Extortion threats prompting families in Peel Region to leave Canada
It’s a crime that’s hitting specific populations and pockets of our nation, relentlessly. Extortion attempts and acts, including drive-by shootings, arson and even murder, have prompted police, including Peel Region, the RCMP, Calgary police and Surrey police, to meet this...
GST credit top-up coming in spring after bill fast-tracked in Parliament
OTTAWA — Canadians who receive the GST benefit will get a one-time top up payment this spring after parliamentarians fast-tracked the legislation to set it motion. The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit received royal assent late today, after passing the...
Air Transat cutting summer flights to only two U.S. destinations in Florida
MONTREAL — Air Transat says it’s cancelling its U.S. flights for the 2026 summer season as it looks to better manage its resources. A spokeswoman for the airline says flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando in Florida will start gradually...
Courtney Sarault wins bronze in women’s 500m short track speedskating
A great final lap by Canada’s Courtney Sarault led to an Olympic bronze medal. The Canadian short-track speedskater finished third with a big comeback in the women’s 500 metres on Thursday. It is her second medal of the Olympics after...
Metrolinx CEO reflects on lessons learned, issues with Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRT lines
While the Ford government has ruled out calling a public inquiry into the much-maligned, two-decade-long Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, the president and CEO of Metrolinx is reflecting on lessons learned on the project just days after it opened. During a...
BC RCMP confirms identities of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims
The BC RCMP has released the names of the eight victims of the Tumbler Ridge shooting on Tuesday. The six victims killed in the town’s high school are: Abel Mwansa: 12-years-old Ezekiel Schofield: 13-years-old Kylie Smith: 12-years-old Zoey...
Stepping away from Blue Jays a ‘bad decision,’ Jose Berrios says
Jose Berrios understands he could’ve handled things a little bit differently at the end of the 2025 season. Speaking to reporters at spring training on Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher elaborated on his choice to step away from the team at...
Toronto auditor general report on fraud and waste hotline highlights millions in losses, prevented costs
A new report out of Toronto city hall is raising concerns after several instances of alleged fraud and prevented costs to the municipality, totalling millions of dollars, were discovered. The findings were contained in a report by auditor general Tara...
Mississauga man arrested in fatal hit-and-run one year ago
A 26-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Mississauga over one year ago. Police in Peel Region say a woman in her 20s was crossing Bristol Road West at Loonlake Avenue on a green light...
Man wanted in fake kidnapping, ransom scam in York Region
York police say they are looking for a man wanted in connection with a fake kidnapping and ransom scam. Investigators say in January 2026, an unknown person, claiming to be police from China, called a youth stating he was implicated...
