Weekend need-to-know: Lunar New Year celebrations, start of Black History Month
Toronto will be busy this weekend with events marking Lunar New Year, the start of Black History Month, along with Raptors' home games.
Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade reveals 2023 kidney surgery to remove tumor later found to be cancerous
Hall of Fame player Dwyane Wade said doctors performed a December 2023 surgery on his kidney to remove a tumor later determined to be cancerous. “Thank God that I did do the surgery,” Wade said on his ...
Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk’s Tesla in a tariff fight
Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Teslas and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package.
Toronto man, woman charged in high-end vehicle theft investigation across GTA
It is alleged that in the summer of 2024, the pair was in a stolen vehicle and used a firearm to recklessly discharge from the moving car.
Federal government delays capital gains tax changes to 2026
Minister of Finance Dominic LeBlanc says the government is delaying the effective date of planned capital gains tax changes to Jan. 1, 2026.
Toronto sees highest tuberculosis cases in over 20 years amid growing healthcare gaps
Stop TB Canada adds that tuberculosis diagnoses' remain disproportionately high among people born outside of Canada.
Russia claims another Ukrainian village has fallen as it closes in on a key city
Russia on Friday claimed it had captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after ...
Liberal ministers make last-ditch pitch in D.C. to stop Trump tariffs on Canada
A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian imports. Foreign ...
Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in ...
After the initial ecstasy of freedom, released hostages face a long road to recovery
When Ilana Gritzewsky returned to Israel after being held captive in Gaza for 55 days in November 2023, she had so much adrenaline coursing through her body she couldn’t sleep for two days. “You don’t ...
From avocados to autos, Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could hit close to home
The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap on imports from Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday could drive up the price of everything from gasoline and pickup trucks, to Super Bowl party ...
Crews in midair crash included 2nd-generation pilot and flight attendant ‘full of life’
Sam Lilley knew he wanted to fly and began training to be a pilot, like his father, right out of college. “You don’t really expect to meet people that find their purpose so early on in life, and Sam ...