City ends declaration that banned street parking on snow routes, days after winter storm
Two City of Toronto weather-related declarations that went into effect last Thursday, banning parking on designated snow routes and heavily penalizing offenders, have been lifted as of 5 p.m. Monday. The Major Snowstorm Condition and Significant Weather Event declarations prohibited...
Three years after announcement, Canada opens Fiji diplomatic mission
OTTAWA — Canada has opened a high commission in Fiji more than three years after pledging to launch its first diplomatic mission in the Pacific Islands. Global Affairs Canada announced the move in a social media post after MP Randeep...
Business owners concerned about the future of Little Jamaica after Eglinton LRT construction
For generations, a stretch of Eglinton West between Keele Street and Allen Road has been the cultural heart of Toronto’s Black community. But over the last 15 years, the BIA says more than 300 small businesses have shut down, unable to survive the years of...
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on whether random traffic stops are constitutional
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has started hearing a case about whether it’s constitutional for police to make random traffic stops without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence. The case involves Joseph-Christopher Luamba, a Montrealer of...
100 vehicles pile up in Michigan crash as snowstorm moves across the country
HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (AP) — More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The massive pileup prompted the Michigan State Police to...
Security experts sound alarm for Canada as Trump threatens to take Greenland
OTTAWA — Experts on global security and defence are warning that Canada may be forced to start “thinking about the unthinkable,” as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up his campaign to wrest control of Greenland away from Denmark. The warnings...
2 injured in Brampton collision involving a dump truck
Two people have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle collision involving a dump truck in Brampton Monday afternoon. Peel police were called to Steeles Avenue West and Windmill Boulevard around 2:15 p.m. for a crash between a sedan and...
Eight hospitalized due to chemical incident at North York building
Eight people were hospitalized following a chemical incident at a North York apartment building. Fire officials say a worker doing work in the pool area at 78 Harrison Garden Boulevard ended up mixing two chemicals together that created a burst...
China’s economy grows 5% in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite Trump’s tariffs
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite Trump’s tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday. That...
Patients from poorer neighborhoods at greater risk of post-surgery death: study
Patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods are at greater risk of dying within 30 days of elective surgery than those from wealthier neighborhoods, according to a cohort study of more than one million patients in Ontario. The sample included Ontario patients who...
