Toronto police arrest suspect in vehicle break-ins
Toronto police have charged a man who was allegedly breaking into vehicles and pulled out a weapon when he was confronted by a vehicle owner. Officers were called to the Grampian Crescent and Aviemore Drive area on Wednesday, February 5,...
13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans’ sensitive personal information. Thirteen attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia James, said in...
Bank of Canada’s Tiff Macklem says tariff threat adds to central bank challenges
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says central banks face an increasingly difficult job as the country faces a maelstrom of potential U.S. tariffs, technological disruptions, extreme weather and global political upheaval. “President Donald Trump’s threats of new tariffs are...
Kate, Princess of Wales, to curtail publicizing her wardrobe choices
LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales wants people to focus on her work not her wardrobe. Kensington Palace is going to cut back on naming the luxury labels Kate wears, the Sunday Times reported. Kate, who is married to...
Teen arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Oshawa elementary school
Police in Durham Region have arrested a 13-year-old student who allegedly made threats against an elementary school in Oshawa. Authorities say the teen made a threat to numerous people on social media and stated that Pierre Elliot Trudeau Public School...
Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died....
Toronto Raptors fans boo American national anthem as trade war heats up
Fans at Scotiabank Arena loudly booed during the American national anthem before the Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers continuing an emerging trend at pro sporting events in Canada. Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem...
Crombie accuses Ford of leaving Ontario in limbo amid trade war, supports LCBO move
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is accusing Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford of not having a plan as Canada gears up for a trade war with the United States. Crombie said she supports Ford’s decision to remove American products from...
Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for narrating an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, died in December at age 100. Prior to...
Ontario voter turnout hit a record low in 2022. Will this election be any different?
The last time Ontarians went to the polls, the province recorded the lowest voter turnout in its election history. Observers say they don’t expect a significant change in this month’s snap election. In June 2022, just 44 per cent of...
