Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built
Ontario’s housing minister says he will be making changes to a housing fund for municipalities that many have said unfairly measures their progress on building. Rob Flack is signalling in a speech to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference...
Calgary’s Wilder Institute partners with First Nation to save at-risk turtles
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Magnetawan First Nation in Ontario have partnered for a turtle population recovery program. The eight species of turtles involved from Ontario are listed federally and provincially as “at-risk.” Dr. Gráinne McCabe tells CityNews it’s...
Elizabeth May won’t lead Green Party in next federal election
OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada will once again be looking for someone to replace Elizabeth May, after the party’s longtime leader said Tuesday she will not lead the Greens into the next election. In an email to members,...
Quebec-based Canadian soldiers suspended after 2023 video that shows others making Nazi salute
The Canadian Military Police is investigating after a 2023 video emerged that they say shows five serving members at an event where other individuals performed a Nazi salute. The members are Quebec-based. “On August 6, 2025, I was notified of...
Man accused of drowning his nine-year-old daughter in New York makes court appearance
The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County court in Elizabethtown, N.Y., for a hearing to provide updates...
B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park closing for a month for recovery, First Nations’ practices
British Columbia’s government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for a month in about two weeks’ time, to allow it to “recover from a busy summer” and allow First Nations to carry out cultural practices. It says the closure from...
Canadian universities are adopting AI tools, but concerns about the technology remain
Canadian universities are embracing generative artificial intelligence in their teaching plans as more students and instructors opt to use the rapidly evolving technology. Several large institutions, including McGill University, University of Toronto and York University, said they are adopting certain...
2 charged after gun and drugs seized in Mississauga
Two men from Peel Region are facing gun and drug-related charges after Peel police say a routine traffic stop in Mississauga uncovered a loaded firearm, an extended magazine and a suspected narcotics. Officers conducted the stop on Sunday in the...
Mississauga drivers could soon face $125 fine for blocking intersections
Drivers in Mississauga could soon be fined for blocking intersections, as the city looks to enhance traffic safety. At its meeting on July 30, council unanimously approved a motion from Ward 1 Coun. Stephen Dasko to seek provincial approval to...
Yazidi family that fled ISIS relieved Canadian sponsorship for family in Turkey finally takes step...
When the Elias family fled their ancestral home in Iraq 14 years ago, they were one of the families who escaped what the United Nations named a genocide of 400,000 Yazidi people, perpetrated by ISIS. Part of the family made...
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