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1 woman in hospital after shooting in Scarborough plaza

One woman is in the hospital following a shooting in a Scarborough plaza Thursday evening. Police say they responded to reports of a shooting in the Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue East area just after 8:00 p.m. A woman in...

Jul 18, 2025 | Local

Canucks trade Dakota Joshua to Maple Leafs for fourth-round pick

Dakota Joshua‘s time with the Vancouver Canucks has come to an end. The forward was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round pick at the 2028 NHL Draft, the team confirmed. The 29-year-old enjoyed a career resurgence with...

Jul 18, 2025 | Local

Woman injured in crash between vehicle and e-bike in North York

An e-bike rider has been injured in a crash with a vehicle in North York Thursday afternoon. Toronto police were called to the Jane Street and & Frith Road area, just after 4 p.m. to reports of a collision. The...

Jul 18, 2025 | Local

Canadian physician says participants on board ‘Handala’ ready to die on route to Gaza

A Canadian doctor was part of the July 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, a civilian maritime mission to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. Their ship Handala departed Syracuse, Italy on July 13 and travelled to Gallipoli before heading to Gaza. In an interview...

Jul 18, 2025 | Local

Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs Thursday, amid widespread skepticism and frustration over his controversial major-projects legislation. Bill C-5 gives the federal government sweeping new powers to speed up permitting for...

Jul 18, 2025 | Local

Ottawa army unit head removed as part of social media misconduct probe

OTTAWA — The head of an Ottawa-based Canadian Army regiment has been temporarily removed as part of an investigation into alleged online behaviour that the commander of the army says disgraced the military. Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright says the commanding officer...

Jul 18, 2025 | Local

Trump tries to blame others as tensions rise around handling of Epstein case

President Donald Trump is countering criticism of the Justice Department’s failure to release much-hyped records around the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, trying to place blame on former government officials. On Tuesday, he accused former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe...

Jul 17, 2025 | Local

Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn’t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Make American Coke Great Again? President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink in the U.S. at his suggestion — though the company didn’t confirm such...

Jul 17, 2025 | Local

Couche-Tard ends bid for 7-Eleven parent company over ‘lack of good faith engagement’

Canada’s convenience store giant backed away from a blockbuster bid set to dramatically expanded its convenience store empire, when it pulled its proposal to buy the parent company of rival 7-Eleven on Wednesday. Alimentation Couche-Tard has spent nearly a year...

Jul 17, 2025 | Local

Toronto heat wave breaks as temperatures cool and air quality improves

After a seven day heat wave, Toronto will see temperatures cool down to seasonal levels by Thursday evening. This comes after smoky air in Toronto prompted many camps to make last-minute changes, especially on Monday, when the city’s Air Quality...

Jul 17, 2025 | Local