2 Toronto police officers cleared in fatal shooting of teen in North York
The province’s police watchdog has cleared two Toronto police officers of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old during a traffic stop in North York earlier this year. The Special Investigations Unit says around 11 p.m. on April...
Pilot conscious, talking after helicopter crashes while fighting fires in Nova Scotia
The Department of Natural Resources says one of its helicopters was involved in a crash at the Long Lake wildfires. In a statement, the department said the helicopter crashed into shallow water at about 4:24 p.m. on Friday while it...
Suspect in fatal Hwy. 48 crash that killed father of 3 makes court appearance
The teen accused in a deadly crash that killed a father of three made a court appearance Friday in Oshawa. Andrew Cristillo was killed and his three daughters seriously injured in a deadly head-on crash on Highway 48 between St....
‘The same country’: Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it from the U.S. in the region, experts have told researchers commissioned by the federal government. The Liberals launched the strategy in late 2022 to make...
Tristan Rogers, who played super spy Robert Scorpio on ‘General Hospital,’ has died at 79
Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79. “The entire ‘General Hospital’ family is heartbroken to hear...
Alejandro Kirk’s heroics lead Blue Jays to comeback win over Rangers
Alejandro Kirk followed a two-run homer in the seventh inning with a game-winning two-run single in the eighth to push the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 comeback win in the series opener against the Texas Rangers on Friday. Kirk’s...
First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site
SECHELT — An 18-month investigation at a former residential school site in British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast has found more evidence of children who disappeared there, the area’s First Nation says. The shishalh First Nation in Sechelt, B.C., said in a...
Man, woman charged with sex trafficking teen girls
A Hamilton man and Toronto woman are facing charges after they allegedly advertised the sexual services of two teen girls online, and then took the money earned during the illicit meet-ups. The Human Trafficking Unit began investigating the duo in...
‘We want answers’: Condo buyers grow frustrated after Scarborough complex has so far failed to...
Robert Maiolo, who put down a deposit for a condo he had hoped to be living in by now, finds himself among a large group of people throughout the Greater Toronto Area these days. Several planned condo developments have either...
Ontario allows more density, building height near Toronto transit
Ontario’s housing minister says the province has approved a plan for Toronto to allow higher and denser buildings near transit stations. Rob Flack says the changes to Toronto’s official plan will allow for 1.5 million more homes throughout the city...
