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The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is disbanding a squad in its Washington field office that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The move is...

May 16, 2025 | Local

Canada hasn’t done enough to stop exploitation of foreign workers: Amnesty

A representative for Amnesty International Canada says the country isn’t doing enough to stop the exploitation of temporary foreign workers brought in on visas that keep them tied to one employer. Ketty Nivyabandi, the group’s English section secretary-general, told an...

May 16, 2025 | Local

Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday that it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Motown music luminary Smokey Robinson. The department said in a statement that its Special...

May 16, 2025 | Local

Ontario budget 2025 would change how speed and red-light cameras, community safety zones operate

As part of its 2025 Ontario budget and an ongoing provincial focus on vehicular traffic in major cities like Toronto, the Ford government is looking to bring in changes to three different road safety initiatives used by municipalities. Buried at...

May 16, 2025 | Local

Mississauga businessman refused to pay extortionists $500K before murder: daughter

A Mississauga businessman refused to pay extortionists $500,000 and was callously shot to death as a result, his family revealed in an interview with OMNI News. Harjeet Singh Dhadda, 51, was shot to death just after 12 p.m. on Wednesday at...

May 16, 2025 | Local

Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey’s ’86 47′ social media post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans suggest is a call for violence against President...

May 16, 2025 | Local

Maple Leafs lose Game 5 to the Panthers 6-1, Florida takes 3-2 series lead

The Toronto Maple Leafs have gone from the driver’s seat to the brink of elimination. Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves as the Florida Panthers dismantled Toronto 6-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the teams’ second-round playoff series Wednesday Jesper...

May 15, 2025 | Local

Taylor Heise scores in OT to help Frost eliminate Toronto Sceptres with 4-3 victory in PWHL playoffs

Taylor Heise scored in overtime after a two-goal effort by Kendall Coyne Schofield and the defending champion Minnesota Frost eliminated the second-seeded Toronto Sceptres with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. Minnesota — the fourth and final seed in both...

May 15, 2025 | Local

CBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy

OTTAWA — CBC will no longer pay individual bonuses to employees, its board said in a statement Wednesday more than a year after concerns about the practice became political fodder on Parliament Hill. The board said the decision is to...

May 15, 2025 | Local

Ford to target more Toronto bike lanes for removal in Ontario budget: sources

Premier Doug Ford will look to remove bike lanes on Queen’s Park Crescent and Avenue Road, south of Davenport Road, sources tell 680 NewsRadio. The announcement is expected to be made during the Ontario budget announcement on Thursday. When asked...

May 15, 2025 | Local