GO train derailment coupled with numerous TTC disruptions makes for rough transit day
A GO train derailment that caused a myriad of commuter migraines wasn’t the only evidence of transit tumult on Monday. The TTC also had a rough day, with numerous security incidents halting subway service at various times throughout the day....
TTC staff don’t recommend setting up retail gift shop after earlier board request
Opening a retail TTC gift shop was billed as a way to earn some extra money and boost the Toronto transit agency’s brand, but staff recommend hitting the brakes on that proposal in favour of other alternatives. In a report...
Former PM Harper says he did not sign Alberta separation petition
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said he has not signed a petition seeking to force a referendum on Alberta leaving Canada. Harper made the comment while speaking alongside former prime minister Jean Chrétien at a panel event at...
Global Affairs confirms a Canadian has died in Japan
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says the department is aware of the death of a Canadian citizen in Japan. Japanese media have identified the victim as 39-year-old Ashley Kay Bernice. Reports say she died on Sunday after falling into a...
Bill Blair resigning as Toronto MP, will become next high commissioner to U.K.
Former federal cabinet minister and four-time Toronto MP Bill Blair is resigning his seat to become the next Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement in a statement Monday afternoon,...
Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White...
‘I’m on a stamp’: Hip-hop icon Michie Mee gets Canada Post stamp honouring trailblazers
Her music brought together a generation, pushing boundaries and cementing herself as one of Canada’s first hip-hop superstars.Blending reggae sounds into her rhymes, Michie Mee became the first Canadian rapper to sign with a major American label, but she never forgot her roots. “The courage. About...
Barrett helps Raptors snap two-game skid with 107-100 win over Jazz
R.J. Barrett scored a team-high 21 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili came off the bench to add 20 to help the Toronto Raptors to a 107-100 win against the struggling Utah Jazz on Sunday. Scottie Barnes celebrated being named to his...
Latest: Kendrick Lamar most-awarded rapper in Grammys history
The 68th annual Grammy Awards are underway from Los Angeles, airing on Citytv, CBS and Paramount+. Kendrick Lamar’s stands atop hip-hop’s Grammy hill as the most-awarded rapper in the ceremony’s history, having won four awards so far on Sunday night....
Elderly man dies after being struck by vehicle in North York
A man in his 70s has died after being struck by a vehicle in North York on Sunday afternoon. Toronto police were called to the Keele Street and Densley Avenue area, south of Lawrence Avenue, just before 3 p.m. for...
