Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening: How are trip times along Line 5 so far?
As many TTC riders across the Eglinton Crosstown corridor adjust their commutes to take advantage of the new Line 5 Eglinton LRT, some in Toronto say they’re already starting to see time savings even though service isn’t fully optimized yet....
Judge blocks department store from moving into former HBC space at Yorkdale mall
TORONTO — Mall landlord Oxford Properties has won a fight to prevent an unwanted tenant from moving into the former Hudson’s Bay store at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre. In a ruling made Monday, Judge Jessica Kimmel blocked the discount department...
5 Canadian mining company workers found dead in Mexico, authorities confirm
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Monday that five of the 10 missing workers from a mine operated by a Canadian company in the northwestern state of Sinaloa have been identified among 10 bodies found in clandestine graves last...
Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with cancer as the underlying cause. A Los Angeles County death certificate issued Monday lists the pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery in the...
Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin exits vs. Czechia with lower-body injury
Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin left the first period of an Olympic women’s hockey game against Czechia with an apparent knee injury and did not return for the second. She was officially ruled out at the start of the third period,...
Canadian imprisoned in Syria asks government to decide on his repatriation
A Canadian man who says he has been physically and psychologically tortured in Kurdish-run prisons in northeastern Syria is asking the Federal Court to compel three ministers to decide on his repatriation request. The repatriation request has been in process...
Man accused of attacking 2 women at random in North York
Toronto police are on the hunt for an unknown male suspect who is accused of randomly attacking two women in North York on Friday. According to investigators, a woman was walking northbound in the area of Yonge Street and Parkview...
WestJet suspending winter operations to Cuba amid fuel shortages
WestJet is suspending its winter flight program to Cuba and initiating an “orderly wind down” of operations amid a deepening fuel crisis that is now disrupting flights. In a statement, a WestJet spokesperson said the airline is responding to “the...
Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening not to allow a new bridge linking Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., to open, arguing that the United States should first be compensated. Trump said in a social media post Monday that...
Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms
TORONTO — A new Canadian study says giving babies peanuts, eggs, fish and other common food allergens early and consistently decreases the risk they’ll be allergic to them. Senior author Dr. Derek Chu says researchers analyzed more than 190 food...
