Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker shipments from the Persian Gulf. The...
Harm reduction advocates call Ford government decision to end consumption site funding ‘cowardly’
Harm reduction advocates say the Ford government’s decision to end funding for all supervised consumption sites later this year is “wrong” and “cowardly” and will lead to many more overdose deaths. The Fred Victor Centre and South Riverdale Community Health...
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews out for season with MCL tear; Goudas suspended 5 games
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury. The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The...
A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, halted all flights on Friday evening for over an hour because of a strong chemical smell that was impeding air traffic controllers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration....
Police identify 60-year-old woman as 4th homicide of 2026
Police have identified a woman whose body was found inside a home in the Hillcrest Village neighbourhood of North York. Investigators say they were called to a home in the Threadneedle Crescent and Cresthaven Drive area just after 1:30 p.m....
Ontario to give retailers the option of opening on Family Day and Victoria Day
TORONTO — Stores across Ontario could soon open on Family Day and Victoria Day under a new bill the provincial government plans to introduce. The announcement came via a news release Friday, but was first signalled last month by Premier...
Former Newmarket boy scout leader charged in alleged sexual assaults dating back to the 70s
A former boy scout leader in Newmarket has been charged in connection to several alleged sexual assaults that occurred in the 1970s. York police say that earlier this year, several victims came forward to report the sexual assaults. The victims...
Victim robbed of gold bars worth $65K during private sale meet-up: York police
York Regional Police investigators say they’ve arrested two suspects and are seeking a third after someone trying to sell valuable gold bars was robbed in Markham late last month. Investigators say the seller met with two of the suspects on...
Lawyers for Calgary man in Ryan Wedding case to seek a review of denial of...
Lawyers for a Calgary man arrested on extradition warrants connected to accused Canadian drug kingpin Ryan Wedding will be applying for a review of a decision denying him bail. Allistair Chapman, 33, and nine others were arrested last year in...
Environment committee engaging in ‘junior high behaviour’: former climate advisers
OTTAWA — Two former advisers on Ottawa’s climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada’s independent net-zero advisory body last year. Simon Donner and Catherine Abreu were at...
