2 injured, 1 critically, in house fire in Kensington Market neighbourhood

A two‑alarm house fire in Kensington Market sent two people to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, Toronto police said.

The fire broke out around 12:27 p.m. at a two-storey residence in the area of Bathurst Street and Dundas Street West.

Paramedics confirmed that two patients were transported to a local hospital. An adult male suffered life‑threatening injuries, while an adult female was treated for minor injuries, including smoke inhalation.

“Crews [worked] through extreme outdoor temperatures at the

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‘Looking forward:’ Bonnie Crombie officially enters race for Mississauga mayor

Former Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie has officially entered the race to get her old job back.

Crombie left the mayor’s office in 2024 to become the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. She ran in the 2025 provincial election in Mississauga East—Cooksville and lost, later resigning as Liberal leader in Jan. 2026.

Now she’s back. “I’m staying, and I will see it through. This is the job that I chose over any other,

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Police searching for suspect after ‘violent’ sexual assault near Whitby park

The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) are searching for a male suspect after a woman was violently sexually assaulted late Monday night along a popular waterfront trail in Whitby.

Officers were called to Iroquois Beach Park, near Gordon Street and the Waterfront Trail, shortly after 10:15 p.m. for reports that a woman had been attacked while leaving the park.

Investigators say the victim was walking along the sand path that runs northwest toward Gordon Street when she was confronted by an unknown man. According to police

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Toronto, GTA gas prices headed for 7-cent increase at midnight

Gas prices in Toronto and across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are headed for a spike.

Roger McKnight, En-Pro Intl. Inc. analyst, says the price of gas is expected to rise seven cents to 170.9 cents per litre at most stations on Wednesday.

The increase pushes prices back toward levels seen earlier this summer and continues a stretch of volatility that has defined the fuel market in recent months. CityNews’ historical gas price tracker shows that GTA prices have swung sharply throughout 20

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Many questions remain after an ICE officer’s fatal shooting of a Maine driver

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Immigrant rights groups are demanding answers and planning more protests Tuesday over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of a Maine driver.

The shooting Monday during an immigration enforcement operation in the city of Biddeford marked the second time in a week that ICE used deadly force and at least the ninth death since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown .

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said an ICE officer “fearing for public safety” shot and killed the driver while agents

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Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates’ foundation after Microsoft cofounder’s Epstein ties disclosed

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates in his announcement Tuesday.

Buffett also said in his statement that he wants all of his remaining Berkshire Hathaway stock worth more than $140 billion donated to charity by the end of 203

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Carney replaces New York envoy Tom Clark with oil exec, appoints ex-MP to Los Angeles

OTTAWA — Ottawa is replacing former broadcast journalist Tom Clark as consul general to New York City.

The Trudeau government appointed the former CTV and Global journalist to the post in 2023.

The Tories criticized the appointment and Clark was called in to a House of Commons committee to answer questions about Ottawa’s decision to buy a $9-million luxury condominium in Manhattan.

Global Affairs Canada said at the time it needed to replace an aging residence with something appropriate for hosting guests.

Clark will be replaced by former

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An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can target the protein have failed. Two Alzheimer’s drugs, lecanemab and donanemab, try to clear buildup of the better-known amyloid protein and can modestly slow cognitive decline.

The new findings suggest Biogen

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West-end Toronto residents frustrated with Metrolinx over lack of GO train noise protections

Many residents near the future Bloor-Lansdowne GO Transit station in west-end Toronto have been calling for noise walls to be built.

Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday after returning from a trip to Bunia, in Ituri province, which is one of the worst hit areas.

“Perhaps the most alarming finding is that many of the newly reported deaths are people who died in their communities without ever reaching a health facility and without receiving care,” Chikwe Ihekweazu said. “And as of today, 80% of new cases are outside our contact

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