Toronto’s JFL to welcome comics Gabriel Iglesias, Dropout Improv, Sarah Millican
TORONTO — Toronto’s edition of Just For Laughs will welcome standup stars Gabriel Iglesias, Maria Bamford, Big Jay Oakerson and Ron Funches. Organizers announced a first round of comics that also includes “Daily Show” correspondent Al Madrigal, the U.K.’s Sarah...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks for release on a $50 million bond ahead of sentencing in...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to free him on a $50 million bond while he awaits sentencing in October after a jury found him not guilty of the most serious federal charges...
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...
From 12 to about a million: A record of the first Filipinos in Canada
When Forrest Pass, curator for Library and Archives Canada (LAC), first dug into the history of Filipinos in Canada, he was only expecting to find some isolated or unusual cases of individuals migrating from the Philippines. But listed among early...
Hudson’s Bay has repeatedly threatened to end lease deal with B.C. billionaire: docs
TORONTO — New court filings say Hudson’s Bay has threatened to end a lease deal it has with a B.C. billionaire who wrote directly to a judge twice — against the retailer’s advice — to try to persuade him to...
8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia and Japan, sets off warnings for Alaska and Hawaii
TOKYO (AP) — One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that set off a tsunami in the northern Pacific region and prompted warnings for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New...
Write in ballots to be used in Alberta byelection due to high candidate numbers
Voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta will need to write in who they are voting for, Elections Canada said Monday. This comes after the deadline for candidates to enter passed. More than 200 signed up, mostly due...
At least 5 people, including a police officer, killed in a Manhattan office building shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, officials said. Police identified the gunman as Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas,...
Ontario Science Centre school closed for second straight year
The Flemingdon Park community continues to feel the impact of the Ontario Science Centre closure with many students in the neighbourhood left with fewer summer science programs. One of those programs is the Ontario Science Centre School, which has now...
3 youths, 2 adults charged in east-end firearm investigation
Authorities have charged three youths and two adults in connection with a firearm investigation in Toronto’s east-end. According to investigators, an altercation took place just before midnight on July 5, 2025 between a group of people in a vehicle and...
