Man wanted for impersonating police, threatening 2 people over three month period
Toronto police are searching for a man who impersonated a police officer and allegedly harassed two people over a three-month period. Investigators say the man showed up at an office in the King Street East and Yonge Street area on...
Toronto under special air quality statement due to Prairie wildfire smoke
A special air quality statement is in effect for Toronto and all of southern and central Ontario due to smoke from forest fires moving into the region Thursday. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires over the Prairies is expected...
First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight in a failed attempt to reach...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first Australian -made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country’s soil crashed after 14 seconds of flight on Wednesday. The rocket Eris, launched by Gilmour Space Technologies, was the first Australian-designed and...
Weston family wants to buy Hudson’s Bay charter for $12.5 million and donate it: docs
TORONTO — The royal charter that formed Hudson’s Bay about 355 years ago could soon be getting a new home. The Canadian Museum of History announced Wednesday that Wittington Investments Ltd., a private Canadian holding company for the Weston family,...
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, 5 others charged with running illegal poker games at his...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at a Los Angeles mansion...
Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves
The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations. The comments from Indigenous Services...
Small tsunami expected to hit B.C. after massive 8.7 quake off Russia
British Columbia’s emergency preparedness agency says a tsunami is expected to hit parts of Vancouver Island late Tuesday, but with waves of less than 30 centimetres, after one of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck off the southwestern Russian coast. Emergency...
3-in-5 Canadians want to work from home as companies order employees back to offices: survey
More companies are shifting away from the work-from-home model. As more Canadians make their return to the office, new data from Angus Reid Institute suggests the majority of workers don’t want to go back if they don’t have to. Of...
Juno winner’s struggle to sell concert ticket sparking conversation of Canada’s music industry
A Juno award winner and Grammy-nominated artist said he is struggling to sell tickets to his upcoming tour and is sparking a bigger conversation about the state of Canada’s music industry. “I’m extremely embarrassed to tell you this but I’m...
Union blames City for 2 recent heat-related indoor pool closures in Toronto
The union that represents the City of Toronto’s inside workers is blaming the City after a popular indoor pool was forced to close on Tuesday because of extreme heat that it says posed “unsafe” work conditions for staff. CUPE Local...
