73 m. ago Truck Driver Fined $20,000 after Scarborough Gas Line Rupture and Failure to Report

Toronto, ON, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Court of Justice has fined Jegatheeswaran Velautham $20,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, for damaging a natural gas line and failing to report the strike. Mr. Velautham pleaded guilty to violating the Gaseous Fuels Regulation under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000. The incident […]

Transport

2 h. ago Calgary municipal election: Advance vote begins | City going in wrong direction, says poll

Continuing coverage of the 2025 Calgary municipal election campaign

Politics

2 h. ago Unapologetically Jewish Org Files Human Rights Complaints Against Cities of Montreal and Toronto

Newly founded grassroots organization looks to tackle rising hatred in country head-on. OTTAWA, Ontario — Unapologetically Jewish, a newly formed grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and amplifying the voices of Canadian Jews, today announced that it has filed a Human Rights complaint against city officials responsible for policing in Montreal and Toronto. The complaint […]

Other

2 h. ago ‘Ghosted by the one who did the mastectomy’: Detransitioners face ‘detransphobia,’ study finds

A Canadian-led study, the largest of its kind in decades, finds support missing for young people who halt or reverse a gender transition

Other

2 h. ago Police investigate hate crime after mosque set on fire in English coastal town

LONDON (AP) — Police were investigating Monday what they called a hate crime after a mosque was set on fire in an English coastal town. The fire on Saturday night came two days after two men were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day of the Jewish year, […]

Events

3 h. ago Canadians should not expect tariff deal as Carney travels to Washington

The official said that no specific expectations are being attached to the trip

Economics

3 h. ago Canadians face ‘heat or eat’ decisions as financial strain deepens

MNP Consumer Debt Index falls to 86 points, reflecting Canadians’ growing financial vulnerability Three in 10 (29%, +5 pts YoY) Canadians say they have reduced their utility consumption, while a quarter (24%, -4 pts YoY) report eating less to save money. Nearly half are within $200 of insolvency each month (48%, +6 pts QoQ), with […]

Transport

3 h. ago Here's why the Toronto Blue Jays pulled Trey Yesavage in historic Yankees beatdown

Even in perhaps the best two-game stretch of his entire run as Toronto Blue Jays manager, John Schneider knows that he's not always going to be the most popular guy in town.On Sunday, Schneider's Blue Jays pulled off a game anyone in attendance will probably never forget.While Toronto scored 13 runs on the day to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Yankees, the biggest star of the game was starting pitcher Trey Yesavage, who put on one of the best performances anyone's ever had wearing a Jays uniform.In just 5.1 innings of work (and only his fourth-ever MLB start), the 22-year-old rookie made Jays postseason history with a franchise-record 11 strikeouts on the day, giving up no hits and just one walk.But he actually could've probably had a better performance, had he not been pulled after just 78 pitches. More than half-way to what would've been the first no-hitter in Blue Jays playoff history, Schneider decided he'd rather play the percentages and let Ye...

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3 h. ago Big Papi rips reeling Yanks: ‘This Blue Jays lineup ain’t playin’ around’

It’s not just Blue Jays bats bashing hard on the reeling New York Yankees, who left Toronto Sunday night having to wonder what just hit them. With a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series as action shifts back to the Bronx on Wednesday. The New York Post’s banner back page headline […]

Other

4 h. ago FIRST READING: How quickly (and dramatically) Canadians lost faith with immigration

In only a few years, Canadians went from near-universal support for immigration to a near-majority demanding mass-deportations

Other

4 h. ago Le Nobel de médecine récompense la recherche sur le contrôle du système immunitaire

Deux chercheurs américains Mary E. Brunkow et Fred Ramsdell et le Japonais Shimon Sakaguchi sont récompensés.

Other

5 h. ago Adam Zivo: Chemsex is terrorizing the gay community — activists should stop promoting it

The AIDS Committee of Toronto is shutting down, and that's a good thing

Other

5 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Deputy ministers working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep Ontario woke

Nearly one-quarter of the conservative province's senior managers appear to have progressive leanings

Politics

6 h. ago Bimiralisib, Topical PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor Shows Up To 92% Clearance Rate And Superior Tolerability In Proof

Torqur AG Announced Full Phase 2 Results at EADV Congress 2025 BASEL, Switzerland — Torqur AG, subsidiary of Swiss Rockets incubator and a clinical-stage company advancing targeted therapies in oncodermatology and oncology, announced the results of the full Phase 2 proof-of-concept study results of topical bimiralisib gel (2%) for the treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) […]

Other

6 h. ago Les professionnels de la STM lancent une campagne d’affichage pour défendre leur expertise

L’organisation dénonce la volonté de la STM de recourir à plus de sous-traitance.

Other

7 h. ago Canadian sailor who blew whistle on 'Officer X' to be booted from military

Navy Lt. Patrick White warned Parliament about a serial sexual offender in a leadership position.

Events

11 h. ago Conversations sur l’amour et le sexe chez les jeunes au temps du numérique

Incursion dans un cégep, à l’heure où des études témoignent de la baisse de l’activité sexuelle chez les jeunes.

Other

11 h. ago Les boîtes postales communautaires font leur entrée en ville

Avec la fin annoncée de la distribution du courrier à domicile, des problèmes d’aménagement urbain se profilent.

Other

11 h. ago Québec supprime le financement du Baromètre de l’action climatique

Ce projet de recherche mesurait les attitudes et les perceptions des Québécois face à la crise climatique.

Society

11 h. ago Les «piqûres sauvages» dans les festivals, un phénomène inquiétant mais limité

Des festivaliers ont rapporté avoir été «piqués» à l’été 2025 dans divers événements au Québec.

Culture