Toronto parents writing letters to TDSB supervisor urging a reversal of cost-cutting measures
A group of Toronto parents are campaigning for more accountability from the provincially-appointed Toronto District School Board (TDSB) supervisor and through a letter-writing campaign in hopes of reversing some cost-cutting measures. The parents involved say some of the cuts are...
Toronto council approves scramble intersection at Yonge and Eglinton
Toronto City Council has voted to install a “scramble intersection” at Yonge and Eglinton streets The motion, introduced by Councillor Josh Matlow, also called for one to be installed just further north at Yonge Street and Roehampton Avenue/Orchard View Boulevard....
2 children struck by vehicle in North York
Two children have been struck by a vehicle in North York, Toronto police confirm. Paramedics tell CityNews one of the children has serious but non life-threatening injuries, while the other has minor injuries. Their exact ages have not been revealed....
Killer of Toronto police Const. Michael Sweet arrested in B.C., day parole revoked
The man who shot and killed Toronto police Const. Michael Sweet back in 1980 and was granted day parole in 2024 has been arrested in Victoria, B.C. Victoria police confirm Craig Munro was arrested on July 28 and his parole...
Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.” A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the...
Quebec company banned from selling unauthorized peptides: Health Canada
Health Canada says a court has approved the agency’s request to permanently ban a Quebec-based online store from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in the country. The federal agency says in a statement that the Superior Court of Québec has granted...
Mas bands making final preparations for this weekend’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade
With one of the biggest parties of the summer just around the corner, Priscilla Mobin puts the final touches on one of the more elaborate pieces she’s designed for the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade. “I decided to go with...
Police: Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren’t from teen shooter’s gun
SEATTLE (AP) — Preliminary testing showed the bullets that killed two bystanders during a shootout at a crowded Seattle food festival last weekend didn’t come from the gun a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was seen firing, police said in...
Toronto fire chief calls lithium-ion battery fires ‘greatest public safety risk’ facing the city
Toronto’s fire chief used his appearance before City Council on Wednesday to once again raise concerns about lithium-ion battery fires, calling it the greatest public safety risk facing the City of Toronto. In the 2025 annual report to City Council,...
Man on e-scooter killed in crash near Tommy Thompson Park
A man is dead following a collision between a commercial van and an e-scooter near Tommy Thompson Park. Toronto police say the collision occurred just before 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Leslie Street and Unwin Avenue area. A man who...
