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Man critically injured in multi-vehicle Brampton crash

A man is fighting for his life in hospital following a multi-vehicle crash in Brampton. Peel Regional Police were called to the McVean Drive and Countryside Drive area, near Goreway Road and Mayfield Road, just before 5 p.m. on Thursday...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

Police to update 1998 Toronto cold case of murdered pregnant woman

Toronto police homicide detectives are expected to provide an update into a 1998 cold case involving the murder of a young pregnant woman in the downtown core. Donna Oglive, 24, was strangled in a parking lot in Toronto on March...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

Stolarz brillant in return as Maple Leafs beat Kraken

Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves in his first start since Dec. 12 to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday night. Philippe Myers, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies scored for the Leafs.  Eeli Tolvanen had...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

Rogers pushes back against Competition Bureau’s deceptive marketing allegations

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. has filed a response to the Competition Bureau’s allegations against the company of false advertising related to unlimited data plans. The bureau alleged in December that Rogers’ ads create the false or misleading impression that...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

Trump’s Gaza plan shocks the world but finds support in Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to seek U.S. ownership of the Gaza Strip and move out its population infuriated the Arab world. It stunned American allies and other global powers and even flummoxed members of Trump’s...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As Los Angeles reels from deadly January wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order Thursday directing the state to advance long-delayed regulations requiring homeowners in high-risk areas to clear combustible...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data

Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans’ sensitive personal information. Thirteen attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia James, said in...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

Bank of Canada’s Tiff Macklem says tariff threat adds to central bank challenges

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says central banks face an increasingly difficult job as the country faces a maelstrom of potential U.S. tariffs, technological disruptions, extreme weather and global political upheaval. “President Donald Trump’s threats of new tariffs are...

Feb 7, 2025 | Local

Kate, Princess of Wales, to curtail publicizing her wardrobe choices

LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales wants people to focus on her work not her wardrobe. Kensington Palace is going to cut back on naming the luxury labels Kate wears, the Sunday Times reported. Kate, who is married to...

Feb 3, 2025 | Local

Teen arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Oshawa elementary school

Police in Durham Region have arrested a 13-year-old student who allegedly made threats against an elementary school in Oshawa. Authorities say the teen made a threat to numerous people on social media and stated that Pierre Elliot Trudeau Public School...

Feb 3, 2025 | Local