TTC bus crash sends 4 people to hospital, 1 woman charged
Four people were sent to a hospital and a woman was charged after a collision between a vehicle and a TTC bus on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the crash happened near Eglinton Avenue East and Danforth Road at approximately 1:30...
Man convicted in Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol has a job at the Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office, according to officials and internal records. “Mr. Elias Irizarry is a qualified,...
China using professional networking sites to gather information: security agencies
OTTAWA — Canada’s spy agency and close international partners warn that China’s military intelligence services are using professional networking sites and online job platforms to target current and former government and military personnel. The alert was issued Wednesday by the...
Husband and wife convicted in Liberty Village murder trial
A Toronto jury on Wednesday found a man and his wife guilty in connection with the murder of their Liberty Village neighbour, 53-year-old filmmaker, Reeyaz Habib. The jury returned the verdict for 36-year-old Khoa Tran and his wife, Isabelle Nguyen,...
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack...
Man seriously injured in Rexdale shooting
Toronto police are investigating after a man was shot at a home in the Rexdale area Wednesday afternoon. Officers say they located a man in his 30s suffering from gunshot wounds near Humber College Boulevard and Westmore Drive shortly before...
Ontario civil servants to see ‘flexibility’ on work options during World Cup: government
Ontario’s incoming interim Treasury Board president says there will be “flexibility” in work arrangements for public service employees during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, who is taking on the Treasury Board role Friday, gave no details...
FIFA’s World Cup stadium code bans vuvuzelas, says body paint isn’t clothing
VANCOUVER — Fans attending FIFA World Cup matches will have to leave their vuvuzelas at home. Vuvuzelas gained worldwide attention during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where the plastic horns became one of the tournament’s defining symbols despite...
Emergency closure of some eastbound Gardiner Expressway lanes near Humber River ordered
City of Toronto staff say they need to temporarily close some of the eastbound lanes of the Gardiner Expressway near the Humber River due to the need for emergency road work. In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, officials said multiple...
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments for those who fell ill and no vaccines to protect others. That was the...
