobicoke crash involving motorcycle, vehicle
Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Etobicoke. Toronto police were called to Rexdale Boulevard and Kipling Avenue just after 5 p.m. The motorcyclist was rushed to hospital via a...
Lakeshore West GO trains stopping at Burlington GO due to incident at Aldershot
Trains along the Lakeshore West GO corridor will only be traveling as far west as Burlington GO after an incident at Aldershot GO on Tuesday afternoon. The area is now in the hands of emergency personnel and trains can’t move...
Ottawa earmarks billions of dollars for defence as global spending race ramps up
OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national defence by the end of the decade — a staggering sum as Canada positions itself to meet aggressive NATO spending commitments. The defence spending plan...
Poll finds most immigrants want fewer than 300,000 immigrants annually, lower than outlined in budget
A new poll shows immigrants want lower immigration levels than Canada’s plan outlined in Tuesday’s federal budget. Between 2026 and 2028, officials are targeting 380,000 permanent resident admissions for each year. That’s down from 395,000 in 2025 — but still...
Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to slash the public service by 10 per cent by the end of the 2028-29 fiscal year — eliminating about 40,000 jobs — as it strays from its election promise to cut the number...
Children’s author Robert Munsch donates letters, story drafts to Guelph Public Library
Children’s author Robert Munsch is donating his stash of story drafts, publisher notes and fan letters to the Guelph Public Library. The southwestern Ontario library said the collection will offer a rare glimpse into Munsch’s decades-long career, during which he...
‘Where was the warning?’ Several Ontario at-risk seniors cut from remote monitoring program
Several seniors, at risk of falls, recently received notice that they are being cut from a remote monitoring program after a drop in provincial aid. Zoë Medicoff, whose mother, Marilyn, was part of the program, reached out to Speakers Corner....
Nearly half of Canada’s population tuned into at least part of Game 7 of the...
Forty-five per cent of Canadians or 18.5 million people turned in at some point to watch the devastation that was Game 7 of the World Series. The average audience for the MLB championships where the L.A. Dodgers were handed the...
3-vehicles including mini school bus involved in North York collision
No injuries have been reported following a three-vehicle collision involving a mini school bus in North York. Toronto police were called to Sheppard Avenue East and Bayview Avenue around 4:20 p.m. Children were on the bus at the time of...
Pedestrian injured in Mississauga collision
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being injured in a collision in Mississauga. Peel police were called to Derry Road West and Bellshire Gate around 3:20 p.m. The pedestrian was transported to hospital with serious injuries. The driver...
