Government-ordered Metrolinx review won’t focus on frontline employees, CEO says

Metrolinx operates GO Transit, UP Express and the Presto as part of its massive portfolio. As of 2025-2026, it had nearly 7,200 employees.

Suspect wanted in sexual assault at Parkdale restaurant

A suspect is wanted in connection to a sexual assault that happened at a Parkdale restaurant over the weekend.

Toronto police were called to the restaurant in the area of Queen Street West and Jameson Avenue around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9.

It was alleged that a man followed the victim into the washroom and sexually assaulted them before fleeing the area. The victim was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The suspect is described as 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-1

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Partial solar eclipse, meteor shower headed for Canadian skies

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec and other parts of Canada today as the annual Perseid meteor shower also reaches its peak this week.

Human remains found in 2023 Niagara Falls demolition identified as woman missing since 1990s

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Homicide Unit is appealing for public assistance after investigators identified human remains discovered during a 2023 demolition in Niagara Falls, Ont., as belonging to a woman who vanished more than two decades ago.

The remains, found in November 2023 inside a vacant home at 7081 Stanley Avenue , have now been identified as Brenda Marie LeBlanc , born in 1963. Police say her death is being investigated as a homicide.

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Mayoral candidate Bradford vows to remove Bloor bike lanes he voted in favour of, admitting he ‘got it wrong’

Admitting on Tuesday that he “got this one wrong” when he was one of 21 city councillors who voted in favour of adding bike lanes along a stretch of Bloor Street West in Etobicoke, mayoral candidate Brad Bradford is now vowing to remove them if he’s voted in as mayor when Torontonians head to the polls in October.

Back in 2023, Bradford voted in favour of adding a 5.7 kilometre stretch of bike lanes on Bloor between Runnymede Road and Resurrection Road, saying the plan looked

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WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history

GENEVA (AP) — The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history that killed over 11,000 people out of more than 28,000 cases, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Air Canada shares soar after it sells 25% stake in Aeroplan for $2.5 billion

MONTREAL — Air Canada shares are taking flight after the country's largest airline announced it would sell a quarter of its Aeroplan loyalty program to Blackstone and a group of Canadian pension funds for $2.5 billion.

A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price.

Lakers sold to Josh Kushner, Bob Iger for record price of more than $12 billion: report

The Los Angeles Lakers have been sold again.

American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger are buying the team for a record-breaking price of more than $12 billion, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported Wednesday.

Kushner and Iger were involved in the NBA expansion process to Las Vegas, but instead pivoted to buy the Lakers, per Shelburne. Iger is the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, while Kushner is the founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Thrive Capital and brother of Jared Kushner, who

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Tens of thousands sign petition calling for U.S. ambassador’s removal from Canada

Tens of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump’s representative in Ottawa to be kicked out of the country.

The online petition, which is set to be presented in the House of Commons in the fall, says Pete Hoekstra should be declared persona non grata and the Canadian government should request his removal as U.S. ambassador to Canada.

As of Wednesday morning, more than 56,000 people had signed their names in support.

The petition accuses

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