Toronto outlines plan to tackle ‘rat storm’ taking over city
Rats are overrunning many Toronto neighbourhoods, and the seemingly non-stop construction across the city is playing a major role in forcing rodents up from the underground. Coun. Alejandra Bravo plans to bring Toronto’s rat response plan before the Economic and...
Halton police search for suspects after smash-and-grab jewellery heist in Oakville
Police are searching for at least four suspects after a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewellery store in Oakville. Police in Halton region say they were called to Oakville Place shopping mall just before 5:30 p.m. for reports of a robbery....
Police investigate after bodies of two men found in Scarborough
Toronto police are investigating the discovery of two bodies in Scarborough. Police say they were called to an address on Chelwood Road near Birchmount Road and Eglinton Avenue East just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found the...
Ontario expanding publicly funded hip and knee surgeries done in private clinics
Ontario is expanding the delivery of publicly paid orthopedic surgeries through private clinics in an effort to reduce wait lists. Ontario is investing $125 million to add upwards of 20,000 orthopedic surgeries at community surgical centres over the next two...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the state’s attorney general said. “Alligator Alcatraz will be...
Skydiving plane goes off New Jersey runway and crashes into woods, sending 15 to hospital
Fifteen people were taken to a hospital when a skydiving aircraft went off a runway and crashed in the woods near an airport in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. The incident at the Cross Keys Airport,...
Motorcyclist wanted after alleged hit-and-run in Mississauga, police officer in hospital
A police officer in Mississauga was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a motorcyclist in an alleged hit-and-run. According to Peel Regional Police, there was a collision between a motorcycle and a marked police cruiser...
Quebec dairy farmer chasing down runaway herd with help of drones, neighbours
A Quebec dairy farmer is relying on drones and the help of family and friends to try to track down a herd of Holstein cattle that escaped their enclosure over the weekend. François Morissette says 24 young animals ran through...
Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The...
The impact of Canada-U.S. tariffs on weddings
Summer is here, and for many, that means it’s wedding season. But as Canada and the United States still have levies against each other, tariffs could act as a wedding crasher. While neither country has placed tariffs on every good...
