Fewer new measles cases in Ontario, public health data shows
A Public Health Ontario report released Thursday suggests a continuing downward trend in new measles cases. The health agency reported 12 new cases in the province, down from 33 additionslast week and 96 the week before that. Two more...
Skateboarder struck by vehicle in Davenport area
A man has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle while riding a skateboard in the Davenport area. Toronto police were called to Christie Street and Davenport Road just after 2:30 p.m. The man, believed to be...
Motorcyclist killed in Etobicoke crash involving truck
A motorcyclist is dead following a crash involving a bin delivery truck in Etobicoke. Police say the crash occurred on North Queen Street at Atomic Avenue area just after 3 p.m. Thursday. Aerial footage of the crash shows the motorcycle...
2 facing a dozen charges for Markham robberies targeting sex workers
Police in York Region have arrested two people connected to a series of home invasions targeting sex workers in Markham. Investigators say around 11:30 p.m. on May 30, a sex worker was exiting their home at a condominium near Verdale...
Bell Media and former Toronto news presenter settle human rights complaint
TORONTO — A former on-air presenter for CP24 who filed a human rights complaint against Bell Media says she and her former employer have settled the dispute. In a statement posted to social media, Patricia Jaggernauth says the matter has...
Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, sparking Lytton, B.C., fire that triggered evacuations
Mounties say a out-of-control wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C., was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in a “tremendously unfortunate” incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said in a statement released Thursday that the “equipment...
‘Appalled and disgusted’: Muslim woman allegedly assaulted, stomped on in Oshawa
The National Council of Canadian Muslims says it is ‘appalled and disgusted’ after a Muslim woman was allegedly assaulted early Wednesday morning in Oshawa. According to a social media post, the NCCM says the woman, who owns a local restaurant,...
Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. named American League all-star starter
Toronto’s $500-million man is on his way back to the All-Star Game. Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been named as a starter for the American League All-Star team, beating out New York Yankees star Paul Goldschmidt for the top...
Judge denies bid by the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s killing for a new trial in...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is awaiting trial in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, has lost a bid for a new trial in a separate battery case tied to a jailhouse fight. The...
Rescuers search in rough seas for 38 missing after a ferry sank near Bali, Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers were searching Thursday for 38 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. Another four people died and 23 have been rescued, according to the Surabaya Search...
