Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war...
Man in life-threatening condition after motorcycle crash in Mississauga
A motorcyclist is in life-threatening condition following a collision in Mississauga on Monday afternoon. According to Peel Regional Police, the crash happened near Derry Road, between Tomken Road and Kennedy Road just before 3:30 p.m. Preliminary information suggests that speed...
Trump and Xi dialed down the trade war, but challenges lurk at their China summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claims that America has increasingly profited from trade with China, largely playing down the tensions over rare earth minerals, tariffs and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence that could rupture relations between the world’s...
Man wanted in connection with 2 sex assault cases across Toronto
Toronto police are on the hunt for an unknown man who is wanted in connection with two separate sexual assault cases across the city. According to investigators, the first assault was reported just after 8 p.m. on Saturday in the...
Hundreds of administrative roles cut in latest round of TDSB layoffs
The Toronto District School Board has announced hundreds of additional layoffs following last month’s job cuts. A TDSB spokesperson tells CityNews that the layoffs will not impact classroom staff, but will affect administrative employees. “After years of declining enrolment, the...
BMO announces agreement to sell its transportation and vendor financing businesses
TORONTO — BMO Financial Group says it signed an agreement with U.S.-based Stonepeak for the sale of the bank’s transportation and vendor finance businesses. BMO says its transportation finance business provides specialized financing for trucks and trailers while its vendor...
Unifor names Ford as first target in auto industry bargaining
TORONTO — Canada’s largest private sector union says it will kick off negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers by targeting Ford Motor Co. first. Unifor, which typically uses pattern bargaining for its auto sector negotiations, says talks with Ford will...
Teen charged with murder in Oshawa homicide investigation
A teenager has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with an Oshawa homicide investigation. Police were called to a Tim Horton’s location at 2700 Simcoe Street North just after 8 p.m. on Saturday for reports of an armed person....
Man, 45, accused of vandalizing Toronto church on 4 occasions
Toronto police have arrested a 45-year-old man who is accused of vandalizing a North York church on four separate occasions. Sohrab Mehmandoust was arrested on May 5 and charged with four counts of mischief related to religious property. Authorities say...
South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in ‘The Rip’ are...
MIAMI (AP) — Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s recent action thriller “The Rip” used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm to the officers’ personal and professional reputations, according to a...
