‘An amazing storyteller’: Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, who helmed ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ and ‘First Blood,’...
Ted Kotcheff, the genre-hopping Canadian filmmaker known for helming Rambo movie “First Blood” and comedies including “Weekend at Bernie’s,” has died at 94. The Toronto native died of heart failure on Thursday in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, just days after celebrating...
Woodstock bar’s liquor license suspended after allegedly serving customer 17 beers in 4 hours before...
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it intends to suspend the liquor licence of a Woodstock, Ont., bar after it allegedly served 17 beers to a customer who later fell outside, hit his head and died. The provincial...
Toronto health officials warn of measles exposure at April 1 concert
Toronto Public Health is warning of a potential measles exposure at a recent concert. Health officials say anyone who attended the Forrest Frank show at Coca-Cola Coliseum on April 1 may have been exposed to the virus. TPH says a...
Michael Wekerle plans to fight for El Mocambo concert venue as it’s up for sale...
Toronto’s legendary El Mocambo is back on the sales block. Less than five years after former “Dragons’ Den” star Michael Wekerle reopened the storied concert venue, court documents show the businessman has defaulted on nearly $56 million in loans tied...
A bomb strikes near the Athens offices of the Greek railway company. No injuries reported
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company, exploded Friday night in a busy district of central Athens, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. The explosion comes amid widespread...
UN humanitarian agency to cut staff by 20% due to ‘brutal cuts’ in funding
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian agency said it is cutting its 2,600 staff who operate in more than 60 countries by 20% because of “brutal cuts” in funding that have left it with a nearly $60 million shortfall....
South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Syria, a longtime friend of rival North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, months after a rebel coalition ousted President Bashar Assad, who had maintained close ties with North Korea. South Korean...
Toronto’s municipal golf courses open up for the season
As municipal golf courses open in Toronto, the city is hoping for another record season of golf rounds, after 248,000 rounds were played at the city’s five municipal courses in 2024. The city has five golf courses, Dentonia Park and...
The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport
The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The wing tip of an aircraft heading...
NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said....
