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Settlement reached in national class-action lawsuit over drug Rexulti: law firm

MONTREAL — Lawyers involved in a class-action lawsuit over the drug Rexulti say a $4.75 million settlement has been reached on behalf of patients and the estates and families of those who were prescribed the drug. The class action involved...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

Tropical Storm Fernand forms in the Atlantic Ocean, heads over open waters

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, but it was far from land and forecast to remain over the open ocean. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported that the storm was located about 325...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

19-year-old found dead with gunshot wound inside washroom at Scarborough Town Centre

Police have identified a man who was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a washroom at Scarborough Town Centre on Thursday afternoon. Toronto police were called to the shopping centre at 300 Borough Drive just before 2 p.m. for...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

Police arrest man in connection with ride-share sexual assault

Toronto police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a ride-share sexual assault in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue West area. Investigators say just after midnight on Aug. 9, a man was hired by the victim and a...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

Sankofa Square officially opens in Toronto

Thousands of people showed up to celebrate the grand opening of Sankofa Square in Toronto, after it was officially renamed from Yonge-Dundas Square in December 2023. Calls to rename Dundas Street and the square began in 2020 when 14,000 Torontonians...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

Shilo Sanders ejected from Buccaneers’ preseason game for throwing a punch

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shilo Sanders was ejected from Tampa Bay’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills for throwing a punch at Zach Davidson in the second quarter on Saturday night. Sanders, the son of Hall of Fame cornerback Deion...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of new antiair missiles, state media said Sunday, displaying his expanding military capabilities as the South Korean and U.S. militaries carry out joint...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

South Africa’s most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit clinics providing free HIV services would be closing as President Donald Trump announced the United States was slashing...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

Toronto police seek suspect in assault investigation

Toronto police have released images of a suspect wanted in connection to an assault investigation downtown. Officers were called to the Yonge Street and Dundas street West area around 5 p.m. on June 12 after reports of an assault. Investigators...

Aug 24, 2025 | News

Three injured, four in custody after shooting in Caledon: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police say three people are injured and four are in custody after an early morning shooting in Caledon.  Officers were called to a residence on Finnerty Side Road after reports of gunshots fired around 5:15 a.m. on Saturday. ...

Aug 24, 2025 | News