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1 arrested after downtown Toronto stabbing: Toronto police

Toronto police are searching for a suspect after a male teen was stabbed in the Yonge Street and Bloor Street East area on Monday afternoon. Officers were called to the area just after 2 p.m. and found the victim with...

Mar 11, 2025 | Local

Scarborough man charged in Facebook Marketplace deal gone wrong

A man from Scarborough has been charged following a Facebook Marketplace deal that went wrong. Authorities say 20-year-old Nicholas Runice responded to a listing of jewellery for sale in November 2024, and made plans to meet up with the seller...

Mar 11, 2025 | Local

Parents in The Junction on edge after arrest of man with disturbing criminal history

Three suspicious incidents involving children in The Junction and the arrest of 34-year-old man with a disturbing criminal history has parents in the area on edge. Laura, a mother of two in the west end of Toronto, said a recent...

Mar 11, 2025 | Local

Trudeau says that ‘Canada is not a given’ in farewell speech amid Trump threats

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that freedom, democracy and Canada “are not a given” in his farewell speech to Liberals just before former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was announced as the new Liberal leader. This comes...

Mar 10, 2025 | Local

Who is Mark Carney? Here’s some background on Canada’s next prime minister

OTTAWA — Even when Mark Carney was still in high school, his friends bugged him about whether he would become prime minister one day. His answer was one fit for a future politician: to never confirm nor deny. Carney, a...

Mar 10, 2025 | Local

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien tells Trump to ‘stop this nonsense’

OTTAWA — Moments before the new Liberal leader was announced on Sunday, former prime minister Jean Chrétien took to the stage to reprimand U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs and threats to Canada’s sovereignty. Chrétien warned a crowd of Liberals...

Mar 10, 2025 | Local

2,300 Toronto Public Library workers are on the verge of a strike

Over the weekend, the City of Toronto reached a deal with some public sector workers, averting the closure of city-run daycares ahead of March Break, but union leaders representing 2,300 Toronto Public Library (TPL) workers say labour unrest is on...

Mar 10, 2025 | Local

Trump and commerce secretary indicate dairy and lumber tariffs may wait until April

U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber may not arrive until next month, according to interviews President Donald Trump and his top commerce official gave to media outlets this weekend. Trump threatened Friday he may hit Canadian lumber and dairy...

Mar 10, 2025 | Local

With U.S. threats of making Canada the 51st state, hundreds rally on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Hundreds of people gathered on Parliament Hill Sunday for the “Elbows up, Canada” rally as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens economywide tariffs and making the country into the 51st state. The “Elbows up, Canada” rally came together after...

Mar 10, 2025 | Local

Photos from the Liberal leadership convention in Ottawa

The Liberal Party of Canada has elected former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as its new leader. Grassroots members elected the former central banker to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a convention in downtown Ottawa, ending the...

Mar 10, 2025 | Local