Apparel brand Oak + Fort to restructure amid tariff woes
VANCOUVER — Canadian apparel brand Oak + Fort says it has obtained creditor protection as it works to restructure the business. The Vancouver-based company says the move is necessary because U.S. tariffs have joined other price pressures and led to...
A quirky vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a papal ‘Cornclave’
LONDON (AP) — Vegetable likenesses of U.S. President Donald Trump and singer Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display Saturday at the Lambeth Country Show, an urban take on a country fair held annually in London’s Brockwell Park....
Mother killed in Hwy. 401 crash, daughter taken to hospital: OPP
A 40-year-old woman from Cambridge was killed Saturday in a collision on Highway 401 in Halton. Provincial police say the woman was driving eastbound with her six-year-old daughter when she struck the guard rail near James Snow Parkway just after...
Man injured after major collision involving a bus and motorcycle in Vaughan
Police are investigating a major collision that happened in Vaughan on Saturday afternoon. York Regional Police issued a warning to drivers just before 1:30 p.m. to avoid the area of Jane Street and Teston Road due to a serious crash...
Chicago police say an officer was accidentally shot and killed by her partner
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer was unintentionally shot and killed by her partner after they chased a suspect into an apartment and encountered another person with a rifle, officials said. Krystal Rivera, 36, a four-year veteran of the...
Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom’s friend helped
CHICAGO (AP) — A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo staff. The dolphin calf was born...
Police identify 31-year-old man killed in Lawrence Heights shooting
Toronto police have identified the 31-year-old man killed in a shooting in North York’s Lawrence Heights neighbourhood that sent five others to hospital. Investigators say Yahya Ahmed-Mohamoud was with a group of people in the Flemington Road and Zachary Court...
Porn site founder accused of sex trafficking pleads guilty in California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The founder of a California-based porn empire that recruited women with false modeling offers pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges in a federal court, authorities said. Michael James Pratt pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in...
Don’t know if you’ve been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
TORONTO — Public health doctors say if people don’t know if they’ve been vaccinated against measles, they should get a shot. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, says people should try their best to find their vaccine records...
Transit union says tentative deal reached with Durham Region, averting potential strike
The union representing more than 600 Durham transit operators, maintenance workers and dispatchers says it has reached a tentative agreement with Durham Region, averting a potential strike that was scheduled to begin Saturday. Unifor Local 222 did not reveal any details...
