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City of Toronto tables final offer to CUPE Local 79 as Monday strike deadline looms

The City of Toronto says it has tabled a final offer to CUPE Local 79 — the union that represents 27,000 inside workers — with wage increases that are nearly double the current rate of inflation. In an update Wednesday...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Crombie says she won’t ask any Ontario Liberals to step aside so she can have...

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says she intends to try again to win a seat in the legislature, but she won’t ask any caucus members to step aside to open up a riding for her. In last week’s election, the...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Panama president calls Trump’s talk of ‘reclaiming’ the Panama Canal a lie

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino on Wednesday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of lying when he said in his address to Congress that his administration was “reclaiming” the Panama Canal. Trump was referencing a deal announced...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Canadians cancel U.S. travel plans amid anger over tariffs

MONTREAL — Airlines and travel companies are seeing bookings to the United States plummet as Canadians rethink their plans amid anger over the trade war set off by U.S. President Donald Trump as well as a weak loonie. Travel agency...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Gene Hackman’s dog was misidentified as other mysteries swirl around actor’s death

Authorities misidentified a deceased dog while investigating the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, according to a pet care specialist. The couple’s German shepherd, named Bear, survived along with a second dog named Nikita, but their kelpie...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Several men arrested in ‘prolific’ LCBO theft ring targeting 50 GTA stores

Peel Regional Police have arrested several men in what authorities called a prolific LCBO theft ring that saw the suspects target as many as 50 locations across the GTA. Officers said the alleged thefts occurred between August 2024 and February...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Man stabbed on TTC streetcar: Toronto police

Toronto Police say a man has been stabbed onboard a TTC streetcar. It happened in the Dovercourt Road and Queen Street West area at around 1:14 p.m. Tuesday. Paramedics tell CityNews the victim was transported to hospital in serious but...

Mar 4, 2025 | Local

CP NewsAlert: Buffy Sainte-Marie says she never denied her American citizenship, has returned her Order...

TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie says that she has returned her Order of Canada “with a good heart.” In a statement to The Canadian Press, she reasserts that she’s never denied that she is an American citizen with a U.S. passport....

Mar 4, 2025 | Local

Report highlights scale of Ontario mineral exports as tariffs threaten trade relation

TORONTO — As the U.S. imposes tariffs on all Canadian goods, a new report is highlighting just how much Ontario’s mining sector exports to the country. The report from the Ontario Mining Association and the provincial government shows the industry...

Mar 4, 2025 | Local

Trudeau says he and the new Liberal leader will decide on his last day in...

OTTAWA — With the Liberal party set to announce its new leader within days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his last day in office will be determined by himself and his replacement. Responding to questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Mar 4, 2025 | Local