Motorcyclist killed in Scarborough crash
A motorcyclist in his 40s is dead following a crash in Scarborough on Sunday evening. Toronto police were called to Orton Park Road just south of Ellesmere Road shortly after 6 p.m. for reports of a two-vehicle crash. Duty Insp....
Crash in Delta, B.C., leaves motorcycle hanging from traffic light
DELTA — Police in Delta, B.C., say a motorcyclist is in hospital after a crash that left the bike suspended from a traffic light. They say in a news release that members from the department responded to the scene at...
Venezuela warns of ‘serious’ environmental impact from alleged oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago
CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela says an oil spill that originated in Trinidad and Tobago, two islands just off its coast, had caused serious environmental damage along the coastlines of at least two of its states and in a gulf area...
Britain’s Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after devastating local election results for his Labour Party spurred dozens of lawmakers to call for his resignation. Starmer plans to use a speech on Monday to...
Elderly man killed in QEW collision near Stoney Creek
A pedestrian was killed during a collision on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Stoney Creek early Sunday morning, provincial police say. Authorities claim the person was struck by at least one vehicle while walking on the QEW heading towards Fort...
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says
BEIRUT (AP) — Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday. Her transfer comes after days of pleading by her family and...
Police investigate toddler death after falling from North York high-rise apartment
A toddler has died after falling from a high-rise apartment building in North York on Mother’s Day. Emergency crews were called to an apartment building on Graydon Hall Drive in the Don Mills Road and Highway 401 area just before...
Scarborough councillor Kandavel ‘surprised’ he is under OPP investigation
Toronto councillor Parthi Kandavel says he is currently the subject of an Ontario Provincial Police investigation. The Scarborough Southwest councillor said in a social media post on Sunday that he was “surprised” to learn of the investigation, but provided no...
Saudi oil giant Aramco sees 25% jump in Q1 profit after shifting exports from Strait...
Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, said Sunday its first quarter profit jumped 25% as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia-based Aramco said it successfully shifted some oil exports to a pipeline to avoid...
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ bests ‘Mortal Kombat II’ at the box office
In a box office battle of the sequels, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” had the slight edge over “Mortal Kombat II” in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates Sunday, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned a chart...
