Jodie Foster, Catherine O’Hara, Guillermo del Toro feted at TIFF Tribute Awards
TORONTO — When Jodie Foster began working in Hollywood as a child actress, she says there weren’t very many women around. “Occasionally there was a script supervisor or maybe a makeup and hair person, but then mostly not,” Foster said...
Health officials declare ‘Queen of Canada’s’ compound a threat to public safety
Provincial officials in Saskatchewan say parts of a former school that was serving as a compound for the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” and her followers have been declared unfit for human habitation, and the residents have been ordered out. The...
Mark Volman, who co-founded The Turtles and performed with Flo & Eddie, has died at...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960’s pop group The Turtles, whose hits include “Happy Together” and “Elenore,” died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday after a brief, unexpected illness, according to his publicist, Ame Van...
Many EV owners say they’re undeterred after the federal government’s mandate pause
Not much changed immediately for electric vehicle drivers across Canada after the federal government announced a step back from its EV policy. But many drivers fear infrastructural growth and improved public charging stations will slow in the coming years. When...
Mohamad Fakih doubles down on Israel comments following calls to strip him of Order of...
Lebanese-Canadian entrepreneur Mohamad Fakih is doubling down on a social media post he shared in which he stated that anyone who continues to support Israel and its actions does not uphold human or Canadian values. The August 25 post has...
Trump’s US Open visit sparks boos and long security lines
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump was loudly booed at the men’s final of the U.S. Open on Sunday, where extra security caused by his visit led to lines long enough that many people missed the start of play,...
3 Niagara police officers injured, 4 cruisers damaged during takedown of suspected impaired driver
Several police officers in Niagara Region were injured Saturday morning during a wild takedown of a 24-year-old driver who is accused of impaired driving. Officers received a report at approximately 9:10 a.m. about a pick-up truck that was weaving into...
Report on deadly Portugal streetcar derailment describes failure of cable connecting cabins
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The first investigative report on the deadly derailment of a popular Portugal streetcar said Saturday that a cable connecting the two cabins essentially snapped. Wednesday’s crash left 16 dead and injured 21 others. Officials called it...
Missing Canadian soldier found dead in Latvia, DND says
A Canadian Armed Forces member who was deployed to Latvia and reported missing since Tuesday has been found dead, according to the Department of National Defence (DND). Officials say Warrant Officer Geroge Hohl was a vehicle technician based in Edmonton...
9-year-old girl allegedly mauled by an off-leash dog at a Toronto park
Nine-year-old Riley was playing with her best friend at Ferrand Drive Park near Eglinton Avenue and Don Valley Parkway on Monday evening, when she was allegedly attacked by an off-leash dog. “It came from behind me […] and it jumped...
