16 h. ago Trump spars with Maine’s governor Janet Mills at the White House over transgender athletes

President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes. Trump told the governor he looked forward to it and […]

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16 h. ago ‘I felt trapped’: Woman tells court Toronto city councillor forced himself on her

Michael Thompson's sexual assault trial resumed Friday and heard from a third woman who alleged Thompson woke her in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her.

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18 h. ago MANDEL: Woman accusing Michael Thompson of sex assault testifies she feared for her life

The Toronto City Councillor has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault at a Muskoka cottage in 2022

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19 h. ago Widow of Ontario man murdered over gold chain tells court he did nothing wrong

The widow of a Toronto man robbed of his gold chain and killed during her birthday celebration three years ago says she's lived with guilt ever since.

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46 h. ago 27,000 Toronto municipal workers will be in strike position next month

About 27,000 unionized municipal employees in Toronto could go on strike next month. The City of Toronto says it has received a no-board report from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, which would put the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 79 in a legal strike position, and the city in a legal lockout position, at […]

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64 h. ago Delta offers $30K to passengers on plane that crashed in Toronto

Delta Air Lines announced earlier today that it would be offering compensation to those on the plane that crashed at Pearson Airport in Toronto. 76 passengers and 4 crew members survived the harrowing  ordeal that saw flight 4819 arriving from Minneapolis burst into flames on Monday afternoon after its wing clipped the runway upon landing among heavy wind gusts in Toronto.Delta's payout comes with "no strings attached" according to the airline and is available to all passengers regardless of whether they were among the 21 who ended up at a local hospital or were among those who walked away with just some bumps and scrapes.Of the 21 passengers sent to hospital, all but one has now been released.According to the airline, Delta assisted passengers with hotels, meals, transportation and other personal needs after the incident. They have also been trying to reunite passengers with the luggage and personal belongings that were recovered from the wreckage.The aircraft has not yet...

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66 h. ago Martha Stewart makes surprise visit to Chinese restaurant in Toronto

Martha Stewart, also known as the queen of all things lifestyle, recently graced a Chinese restaurant in Toronto during her visit to the city.The iconic retail businesswoman and television personality visited Pearl Yorkville, an elegant Chinese restaurant that offers a diverse menu, including traditional Cantonese-style dishes and dim sum.On Wednesday, the restaurant shared a photo of the lifestyle expert, writing, "Thank you @marthastewart for visiting @pearlyorkville. We are so grateful for your support!"    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by @pearlyorkvilleThis marks the second time Stewart has been in Toronto recently. Back in October, the TV host posted a photo at Nobu Toronto, noting how the new location was "very beautiful and very big!" The lifestyle guru is a longtime friend of Nobu's founder, Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, and was in town to celebrate the premiere of her Netflix ...

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67 h. ago The United Steelworkers union demands Canadian materials for high

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) is urging the Government of Canada to prioritize Canadian-made materials in the construction of the newly announced high-speed rail network connecting Toronto and Quebec City. While the project is presented as a transformative infrastructure investment with potential to drive economic growth, job […]

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67 h. ago Tesla Cybertruck getting hate after one spotted blocking streetcar in Toronto

It's been a bad week for Tesla Cybertrucks in Canada. After a video circulated of a Cybertruck stuck in the snow in Montreal, a Toronto transit rider reported that one of the electric trucks blocked a streetcar.Pictures posted to the Toronto Reddit community show a Cybertruck parked on College Street blocking the 506 streetcar on Wednesday morning. The Reddit post also noted there was another blockage not related to the Cybertruck two minutes down the road.While vehicles blocking streetcars is nothing new in Toronto, especially in winter, the involvement of the Cybertruck seems to have struck a chord among transit riders.A Tesla Cybertruck parked on College Street blocked a TTC streetcar, frustrating commuters. Image from u/DowntownTorontonian on Reddit.The post is full of replies mocking the Cybertruck. Some joked about the vehicle's incredible off-roading capabilities, while others referred to the Cybertruck as a 'dumpster' — a common jab based on ho...

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69 h. ago Ontario city is second worst for violent crime in Canada and Toronto is way down the list

International headlines about Toronto's car theft issue and rising rates of crime in general may give the impression that the city, being Canada's biggest, is the country's hotspot for serious offences.But, at least when it comes to violent crime, a new study actually puts Toronto quite far down the list of the worst places in Canada, coming behind 23 other cities and also the national average for select metropolitan areas.The study, from the Fraser Institute, compared crime trends across cities and provinces, but also in Canada versus the U.S. It analyzed locales with 100,000 or more people, looking mostly at StatCan data from between 2019 and 2022 and using the metric of average incidents per 100,000 residents annually.The findings were somewhat surprising.Out of the Great White North's five most major cities, Calgary had the worst stats, coming in 11th out of 36 places ranked. Vancouver was somewhat better, in 16th when ...

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2 d. ago Toronto university slashes 18 programs including English due to financial pressures

Yet another post-secondary institution in Ontario is moving ahead with significant clawbacks in light of funding woes, suspending a spate of its programs and drawing concern from — and signalling the state of — Canada's academic community.York University, which has three campuses across the GTA and is among the three largest schools in the country by enrollment, will no longer be accepting students to 18 of its programs across the sciences, arts, and humanities.While a number of language majors are affected, disciplines such as classics and classical studies, Indigenous studies, religious studies, and gender and women's studies are also on the list, as are environmental biology and biomedical physics, sociology, global history and justice, and even English.The school has said that the cuts reflect swift and unanticipated policy changes in Ottawa, and affect study areas that have had less robust enrollment levels than...

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2 d. ago Toronto now accepting requests for snow removal at your home

The City of Toronto announced that its accepting 311 requests for snow clearing at homes, including sidewalks, walkways and driveways blocked by snowbanks with over 25cm of snow.

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3 d. ago Toronto is officially getting a high speed train to Quebec City

After years of talk about a potential high speed train that would link Toronto and the province of Quebec, it seems that the federal government is finally gearing up to officially announce the project.Anonymous inside sources disclosed to the Star that Transport Minister Anita Anand would be joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday to share the latest update on the rail initiative, confirming a new line to run at speeds of around 200 km/h (or even faster) between Toronto and Quebec City.And, the news has now been confirmed by the PM.Spanning more than 1,000 km, the route's proposed stops would include Ottawa, Laval, Trois-Rivières, and Montreal, with passengers able to reach the latter city in just over three hours — a huge improvement to the current travel time of 5 hours and 2 minutes, at best, with VIA Rail.Could Toronto-Montreal route be Canada's first high-speed rail line? https://t.co/rD9gZ...

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3 d. ago Toronto now accepting requests for snow removal at your home address

Need snow removal at your Toronto home after this past weekend's historic snowstorm which blanketed parts of Toronto with upwards of 23 centimetres of snow? You'll be pleased to hear that the City is now accepting requests for snow clearing at residential addresses. In a post to its social media accounts on Tuesday, the City of Toronto announced that it's accepting 311 requests for snow clearing at homes. The announcement comes as crews and contractors continue to work 24/7 to clear snow from roads and sidewalks after 16 to 23 centimetres of snow fell across the city over the weekend. This massive dump of snow was in addition to the 15 to 20 centimetres of snow accumulated from Wednesday's snowstorm. If you see an area that needs plowing, you can report it on the City's website, after which a crew member will follow up. Snow clearing requests cover driveways blocked by plowed snowbanks, sidewalks, intersections, and city walkways. To be eligib...

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3 d. ago More snow on the way for Ontario as crews work to clear consecutive storms

Snow-covered Ontario is set to see another dusting on Tuesday as city crews in Toronto and beyond struggle to deal with massive back-to-back storms.

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3 d. ago Videos show terrifying new angles of Delta plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport

The Delta plane crash that rocked Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday has made headlines around the globe, with shocking footage from bystanders, security, and passengers continuing to emerge over the last 21 hours.Clips shared widely across social media have revealed various different perspectives of the catastrophic incident, which happened to Delta Air Lines flight 4819 (operated by Endeavor Air) around 2:30 p.m. amid extremely high winds.The plane, a model CRJ-900 inbound from Minneapolis, somehow ended up bursting into flames, losing a wing and flipping completely upside down, which made for some astonishing and terrifying visuals on what was the Family Day holiday in Ontario.Video shows passengers evacuating Delta plane after crash at Toronto airport https://t.co/J6MxpSqjJp— blogTO (@blogTO) February 17, 2025Videos from the sceneA video from one person who was aboard the jet accompanied many early reports of the em...

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4 d. ago Video shows passengers evacuating Delta plane after crash at Toronto airport

Photos and videos are circulating on social media after a Delta airlines plane flipped over and crashed at Pearson Airport in Toronto. Details on the crash are still uncertain but here are the some of facts reported so far:The plane was Delta airlines flight 4819 arriving from Minneapolis.80 people were on the flight of which at least two adults and one child have been reported as critically injured and taken to Toronto hospitals.Photos and videos show the plane upside down on the runway. There has been no cause of the crash reported yet and there are no signs of any other planes involved in the incident. All flights have been suspended and/or cancelled at Pearson Airport as emergency crews respond to the incident.In one video posted to social media, passengers are shown evacuating from the Delta airlines plane flipped upside down.A Delta flight carrying roughly 80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties have be...

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4 d. ago Videos show passengers evacuating Delta plane after crash at Toronto airport

Photos and videos are circulating on social media after a Delta airlines plane flipped over and crashed at Pearson Airport in Toronto. Details on the crash are still uncertain but here are the some of facts reported so far:The plane was Delta airlines flight 4819 arriving from Minneapolis.80 people (76 passengers, 4 crew members) were on the flight of which at least two adults and one child have been reported as critically injured and taken to Toronto hospitals. 15 passengers in total were injured according to paramedics.Photos and videos show the plane upside down on the runway. There has been no cause of the crash reported yet and there are no signs of any other planes involved in the incident. All flights were immediately suspended and/or cancelled at Pearson Airport as emergency crews respond to the incident. Flights later resumed as of 5 p.m. In one video posted to social media, passengers are shown evacuating from the Delta airlines plane flipped ...

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4 d. ago Delta plane flips over in crash at Pearson airport in Toronto

Emergency crews are responding to a plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport.The airport posted about the incident on social media this afternoon."Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for," it said.Posts on social media are showing images of the plane appearing to be flipped over.URGENT: Delta plane UPSIDE-DOWN after crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport.No word yet on possible injuries, police say. pic.twitter.com/vnD3Bk6jyo— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 17, 2025Toronto Pearson’s website currently lists a number of delays and cancellations for arriving and departing flights.Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to the incident on X, saying he was "relieved there are no casualties after the incident at Toronto Pearson.""Provincial officials are in contact with the airport and local authorities and will provide ...

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4 d. ago It could take 3 weeks to clear snow dump from Toronto streets, city officials say

'Toronto is a big city and this work takes a lot of time,' Barbara Gray, the city's transportation services general manager, said

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