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Lapu Lapu Day festival car-ramming suspect was under care of mental health care team: VCH

The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority confirms that the driver accused of plowing his car through a section of a busy Filipino festival, killing 11 people, was under the care of one of its mental health teams when the incident happened....

Apr 30, 2025 | Local

Ford government takes ‘significant step’ forward with 401 tunnel plan: Transportation Minister

The province of Ontario has taken what Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria called “a significant step forward” in its plans to construct a tunnel under Highway 401, issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for a feasibility and congestion relief study....

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Elections Canada website experiencing ‘technical difficulties’ as polls close

The Elections Canada website is experiencing some technical difficulties on election night in the country, with some voters having trouble accessing the site. “Our website is having technical difficulties,” a note on the website’s homepage reads. “As a result, some...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Federal election 2025: Results from key ridings in the GTA

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will be a key battleground for the Liberals and Conservatives tonight as the results flow in. Here are the results from 10 of the key races in Toronto and the GTA. Ajax Conservative Party of...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Canada election 2025: Liberals under Mark Carney get 4th term, set to form government

In a stunning reversal of expectations and polling from just months ago, residents across Canada are set to give the Liberals under Mark Carney a fourth term of office. Based on results released by Elections Canada as of Monday night...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Photos: Party leaders cast their ballots in the 2025 federal election

Canadians are heading to the polls to cast their votes in the 2025 federal election, and so, too, are the country’s top officials. Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre both cast their ballots at polling stations in...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Election Day: Bloc Québécois’ fate closely bound to Canada’s

The fate of the Bloc Québécois on Election Day could have major repercussions on who forms government in Canada, and in what capacity. How the Bloc fares in Montreal-area ridings like La Prairie—Atateken, Repentigy, Terrebonne, and Longueuil—Saint-Hubert will go a...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Accused in Filipino festival attack had ‘contact’ with police in ‘neighbouring jurisdiction’ day before tragedy

Police in Vancouver say the suspect in Saturday’s devastating car-ramming attack at a Filipino festival that killed 11 people had “contact” with another police department in the Lower Mainland the day before the tragedy. In an update on Monday afternoon,...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Alberta expected to stay mostly blue; Liberals could make historic gains

Alberta is widely expected to remain a conservative stronghold on election day, but the Liberals could make gains in a province where they’ve historically seen scant support. Albertans, by and large, vote Conservative federally, and polls heading into election night...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local

Federal election 2025: Results from key ridings across the country

The polls are starting to close and results are expected to start flowing in from across the country. With the Liberal Party of Canada and the Conservative Party of Canada neck-and-neck in the polls, key ridings are more important than...

Apr 29, 2025 | Local