2 h. ago Two Delta flights forced to land early on same day due to fumes

The incidents came only a week after the crash landing of Delta Flight 4819 at Toronto’s Pearson Airport

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3 h. ago Worker removing snow in Gatineau dead after being hit by heavy vehicle

The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. on Feb. 24 near the intersection of La Vérendrye Boulevard O and de Cannes Street, Gatineau police said.

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4 h. ago Former Surrey Six cop testifies he was stressed and overworked before witness affair

The former investigator on the 2007 Surrey Six case testified his salary was $80,000 a year. That year he made $200,000 with overtime.

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5 h. ago TFC loans teenage defender Adam Pearlman to CPL’s Halifax Wanderers

Toronto FC has sent teenage defender Adam Pearlman on a season-long loan to Halifax Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League. The 19-year-old Canadian youth international from Maple, Ont., made his first-team debut with TFC off the bench in July 2023 against St. Louis City SC, having signed a short-term contract. He graduated to the […]

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6 h. ago Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs and his wife are having a baby

The family of Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner will be growing by one in the coming months.Gaby McCabe, wife of Leafs defenceman Jake, shared the news on her Instagram story over the weekend, complete with what appeared to be a few party favours from a baby shower."Oh boy! Welcome Baby Marner. Love your Lady Leafs," a card in the photo posted by Mrs. McCabe read, suggesting a baby shower was held by the Leafs wives and girlfriends. It's also likely a safe assumption that the child will be a boy.The new baby is the Marners' first.Mitch and Steph are having a baby! 🐣 pic.twitter.com/Ab91RmoTWr— 𝒏𝒆𝒂. (@theroserenity) February 24, 2025The couple will be the second high-profile Leafs pairing to have a baby on the way in recent months, with Morgan Rielly’s wife, Tessa Virtue, giving birth to a baby boy named McCormick in August 2024.The Marners first met in elementary school but then reconnected and began dating during Mitch's junior hockey career wit...

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6 h. ago Toronto police charge 2 men after search allegedly turns up gun, drugs

A man who was allegedly armed and in possession of drugs was busted when officers searched a home, according to Toronto Police. Members of the Gun and Gang Task Force arrested two men after executing a search warrant in the Jameson Ave.-Queen St. area at around 6 p.m. on Sunday. Police allege one man was […]

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7 h. ago BlackRock® Canada Announces Final February Cash Distributions for the iShares® Premium Money Market ETF

TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the final February 2025 cash distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF. Unitholders of record on February 25, 2025 will receive cash distributions payable on February 28, 2025. Details […]

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7 h. ago Lion Electric shareholders file class action against struggling bus manufacturer

MONTREAL — Quebec-based electric-vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co. is facing a class-action lawsuit from shareholders who allege the company misled investors and misrepresented its financial health, leading to artificially inflated stock prices. “Damages suffered by the members of the proposed group are the direct and immediate result of the false and misleading representations, omissions and […]

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7 h. ago Blue Jays’ spring training game against Tigers cancelled due to rain

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays’ spring training game against the Detroit Tigers scheduled for Monday afternoon was cancelled due to rain. Right-hander Bowden Francis, Toronto’s scheduled starter, was set to make his spring debut as he looks to build on his strong finish to the 2024 season. The Blue Jays said on social […]

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7 h. ago Trump says he’s moving forward with tariffs on Canada, Mexico next week

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said devastating duties on products from Canada and Mexico are coming next week after the levies were paused for a month. During a Monday news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, Trump was asked whether he was moving ahead with tariffs against his country’s closest […]

Economics

7 h. ago Toronto cop on Ontario Sunshine List gets house arrest for attempted frauds

Const. Ronald Joseph 'was the lynchpin of a fraudulent scheme' that involved staging car accidents 'and motivated entirely by greed,' said the judge

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7 h. ago Toronto cop gets house arrest for faking accidents and vehicle thefts

Const. Ronald Joseph 'was the lynchpin of a fraudulent scheme' that involved staging car accidents 'and motivated entirely by greed,' said the judge

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8 h. ago N.S. premier retreats on bill that allowed firing of auditor general without cause

Tim Houston says he no longer supports the bill's amendments, which would have also permitted ministers to veto the release of auditor reports.

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8 h. ago Las Vegas woman accused of drugging, robbing men in dating app ‘romance scam’

Aurora Phelps, who is in custody in Mexico, faces 21 counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, kidnapping and one count of kidnapping resulting in death.

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8 h. ago NBA star Kevin Durant explains why he loves Toronto and the Raptors

Though he never has suited up for the Toronto Raptors in his 17-year pro career, Kevin Durant has had quite the connection to Canada's lone NBA franchise.In 2014, team ambassador Drake got fined for trying to recruit Durant to Toronto while the NBA star was in attendance at his OVO Fest concert in the city.In 2019, Durant and his Golden State Warriors side faced off against Toronto in the NBA Finals, where he suffered a season-ending injury during Game 5 that ended up sidelining him for the following season.Despite the bad memory of the injury — and an often-referenced clip of fans cheering after Durant hit the floor before the severity was recognized — Durant has often referenced the energy he felt in the city during that series.And in 2022, while he was a member of the Brooklyn Nets, Durant was heavily linked to a possible trade to the Raptors before eventually being shipped to the Phoenix Suns.But Durant's connections to Toronto actually run much longer than...

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8 h. ago Toronto bakery and chocolate shop reopening following closure

After closing its original location in Toronto nearly a year ago, a Filipino-inspired bakery and chocolate factory are preparing to open in a fresh new space with a bigger vision.Founded by Rae Abayan, Bakerrae serves Filipino-inspired baked goods made from scratch using French techniques, while Chachalate — founded by Ry Lee — is an ethical chocolate company that uses directly traded cocoa beans.Though the closure of their former spot at 149 Main St. marked the end of an exciting chapter, the two businesses are embracing their second chance at a physical shop — one that will be bigger and better."Having our own space to create is really important," Abayan told blogTO. "We developed a great community in the Upper Beaches, and that was something we knew we wanted to get back."Thankfully for customers, Bakerrae and Chachalate will be uniting under one roof once again — this time, at a shop in East Chinatown near Broadview and Gerrard Street East....

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8 h. ago Toronto readies for flood risk as piles of snow start to melt this week

Toronto officials say the city is ready to respond to any potential flooding as piles of snow accumulated during recent storms start to melt.

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8 h. ago Dog that went through Humber River ice not recovered: Toronto Fire

It was a sad ending to a story involving thinning ice over a Toronto waterway as the weather warms up. Officials with Toronto Fire said they responded to a search for a dog that fell through the Humber River on Saturday afternoon. “Our crews were dispatched at approximately 4:46 p.m. to Home Smith Park at […]

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8 h. ago Mayor Olivia Chow slammed for ‘tone deaf’ video celebrating beef patties

In case you didn’t know, Feb. 23 marked Jamaican Patty Day in Toronto. But if you follow Mayor Olivia Chow on social media, then she already let you know in one of her infamous videos. From getting to know members of snow removal crews, meeting vendors at St. Lawrence Market and chatting up TTC riders, […]

Culture

8 h. ago ‘HE KNOWS WHAT HE DID’: Woody Harrelson rips Fauci over ‘extraordinarily evil s***’ to Joe Rogan

Woody Harrelson has eviscerated Dr. Anthony Fauci, accusing the White House’s former top doc of doing “extraordinarily evil s***.” On Saturday’s episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, the Now You See Me star called out Fauci for his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and his push of azidothymidine (AZT) during the AIDS crisis in the […]

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