Justin Trudeau, Prince Harry take in final day of Invictus Games in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Talk of war and politics mixed with sport at the closing ceremony in Vancouver of the 2025 Invictus Games where hundreds of wounded or sick service personnel competed for their country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau singled out team...
First Mountie to wear a turban appointed to Canadian Senate
The first RCMP officer to wear a turban is now serving as a Canadian senator. “I’m hopeful I can be the voice for all Canadians, all racialized minorities. Those people often times don’t have a voice, I’ve been there,” Baltej...
Ontario ERs hit hard by intense flu season
Many emergency rooms across Ontario have been feeling the strain of what’s been described as an intense flu season. Niagara Health is reporting hospitals in that region are seeing an alarming spike in flu cases, with a growing number of...
Toronto waterfront residents say proposed 49-storey condo will be a ‘sore thumb’ in downtown neighbourhood
Since 1986, a seven-storey office tower has occupied a prime spot along Toronto’s waterfront on the southwest corner of Queens Quay – home to the Turkish Embassy, a fitness studio and a sandwich shop, along with 10 other tenants. If...
Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon in ’77, dies...
TORONTO (AP) — Jerome Drayton, who finished sixth at the Montreal Olympics, won the 1977 Boston Marathon and held the Canadian men’s marathon record for 43 years, has died. He was 80. Drayton died unexpectedly on Monday in Toronto, according...
NHL, NHLPA to hold World Cup of Hockey in 2028
The 4 Nations Face-Off will give fans a long-awaited taste of best-on-best hockey but the NHL and NHLPA have even bigger plans for the next tournament in 2028. The league and players’ association announced Wednesday in Montreal that they are...
Teens were drinking, smoking marijuana hours before alleged murder of Toronto ma, trial hears
Two girls accused in the killing of a homeless Toronto man were swigging liquor from bottles and smoking marijuana with friends at a mall hours before they encountered him in a downtown parkette, another teen testified Tuesday. A girl who...
Male pedestrian struck by vehicle at Bay and Lake Shore
A male pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle at Bay Street and Lake Shore Boulevard. Toronto police were called to the intersection just before 9:30 p.m. The man, believed to be in his 40s,...
Toronto police investigating after man walks into hospital with gunshot wound
Toronto police are investigating after a man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound. Officers were called to the hospital at Wilson and Morton Shulman avenues around 10 p.m. It’s unknown at this point where the shooting occurred, but...
Former prime ministers call on Canadians to ‘show the flag’ as Trump pushes trade war
OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hit Canada with steep tariffs, several former prime ministers are calling on Canadians to express their national pride and “show the flag.” Saturday, Feb. 15 — Flag Day — marks the...
