Crombie accuses Ford of leaving Ontario in limbo amid trade war, supports LCBO move
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is accusing Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford of not having a plan as Canada gears up for a trade war with the United States. Crombie said she supports Ford’s decision to remove American products from...
Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for narrating an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, died in December at age 100. Prior to...
Ontario voter turnout hit a record low in 2022. Will this election be any different?
The last time Ontarians went to the polls, the province recorded the lowest voter turnout in its election history. Observers say they don’t expect a significant change in this month’s snap election. In June 2022, just 44 per cent of...
Toronto temporarily shelves commercial parking tax
A plan to have the City of Toronto raise money through the use of a commercial parking levy has been put on hold. A levy on commercial parking within the city is one of several revenue tools being considered to...
Kate, Princess of Wales, to curtail publicizing her wardrobe choices
LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales wants people to focus on her work not her wardrobe. Kensington Palace is going to cut back on naming the luxury labels Kate wears, the Sunday Times reported. Kate, who is married to...
Teen arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Oshawa elementary school
Police in Durham Region have arrested a 13-year-old student who allegedly made threats against an elementary school in Oshawa. Authorities say the teen made a threat to numerous people on social media and stated that Pierre Elliot Trudeau Public School...
Man arrested after several police cruisers struck by reported stolen vehicle
A man is in custody after several police vehicles were struck in Moss Park by a car that had been reported stolen. Police say the incident occurred in the Richmond Street East and George Street around 10:15 p.m. Thursday night....
A man with a stick killed 2 homeless people in Miami in an ‘unprovoked’ attack,...
A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an “unprovoked” attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which police say were carried out early Thursday. A...
Racer and TV analyst Townsend Bell lost 3 homes in California wildfires
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Townsend Bell waited the entire offseason to learn if Fox Sports wanted him as an analyst for its inaugural season of IndyCar coverage. When he finally got the job, and was having his very first...
Two teens caught ‘red-handed’ during alleged car theft in Hamilton
Two teens are facing several charges after they were caught “red-handed” during an alleged car theft in Hamilton. Investigators say on January 15, detectives witnessed a stolen vehicle linked to warm-up theft investigations drop off two people at another stolen...
