Toronto WNBA team hires Monica Wright Rogers as first GM: report
Wright Rogers, 36, joins Toronto after serving as an assistant general manager with the Pheonix Mercury for the past two seasons.
Suspect in 2018 fatal shooting of Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg arrested by RCMP in Alberta
A suspect in the shooting death of Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg was arrested during a traffic stop in the Calgary area earlier this week.
A small aircraft is down near Washington’s Reagan Airport and takeoffs and landings are halted
Ronald Reagan National Airport says that all takeoffs and landings have been halted after a crash nearby. D.C. Fire and EMS said on X on Wednesday night that a small aircraft was down near the airport ...
6 charged in Brampton butter thefts
Six people are in custody in connection with the theft of large quantities of butter and ghee from grocery stores throughout Brampton.
CBC head calls for a ‘national conversation’ on Conservatives’ pledge to defund
With U.S. President Donald Trump making “territorial claims,” the new head of CBC says defunding the public broadcaster could erode a pillar of Canada’s cultural identity. Marie-Philippe Bouchard, CEO ...
Truck drives into Scarborough store in brazen robbery, severing gas line
Police say the suspects drove the truck into a store in a plaza located in the Eglinton Avenue and Brimley Road area just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office
Artists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could further clear the way for the use of AI tools in ...
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Canada can’t be tariff ‘punching bag’
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he’s hoping Canada can still avoid United States tariffs but our country can’t be a punching bag. Kinew says he’s hopeful the U.S. won’t follow through on ...
Canada’s top doctor concerned about measles outbreaks in Ontario, Quebec
Canada’s top doctor says she is concerned about measles outbreaks with a growing number of cases acquired locally and spreading in Ontario and Quebec. Dr. Theresa Tam says the majority of recent ...
Human smuggling attempt thwarted in Fort Erie, Ont., near U.S. border: authorities
The federal government says "Canada's border plan is working" and that CBSA and RCMP's joint efforts are deterring criminal activities along the Canada-U.S. border.
US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the Philippines
A United States-based watchdog on Wednesday launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence ...
Toronto police arrest six, lay 63 charges and recover 13 stolen vehicles in auto theft probe
Charges range from possession of property obtained by crime over to possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking.