‘General Hospital’ actor Anthony Geary dead at 78
Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Anthony Geary, whose...
1 man seriously injured in Etobicoke stabbing, suspect in custody
Toronto police are investigating an alleged stabbing that took place inside an Etobicoke residence on Sunday afternoon. Authorities say they were called to the area of Lockheed Boulevard and Westona Street just before 3:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located a...
Mars turns former Hudson’s Bay windows into eye-candy in time for holiday season
TORONTO — One of Toronto’s busiest shopping corridors came alive Sunday with elves that operated conveyor belts laden with Mars bars, celebrated the clock hitting midnight with a blast of Skittles and frolicked and fished in a winter wonderland. The...
A Brown University student survived being shot in high school. Then came the active shooter...
When Brown University junior Mia Tretta’s phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn’t be happening again. In 2019, Tretta had been shot in the abdomen during a mass shooting at...
Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest...
Here are the most talked about pop culture moments of 2025
A feud between hip hop’s biggest stars came to a head in January 2025 when Drake filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track, which later went on to win the award...
OPP investigating 45 extortion cases against South-Asian community in Caledon, Dufferin County
Provincial police say they are investigating more than 45 cases of extortion targeting victims in Caledon and Dufferin County over the last two years. Investigators say since 2023, members of the South-Asian community have been targeted using phone calls or...
Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery
SYDNEY (AP) — A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives. Video footage posted to social media shows a passerby...
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force tanker
WASHINGTON (AP) — A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path. “We...
Critics urge Carney to abandon federal shift to British spelling
OTTAWA — Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, five linguistics experts and...
