SIU investigating after woman pronounced dead after falling from Toronto hotel balcony
The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a woman fell to her death from a hotel balcony in the downtown core. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says Toronto police were called to a hotel in the Colborne and Yonge Streets...
Nets add to Raptors woes as Poeltl leaves game with back issues
Michael Porter Jr. scored 24 points, Noah Clowney added 19, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 96-81 on Sunday night. Rookie Egor Demin had 16 points, and Nic Claxton finished with 12 for the Nets, who led by...
Around a third of Canadian renters spend half their income on rent: survey
A new survey reveals nearly one-third of renters are giving up over half their income to their landlord, despite rental prices across the country declining for a 14th straight month. According to the Winter 2025 Renter Feedback Survey from Rentals.ca,...
Enter stage right: Shaw Festival to bring productions to Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre
The Shaw Festival is hopping across the pond — just not the one you might be thinking of. The theatre festival based in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., will take up a three-year artistic residency at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre next year, marking Shaw’s...
Woman, 60, killed in multi-vehicle crash on Eglinton Ave. near DVP
A 60-year-old woman is dead following a multi-vehicle crash in the east end. Toronto police say a woman was exiting the northbound Don Valley Parkway at Eglinton Avenue just after 4 p.m. on Sunday when “for unknown reasons,” she failed...
Significant increase in the circulation of counterfeit bills in retail stores
MONTREAL — The Retail Council of Canada is sounding the alarm about the significant increase in circulation of fake $20, $50, and $100 bills since November. The association reports that it has detected more counterfeit bills in one month than...
Schools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don’t have to be: Ontario...
The volunteer-led organization Ontario School Safety is renewing calls to the Ontario government to improve indoor air quality in schools. The call comes as Ontario sees a rapid increase in cases of the flu, particularly impacting young children. In April,...
Australia marks Day of Reflection for Bondi Beach shooting victims
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians will light candles at 6:47 p.m. on Sunday (7:47 GMT) to collectively commemorate the moment the first shots rang out a week earlier at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in an attack on a Jewish festival that...
‘Deeply disturbing’: Canadian MPs shocked at treatment by Israeli border officials
Several members of a Canadian delegation that were denied entry to the West Bank last Tuesday are now back on Canadian soil. The group of 30 delegates, including six Members of Parliament, was sponsored by the charitable organization The Canadian-Muslim Vote. They had...
Payton Pritchard leads undermanned Celtics past hurting Raptors
Payton Pritchard had a double-double with 33 points and 10 assists as the undermanned Boston Celtics topped the Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturday. Pritchard added eight rebounds for Boston (17-11), while Derrick White added 15 points, seven assists and five...
