Local

Arrest made during Walk with Israel event in Toronto

A 57-year-old man was arrested during Sunday’s Walk with Israel event in the north end of the city. Toronto police say a man showed up as the event was taking place on Bathurst Street and York Downs Drive and began...

May 26, 2025 | Local

‘Deliberate and cowardly act:’ Local businesses devastated after targeted restaurant fire

The lawyer who represents the owners of a Scarborough restaurant gutted by a fire early Saturday morning calls it a “deliberate and cowardly act of arson.” Toronto lawyer Rajesh Kumar tells CityNews there was nothing accidental about the blaze that...

May 26, 2025 | Local

Trump says he’ll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc. That agreement...

May 26, 2025 | Local

President Donald Trump says Russian leader Vladimir Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made it clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, leveling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles for a...

May 26, 2025 | Local

Suspected arson causes a second major power outage in south of France

NICE, France (AP) — A second major power outage hit southeastern France early Sunday, this time in the city of Nice, after a suspected arson damaged an electrical facility. Police currently have not established a link between the blackout that...

May 26, 2025 | Local

Police say 7 vehicles were ‘targeted and vandalized’ at a mosque in Orono

Authorities are investigating a suspected hate-motivated crime where seven vehicles were allegedly “targeted and vandalized” at a mosque in Orono, according to police. Officers from the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) were called to 111 Church Street North on Saturday...

May 26, 2025 | Local

Ontario teacher killed in crash with students remembered as cherished coach, friend

Grief rippled through a central Ontario community on Sunday as residents struggled to come to terms with the deaths of four students and a teacher killed in a crash, with hundreds of people paying tribute at an evening vigil outside...

May 26, 2025 | Local

Durham Regional Transit workers vote in favour of strike action

Commuters in Durham Region could soon face potential disruptions to transit services if the union representing the region’s transit workers fails to reach a new collective agreement by June 7, 2025. “Despite 12 days of negotiations, Durham Region Transit (DRT)...

May 26, 2025 | Local

More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: poll

A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why Alberta might want to split from Canada — even if almost two-thirds say they don’t want that to happen. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between...

May 26, 2025 | Local

Ford recalling 15,000 vehicles due to possible brake and steering issues

Ford is recalling more than 13,000 Expedition and Navigator vehicles due to potential brake issues. A notice posted on the Transport Canada website says the front brake lines on the affected vehicles may have been bent during engine installation and...

May 26, 2025 | Local