3rd suspect charged with murder in death of 79-year-old Toronto woman
A third suspect has been charged with murder in connection to the death of a 79-year-old Toronto woman. Investigators say emergency responders were called to an apartment building on St. Clair Avenue West near Rushton Road, west of Bathurst Street, on Dec....
Daily Bread Food Bank working to ensure clients are served during FIFA World Cup
With road closures and exclusion zones near Toronto Stadium for the FIFA World Cup, the Daily Bread Food Bank is working to ensure clients are served during the nearly month-long event. “There is great economic benefit that comes through FIFA....
What’s the latest on rolling out transit signal priority measures on TTC Lines 5, 6?
Work by the City of Toronto to improve Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West LRT trip times has been ongoing for months and while there was progress ahead of a key end-of-May deadline, the full potential of transit...
Military sexual assault survivors say Bill C-11 will leave them with less choice
OTTAWA — Some survivors of military sexual misconduct said they were not listened to by the Liberal government, which comes as a major military justice reform bill nears its end stages in Parliament. The bill would strip the military of...
Gordie Howe International Bridge ribbon-cutting set to go ahead this week
WASHINGTON — A ribbon-cutting event for the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan is set to go ahead later this week. A source with knowledge of the plan, who is not authorized to speak about it publicly,...
Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike. The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing...
Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. Trump had publicly warned Israel not to...
Feds launch Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport expansion consultation ‘to help inform next steps’
The federal government has launched a public consultation to get feedback on potentially expanding Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport amid a controversial push by Premier Doug Ford’s government. According to a statement issued by Transport Canada Monday afternoon, the public...
Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of...
Massage therapist charged with sex assault on client
A massage therapist at a west end wellness clinic has been charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a client, Toronto police say. Investigators say a customer booked a massage at a clinic in the Bloor Street West and Runnymede Avenue...
