Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.” A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the...
Quebec company banned from selling unauthorized peptides: Health Canada
Health Canada says a court has approved the agency’s request to permanently ban a Quebec-based online store from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in the country. The federal agency says in a statement that the Superior Court of Québec has granted...
Mas bands making final preparations for this weekend’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade
With one of the biggest parties of the summer just around the corner, Priscilla Mobin puts the final touches on one of the more elaborate pieces she’s designed for the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade. “I decided to go with...
Police: Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren’t from teen shooter’s gun
SEATTLE (AP) — Preliminary testing showed the bullets that killed two bystanders during a shootout at a crowded Seattle food festival last weekend didn’t come from the gun a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was seen firing, police said in...
Toronto fire chief calls lithium-ion battery fires ‘greatest public safety risk’ facing the city
Toronto’s fire chief used his appearance before City Council on Wednesday to once again raise concerns about lithium-ion battery fires, calling it the greatest public safety risk facing the City of Toronto. In the 2025 annual report to City Council,...
Man on e-scooter killed in crash near Tommy Thompson Park
A man is dead following a collision between a commercial van and an e-scooter near Tommy Thompson Park. Toronto police say the collision occurred just before 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Leslie Street and Unwin Avenue area. A man who...
Canadian film financier Jason Cloth indicted on fraud charges in United States
Canadian film financier Jason Cloth has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud in Illinois, where he’s accused of bilking clients out of more than US$100 million in what the U.S. attorney’s office describes as an alleged Ponzi scheme....
Residents seek moratorium on Toronto data centres, as Mississauga approves pause
Some Toronto residents are demanding a one-year moratorium on two proposed data centre projects, as a neighbouring city has voted to block any such new developments for a year. Councillors in Mississauga, Ont., voted Wednesday in favour of a data...
Toronto man charged in Scarborough break-and-enter after turning himself in
Toronto police have arrested and charged a man who allegedly broke into a Scarborough home last week. Officers were called to the home in the Kennedy and Ellesmere roads area at around 3 p.m. on July 23. Police say the...
Showers possible over Civic Holiday long weekend, Monday to be sunny and warm
While showers may dampen some of the Civic Holiday long weekend, outdoor events and festivities will likely go off without a hitch. CityNews meteorologist Jessie Uppal says the clouds will start to move in Friday afternoon with some spotty showers...
