Coun. Paula Fletcher will not run for re-election in Toronto-Danforth
Councillor Paula Fletcher has withdrawn her nomination and will no longer be running for re-election in Toronto-Danforth in the upcoming municipal elections this October. She registered to seek another term just two days ago, but posted in a letter on...
RBC names former Ontario cabinet minister Caroline Mulroney as vice chair
TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada has hired Caroline Mulroney as vice chair and she is to report to Derek Neldner, the head of capital markets, starting Sept. 14. Mulroney is a former Ontario cabinet minister who stepped down in...
Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy...
With 500-plus structures damaged or lost, B.C.’s fire season is among the worst
More than 500 homes or other structures have been destroyed or damaged by wildfires in British Columbia this year, in a level of devastation comparable to some of the worst recent fire seasons. While the area of 4,300 square kilometres...
Tempo fall to Clark, Fever for 11th straight loss
Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 29 points as the Indiana Fever held on for a 101-95 win over the Toronto Tempo on Tuesday. Superstar Caitlin Clark had 24 points and seven assists as Indiana (25-13) won its fifth in a row. Dozens of...
2 seriously injured in Hillcrest Village multi-vehicle crash
Two people have been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in the North York neighbourhood of Hillcrest Village Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Don Mills Road and Mogul Drive, north of McNicoll Drive, just before 4 p.m....
Sikh activists in B.C., Ontario warned by police of threat against life
RCMP have issued “duty to warn” letters to at least two Canadian Sikh activists, telling them their lives are under threat for their involvement in trying to create an independent Sikh state in India. Police have issued the notices to...
Nate Erskine-Smith joins Beaches—East York race before Toronto election filing deadline
A few months after a failed attempt to run for the Ontario Liberal Party in a Scarborough byelection, former federal Beaches–East York MP Nate Erskine-Smith is running to represent his former constituency at Toronto city hall. Erskine-Smith confirmed to CityNews...
Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. The space agency released before-and-after photos of the impact area on Tuesday. The Falcon...
Tempo unveil Dot the Arctic Hare and Dez the Snapping Turtle as mascots
An arctic hare and a snapping turtle are the new faces of the Toronto Tempo. The lone Canadian WNBA franchise unveiled Dot the Arctic Hare and Dez the Snapping Turtle as the team’s two official mascots on Tuesday. The mascots were...
