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Scarborough crash sends 1 motorcyclist to hospital

Toronto police are investigating a collision in Scarborough that sent one person to a hospital on Halloween night. According to authorities, the crash happened near Kingston Road and Sandown Avenue at approximately 9:41 p.m. Police say the crash involved a...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

Ottawa man, 33, accused of importing more than 4 Kg of opium from India

Canadian border officers uncovered a large shipment of drugs while screening cargo at a facility in Toronto. According to authorities, while examining a shipment from India, officers detected a substance which tested positive for opium – the illicit substance used...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

Ontario’s Ridley College girls’ rowing team wins gold in Shanghai debut

A high school girls’ rowing team from Ridley College in Ontario has earned international recognition after winning one gold and two silver medals at the 2025 Head of Shanghai River Regatta, marking the school’s first competition outside North America. The...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs transferred to New Jersey prison to serve 4-year prostitution-related sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been transferred to a prison in New Jersey to serve out the remainder of his four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related charges. The hip-hop mogul is currently incarcerated at the Fort Dix Federal...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

3 men charged in ‘targeted’ Mississauga shooting

Three men from the Greater Toronto Area have been charged in connection with what authorities describe as a “targeted shooting” that took place in Mississauga last month. According to Peel Regional Police (PRP), a white Ford Explorer was following another...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

Trump efforts to help US coal undercut by export drop during trade war

FORT COLLINS, Colo (AP) — President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being undermined by falling sales abroad amid his trade war with China, new government reports show. China has stopped importing U.S. coal,...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

‘Trust must be rebuilt’: Report calls for changes to policing in Toronto

The Toronto Police Service has been put under the microscope, and the result is raising red flags. A report conducted by the Toronto Police Service Board highlights a loss of trust amongst the service’s members and the public as the...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

Police investigating break-in at NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Oklahoma residence

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police on Friday were investigating a burglary at a home reported to belong to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that happened while the NBA’s reigning MVP was playing a game the night before. The Thunder...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

Girl, 9, seriously injured during hit-and-run crash in Toronto’s Weston area, police say

A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured during a hit-and-run collision in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood on Halloween night, according to police. Authorities say the crash happened near Jane Street and John Street just before 8:30 p.m. The driver took off in...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local

Education minister orders northern Ontario school board to resolve dysfunction

Ontario’s education minister has ordered a North Bay area school board to take immediate steps to resolve what a report described as overwhelming dysfunction or he will take “further action.” Paul Calandra’s warning to the Near North District School Board...

Nov 1, 2025 | Local