Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued...
Indigenous services minister says First Nations support for developments ‘critical’
OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says she and the other Indigenous members of cabinet support their party’s plan to fast-track infrastructure development — despite significant pushback from First Nations leaders. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said Tuesday...
Toy maker Spin Master cuts jobs as it contends with tariff uncertainty
TORONTO — Toy maker Spin Master Corp. says it has cut jobs across the company as it tries to weather the impact of global tariffs on its business. In an emailed statement, spokeswoman Tammy Smitham did not say how many...
Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will start serving two-year terms in January on the U.N.’s most powerful but deeply divided body. The 193-member General Assembly...
Wildfire smoke and shifting winds may impact Toronto air quality
Meteorologists and doctors are warning vulnerable residents in Toronto to be prepared, as wildfire smoke is expected to start drifting into the city. While the air quality remains low to moderate risk, smoke from wildfires burning in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,...
Eby says he won’t be changing mind on another B.C. pipeline, rebuffing Ford
B.C. Premier David Eby says he won’t be throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline through the province, dismissing Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that Eby would change his mind. Eby says in response to Ford’s remarks on Monday...
Male dies after being trapped in machine at Metrolinx rail yard in Mississauga
A male has died after being trapped in a machine at a Metrolinx rail yard in Mississauga. Peel police say they were called to the area of Goreway Drive and Zahavy Way just after 12 p.m. The male was pronounced...
Police to keep close watch on places of worship in Toronto area after Colorado attack
Police in Toronto and elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area say they will maintain a heightened presence around places of worship after the attack in Colorado on a group calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Toronto, Peel...
Woman sent to hospital after fire at East York highrise
Emergency crews were called a high-rise building in East York on Monday afternoon for a two-alarm fire at 5 Wakunda Place, near O’Connor Drive and Victoria Park Avenue. Authorities say there were reports of heavy smoke coming from a unit...
3 men injured in scaffolding collapse in The Beaches
Three men have been taken to hospital after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in The Beaches. Toronto police were called to the area near Queen Street and Victoria Park just after 1:30 p.m. to reports of the scaffolding collapse....
