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Air Canada operations remain suspended despite government order for binding arbitration

Air Canada says all flights remain suspended pending the outcome of a Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) process after the federal government directed the union and the airline to resume operations and resolve the dispute through binding arbitration. In a...

Aug 17, 2025 | Local

Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a ‘state of severe physical deterioration’ dies in...

MADRID (AP) — A 20-year old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of severe physical deterioration” has died after being transferred to Italy for treatment, the hospital said Saturday. The patient was admitted to Pisa University Hospital late...

Aug 17, 2025 | Local

Carney says Trump is ‘creating the opportunity’ to end war in Ukraine

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump is “creating the opportunity to end Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.” In a statement released Saturday, the day after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Aug 17, 2025 | Local

Subway service resumes on Line 1 following injury at track level

Subway service has resumed on a portion of Line 1 after what transit officials said was an injury at the track level. Service between Finch and Sheppard-Yonge stations was suspended just before 4 p.m. due to an incident at North...

Aug 17, 2025 | Local

OPSEU says support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike

The union that represents thousands of support staff at Ontario’s colleges says the workers have voted to authorize a strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says in a news release that members voted 77.3 per cent to authorize a...

Aug 17, 2025 | Local

The last dance? Organizers of North America’s largest powwow say 2026 will be the event’s...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as North America’s largest powwow, a celebration showcasing Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world. Organizers announced Saturday that...

Aug 17, 2025 | Local

2 Toronto police officers cleared in fatal shooting of teen in North York

The province’s police watchdog has cleared two Toronto police officers of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old during a traffic stop in North York earlier this year. The Special Investigations Unit says around 11 p.m. on April...

Aug 16, 2025 | Local

Pilot conscious, talking after helicopter crashes while fighting fires in Nova Scotia

The Department of Natural Resources says one of its helicopters was involved in a crash at the Long Lake wildfires. In a statement, the department said the helicopter crashed into shallow water at about 4:24 p.m. on Friday while it...

Aug 16, 2025 | Local

Suspect in fatal Hwy. 48 crash that killed father of 3 makes court appearance

The teen accused in a deadly crash that killed a father of three made a court appearance Friday in Oshawa. Andrew Cristillo was killed and his three daughters seriously injured in a deadly head-on crash on Highway 48 between St....

Aug 16, 2025 | Local

‘The same country’: Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it from the U.S. in the region, experts have told researchers commissioned by the federal government. The Liberals launched the strategy in late 2022 to make...

Aug 16, 2025 | Local