Toronto city council adopts cooling room bylaw for apartment buildings
Toronto City Council has approved a new bylaw requiring apartment buildings without air conditioning to provide access to a cooled amenity space during the summer months. Council voted to repeal and replace the city’s existing heating bylaw with a new...
Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter...
Muslim family forced to move burial after being denied at Thorold cemetery
The father of a Brock University student killed in a collision on Highway 406 says his grief worsened after learning his daughter could not be buried at a nearby cemetery, even after a burial plot had already been prepared. Thorold...
Bank of Canada’s Macklem says he expects food inflation to ease in 2026
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he expects food inflation to ease in the coming months after Statistics Canada reported grocery prices jumped higher in November. The agency said Monday that the annual rise in the cost of food...
Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. Nick Reiner, 32, will be charged in the death of the 78-year-old actor and...
Pedestrian in life threatening condition after being struck in Mississauga
A male pedestrian is in life threatening condition after he was struck by a pickup truck in Mississauga, according to Peel police. Officers say the collision occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the area of Dixie and Rathburn Roads. The driver...
City council passes Mayor Chow’s motion to speed up LRT, streetcar service
City council has passed Mayor Olivia Chow’s motion calling for action to speed up light rail transit (LRT) and streetcars across the city after the anticipated launch of the Line 6 Finch West LRT was marred by bad reviews about...
Fire extinguished at Thorncliffe Park apartment complexes: Toronto Fire
A fire in the walls of two neighbouring apartment complexes in Thorncliffe Park has been extinguished, according to city officials. The five-alarm fire broke out on Nov. 27 at 11 Thorncliffe Park, and eventually spread to a neighbouring building at...
Toronto woman, 71, killed under ‘suspicious’ circumstances, police say
Toronto police have identified the victim of a suspected homicide that is believed to have taken place in North York earlier this month. According to investigators, officers were called to a residence in the Yonge Street and Kempford Boulevard area...
Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president’s Jan....
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting...
