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New York City helicopter flights face scrutiny after Hudson River crash. A look at past...

NEW YORK (AP) — At least 38 people have died in helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977, when an incident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to start putting restrictions on where choppers could land. Helicopter...

Apr 11, 2025 | Local

Tesla launches in Saudi Arabia with its first showroom and service center in Riyadh

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tesla officially launched in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking a new chapter in the company’s global expansion after Elon Musk ’s troubled relationship with the kingdom — but the Middle East country’s extreme heat could...

Apr 11, 2025 | Local

Hudson’s Bay sale now using protocol designed to handle insider bid: document

TORONTO — A new document circulated to lawyers involved in Hudson’s Bay’s creditor protection case is raising suspicion that a company insider may be exploring a bid for the retailer’s assets or leases. The “Insider Protocol” document sent to lawyers...

Apr 11, 2025 | Local

Cyclist seriously injured after being struck by vehicle near Queen and River

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was struck by a vehicle near Queen and River Streets Thursday afternoon. Toronto police were called to the intersection just after 2 p.m. Police say the driver involved...

Apr 11, 2025 | Local

Trump’s tariffs threaten to end quarter-century era of cheap goods for U.S. consumers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new tariffs threaten to push up prices on clothes, mobile phones, furniture and many other products in the coming months, possibly ending the era of cheap goods that Americans enjoyed for about a quarter-century...

Apr 11, 2025 | Local

Pronouns in some reporters’ email signatures get a stony response from Trump administration

NEW YORK (AP) — You know those email signatures at the end of messages? The ones that include a range of information about the senders — phone numbers, addresses, social media handles. And in recent years, pronouns — letting the...

Apr 11, 2025 | Local

Family who lost father in ‘preventable tragedy’ call for safety barriers on Leaside Bridge

A grieving Toronto family is now fighting to add safety barriers to the Leaside Bridge after their father was killed in what they believe was a preventable tragedy. It was an earth-shattering Father’s Day that Tali Uditsky and Landon Lusthouse will never...

Apr 10, 2025 | Local

Person who confronted demonstrators was beaten with megaphone: Toronto Police

Toronto Police say a person who confronted several demonstrators ended up being beaten with a megaphone, leading to facial injuries. Officers were called to the Front Street West and Bay Street area at around 6 p.m. on Friday, March 21,...

Apr 10, 2025 | Local

Toronto raising fees for construction companies blocking traffic lanes

The fight over bike lanes between the city and the province may be taking up all the political oxygen, but a new city staff report says it’s the cranes in the sky, not the wheels on the ground, that are...

Apr 10, 2025 | Local

City of Vaughan considers renaming ‘America Avenue’

Residents on a quiet street in Vaughan find themselves at the forefront of the Canada-U.S. tariff war in an unexpected way. America Avenue has been around for about a quarter of a century, and now the city is considering renaming it...

Apr 10, 2025 | Local