Elections Canada says Terrebonne vote is final, despite ‘error’ with special ballot
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. Elections Canada says there was an error on the...
Man who allegedly drove a truck in Canada’s biggest-ever gold theft pleads guilty to U.S....
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Canadian man who drove the getaway truck in the biggest gold theft in Canadian history has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge after he sneaked into the United States, where he was caught trying...
Fewer ticks found in Toronto surveillance program, but don’t let your guard down
As per Public Health Ontario, all of Toronto is an established risk area for blacklegged ticks — the ones that carry Lyme disease. The City of Toronto conducts its own blacklegged tick surveillance program known as “tick dragging” in the...
2 injured in Oshawa shooting, male in custody
A male suspect has been taken into custody after two males were injured in a shooting in Oshawa Wednesday evening. Durham police were called to John and Simcoe streets for reports of a shooting. One of the males was taken...
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...
TTC board votes to freeze commuter parking rates, study higher prices for non-transit users
The TTC board has voted to temporarily freeze rates at its commuter parking lots while staff have been directed to look at the possibility of charging higher prices to non-transit users. The decision at Wednesday afternoon’s meeting came after Toronto...
City of Toronto euthanizes two coyotes that killed pets in Liberty Village
After months of dangerous coyote encounters in Liberty Village and Fort York, the City of Toronto says it has euthanized two of the animals responsible for attacking and killing multiple pets. The move comes after more than 100 attacks and...
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was...
Man arrested in ‘unprovoked and random’ stabbing in Mississauga
A man has been arrested in what police are calling an “unprovoked and random” stabbing of a woman in Mississauga. Investigators say the woman got off a bus near Eglinton Avenue and Hurontario Street just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday. A...
Motorcyclist killed in collision with truck in York Region
York Regional Police are investigating a fatal collision on King Road, west of Highway 27 on Monday afternoon. Police tell CityNews a truck collided with a motorcycle at around 3:45 p.m. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. No...
