TDSB calls for more provincial funding, meeting to address $58M deficit
The Toronto District School Board is calling on the Ford government for additional funding as it desperately searches for ways to reduce its budget deficit to avoid being taken over by the province. The school board and the provincial government...
Woman injured in collision between motorcycle and vehicle in Etobicoke
A female motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital after a collision with a vehicle in Etobicoke Wednesday afternoon. Toronto police were called to Kipling and Eglinton avenues just before 5 p.m. The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was...
Toronto man facing child porn charges after online extortion of rural Alberta youth: RCMP
A Toronto man is facing several charges after allegedly extorting a child from a rural Alberta town. Mounties in Alberta say they began investigating in December 2024 after getting reports that a child from the town of Oyen, about 190...
New report shows NYC helicopter breaking apart in midair before crash that killed 6
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released images of a doomed New York City sightseeing helicopter as it broke apart in midair last month, killing six people. The series of still photographs taken from surveillance camera video shows...
TTC staff recommend raising prices at several commuter parking lots, reducing size of 2 others
For commuters who use parking lots at TTC stations, be prepared to potentially pay more starting this summer as staff with the transit agency are recommending an increase in rates. In a report to be considered by the TTC board...
Peel health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Toronto airport
Health officials in Peel Region are warning the public of a potential exposure to measles at Pearson airport earlier this month. Peel Public Health says the possible exposure occurred on Air Canada flight AC540 from Seattle to Toronto on May...
TIFF CEO says Canada’s role in Hollywood shouldn’t be ignored amid film tariff threat
TORONTO — The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says he isn’t panicking over U.S. President Donald Trump’s film tariff threat — in part because he says Canada plays a key role in Hollywood’s global dominance. Cameron Bailey says...
India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in what Islambad calls ‘act of war’
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, killing at least eight people including a child, in what Pakistan’s leader called an act of war. India said it struck infrastructure used by militants linked...
Controllers briefly lost contact with Newark planes before wider flight disruptions
The long flight delays and cancellations plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and spilling over to airports across the U.S. can be traced to a week ago when air traffic controllers temporarily lost communications with planes in the...
Hudson’s Bay to bring back commission for workers: Unifor
TORONTO — Unifor says Hudson’s Bay has reversed a decision to stop paying commission to workers. Unifor Local 40 President Dwayne Gunness says the liquidating company informed staff last week that they’d start getting commission again, after announcing it would...
