6 h. ago CRIMESCENE: Tree branch falls, critically injures woman on Toronto street

Police say a woman in her 30s was in critical condition on Tuesday afternoon after a large tree branch struck her and a 10-year-old girl as they walked in the St. Clair Ave.-Avenue Rds. area. The woman was taken to hospital with critical injures shortly after 3 p.m. and the child didn’t sustain any physical […]

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6 h. ago Woman critically injured by falling tree branch: Toronto police

Police say they responded to the scene near St. Clair Avenue and Avenue Road just before 3:30 p.m. for a report of a large tree branch that had fallen.

Events

8 h. ago Edmonton Oilers look to dull down wild series with simple style hockey

"We've done a great job so far at different points in the series of being resilient and finding ways to keep ourselves in games, even though we probably haven't played the cleanest 60 minutes that we wanted to see so far"

Sport

9 h. ago Toronto tiki bar boat tours are about to kick off for summer

It may not be a trip to Hawaii, but it’s close. Palapa Tours is back for another year, launching its floating tiki bar boats on Toronto waters starting on May 3, 2025, and running seven days a week until September.The floating tiki bars have all the makings of a fun day or night out with friends: a fully licensed bar, an epic view of Toronto's skyline, and bumping music.For the 2025 season, there are a few new additions to Palapa Tours' lineup, including themed nights, monthly karaoke nights, and a romantic date night sunset experience."Palapa Tours was created to bring a slice of island life to Toronto," said the Palapa Tours team via a press release. "We're excited to return with even more ways for guests to enjoy the waterfront, unwind with friends, and create a vibe on the water this summer."The 90-minute cruise launches from HTO Park at 315 Queens Quay West and can be booked for one to 12 passengers for $90 per...

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11 h. ago Energy industry strikes hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win

CALGARY – The industry group representing Canada’s oil and gas service contractors has laid out its top priorities for the Liberal government in Ottawa, which held onto power in Monday’s federal election. The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors says both the Liberals and the Conservatives recognized the need to grow oil and gas development during […]

Politics

12 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree took more than a century to grow and less than 3 minutes to fell, prosecutors say

LONDON (AP) — It took well over a century for the Sycamore Gap tree to spread its limbs into the elegant canopy that made it a beloved site saddled between two hills along the ancient Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. It took less than three minutes to cut it down in an “act of deliberate […]

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15 h. ago Toronto's popular waterfront promenade is about to get a huge extension

The impressive granite-paved promenade lining Toronto's waterfront is about to grow even larger.Construction crews are hard at work extending a section of the red granite pathways lining two sections of the city's waterfront.The waterfront promenade's eastern section extending from Canada's Sugar Beach is currently being expanded to the Parliament slip to surround a new addition to the neighbourhood.The new Aqualuna development's imminent completion at the west end of the slip will soon inject new life to the burgeoning East Bayfront district with hundreds of new residents and a fancy community centre.The eastern section of the promenade's 9.4-metre-wide red granite mosaic maple leaf pattern now wraps around the south and east sides of Aqualuna, adding to the approximately one-kilometre stretch.It's an infrastructure upgrade almost 20 years in the making, developed from the winning entry of a 2006 design competition, and opening with an initial segment co...

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15 h. ago Man arrested following death of hockey player Adam Johnson won’t face charges

LONDON (AP) — A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson has been told he will not face any charges, British prosecutors said Tuesday. Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers defenseman Matt […]

Politics

15 h. ago La Santa María Boutique Hotel & Residences Redefines Luxury in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

MIAMI — La Santa María Boutique Hotel & Residences is redefining boutique luxury in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, a coastal gem in Central America. Located on Nicaragua’s Pacific coast, the hotel offers exclusive accommodations and personalized services, all with stunning views of the town and bay. It’s just a five-minute walk from the lively […]

Transport

21 h. ago Federal Election Results: NDP big losers in B.C. as Conservatives and Liberals gain ground

NDP support in B.C. fell from 29 per cent in the 2021 election to just 13 per cent in 2025

Politics

22 h. ago John Ivison: In a disappointing election night for all, Liberals had the least bad luck

The Liberals will be disappointed that they fell short of a majority. But everything is relative. Three months ago, they were nearly dead

Politics

25 h. ago Mom takes the stand at coroner’s inquest into UVic student’s overdose death

Dr. Caroline McIntyre was firm in her assertion that the overdose is not the reason for the coroner’s inquest, but the actions in the minutes afterward are the crucial piece.

Events

27 h. ago Elections Canada website suffers technical issues at worst possible time

It appears Elections Canada's website is experiencing some technical issues this evening, just as polls in the 45th Canadian federal general election are beginning to come to a full close across the country.As of the time of writing, voting stations are still open in British Columbia, Alberta, parts of Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon. Polling stations in B.C. will be the last to close at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PDT.The issues with the website first began at approximately 7 p.m. ET.In a series of posts on X in response to a growing number of social media reports raising issues of the website outage, Elections Canada recommended last minute voters to check the voting location details on the voting card mailed to their home or call the local elections office.In a bulletin, Elections Canada has noted that they are "working hard to fix it.""Our website is having technical difficulties. As a result, some of our online services and tools are currently unava...

Politics

30 h. ago Dozens richer after bags of cash totalling $300Gs fall from armoured truck in Chicago

Crowds rushed a Chicago-area street after bags of cash — containing about $300,000 — fell out of an armoured truck. Dozens of people were spotted “removing money from the scene and fleeing the area” by foot and in vehicles, according to the Oak Park Police Department. The money was stolen from a Brinks Home Security […]

Economics

33 h. ago What the polls tell us: Conservatives narrowed the gap, but still trailed Liberals in late polling

NDP and Bloc jockey for third in predicted popular vote

Other

34 h. ago Supreme Court case pits prosecutors against Edmonton police over disclosing officer misconduct records

"This should have been a simple case. "

Events

35 h. ago Trial begins in former world junior hockey players’ sexual assault case

Prosecutors say a woman felt she had no choice but to go along with what a group of hockey players told her to do inside a London, Ont., hotel room nearly seven years ago.

Sport

36 h. ago Accuser felt she didn’t have a choice in alleged sexual assault by junior hockey players, trial told

While the complainant is expected to testify that she didn’t say no or physically resist, she felt she had to go along with what the men wanted, the prosecutor said

Sport

41 h. ago A cartoon break: Editorial cartoons from the past week on April 28

You deserve a break. Take a minute and enjoy these offerings that our editorial cartoonists served up this past week.

Culture

48 h. ago Le Canadien maintenant acculé au mur: les arbitres n'étaient pas le seul problème.

Avec le Canadien en avance après 40 minutes, on y a cru.

Events