22 h. ago Woman faces deportation after wrong turn on Costco run ends at Ontario

What should have been an ordinary afternoon of shopping at Costco turned into a nightmare ordeal at the U.S.-Canada border for one woman and her family.NPR reported that a woman living in the Detroit area of Michigan had been on her way to Costco when a wrong turn led her to the U.S.-Canada border.On March 8, Sarahi, who chooses to go by her first name, said she was travelling with her two young daughters, ages one and five, and brother, 19, to shop and get lunch at a local Costco.However, they didn't know at the time that the GPS was directing them to a Costco in Canada — one located across the border in Windsor, Ont. Sarahi and her brother are immigrants from Guatemala and don't have legal status in the U.S. However, Sarahi's daughters are both U.S. citizens. She said she realized what was happening when U.S. immigration officials approached their car.Both brother and sister were separated and told that they were to be deported. They also had the right to speak t...

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2 d. ago Toronto to clamp down on 'renovictions' this summer and here are the details

Toronto City Council has launched a public education campaign to remind homeowners and renters that its new "renoviction" bylaw will come into effect this summer in an attempt to "protect tenants from bad faith evictions."According to a release issued by the city, the Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw, which was proposed back in the fall and will come into effect on July 31, 2025, requires landlords to obtain a licence before "starting repairs or renovations that require tenants to move out of their rental units under the Provincial N13 process."Created to protect tenants from so-called "renovictions," when a tenant is evicted from their home under pretences of renovations by a landlord, this bylaw attempts to add more protections for renters."The bylaw is designed to protect tenants from bad faith evictions, preserve Toronto's affordable rental housing and establish a transparent and equitable process for landlords to complet...

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3 d. ago Woman rescued after vehicle crashes into Ontario cottage country lake

Ontario Provincial Police in Peterborough County say officers rescued a 45-year-old woman after her vehicle crashed into Rice Lake early Tuesday morning.

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7 d. ago Woman killed after being struck by stray bullet waiting at Ontario bus stop

Hamilton Police said shots rang out on Thursday at around 7:30 p.m. near Upper James and South Bend Road.

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1 week ago Ontario woman goes viral showing 'disgusting' Wingstop order covered in blood

One woman got more than she bargained for after she discovered her order from an Ontario Wingstop location was seemingly covered in blood.No one likes to open up their fast food order and find an unexpected bit of blood mixed in with their meal — especially when it's chicken — but Ontario resident Emily Warren was particularly shocked when she opened up her order from a Wingstop location in Guelph to find that the bag and containers were covered in sticky red droplets.Worse yet, she believes that the blood actually belonged to a human.In a TikTok video that's amassed over 100,ooo views and 6,500 likes since it was posted on Sunday, April 13, Emily details the "disgusting" surprise that came along with what was meant to be a delicious dinner.@emilyywarren_ LIKE WHAT- 🤢🤢🤢 @Wingstop this is so disgusting #wingstop ♬ original sound - Em💫"We went to the Guelph Wingstop and there's blood all over our food," she says in the video, turning the camera arou...

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2 w. ago On the Brink: rent is eating up half her pay, payday loans made it worse

Ontario woman says on her salary today, her two pay stubs a month are already spoken for: one goes to rent, and the other covers everything else.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman’s parents

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life […]

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2 w. ago Ontario woman who arranged hit on parents will get new murder trial

The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents.

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3 w. ago Ontario woman charged after potential rental tenants lose $54K: police

A former apartment superintendent faces charges after allegedly collecting $54,000 in rent deposits for non-existent apartments in Toronto.

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3 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto apartment super accused of defrauding potential renters

Police are looking for a 50-year-old Toronto woman after prospective tenants hoping to obtain units in a rental building complained they were defrauded of a combined total of 54,000. Laighnalee Asuncion, pictured above, is wanted for 28 counts of fraud under $5,000. Toronto Police alleged that while working from Jan. 1-Aug. 30 as a superintendent […]

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4 w. ago Woman accused of killing three in Ontario unfit to stand trial, court rules

Sabrina Kauldhar has been ordered into a 60-day psychiatric treatment before she'll be reassessed

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4 w. ago Woman files $3.75M lawsuit against Spitfires, OHL, CHL for alleged 1984 sex assault

WINDSOR, ONT. — A woman has filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging a 1984 sexual assault by former Windsor Spitfires players at a team party. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe,” claims she was incapacitated and assaulted at the home of a billet family and is suing […]

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last month Ontario business tycoon worth almost $29B is one of world's 100 richest people

A Toronto investment firm tycoon who owns a local spa and restaurant has reclaimed the honour of being ranked among one of the top 100 wealthiest people in the world.Sherry Brydson has been moving up and down the rankings in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and recently leapt from just outside the list's top 100 rankings, moving from 101st place up to 98th.Currently the second-wealthiest Canadian overall and richest Canadian woman as of March 2025, according to Bloomberg, Brydson has climbed from the 107th position in 2024, amassing a wealth of $20.2 billion USD/$28.875 billion CAD.That's enough money to buy a nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier and still have around $7 billion USD left over as spending money.Brydson has accumulated this fortune thanks to her position as the largest shareholder in investment firm Woodbridge, controlling a 23 per cent stake in the major firm run by Canada's wealthiest family — the Thomsons.Brydson, who is the granddaughter of...

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