7 injured after car crashes into mall fitness centre in London, Ont.: paramedics
Seven people in London, Ont., were sent to hospital on Friday morning after a vehicle crashed through a brick wall and into a shopping mall gym.
Five people were in serious condition and two others had minor injuries, paramedics said.
The crash happened around 7:40 a.m. at Sherwood Forest Mall when a vehicle went through a brick wall and into a GoodLife Fitness gym. People inside the 24-hour gym were among those injured, police said.
Sgt. Sandasha Bough said the driver
Man arrested for alleged assault on streetcar in Leslieville
A 26-year-old man is facing charges in connection to an alleged assault on board a streetcar in Leslieville back in May.
Toronto police were called to the area of Cowell Avenue and Queen Street East just before 8 p.m. on May 17.
It’s alleged a man and the victim were on a streetcar when he assaulted the victim, unprovoked.
The suspect fled the area and the victim was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Tahjae Williams,
Road closures during FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto
Road closures around Liberty Village and the Exhibition grounds will in effect starting Friday, as thousands of people head to Toronto Stadium for the matches and to the Fort York neighbourhood for Fan Fest.
The closures below will be in effect on match days from June 12 to July 2.
On Friday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, from 2 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, June 20, from 11 a
Statistics Canada reports household debt outpaced income in first quarter
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadian households owe outpaced income for the sixth straight quarter.
The agency says the seasonally adjusted ratio of household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable rose 0.9 percentage points to 179.6 per cent in this first quarter of this year.
In other words, there was roughly $1.80 in credit market debt for every dollar of household disposable income.
The seasonally adjusted household debt service ratio — measured as total obligated payments of principal and interest on
Patagonia is suing Pattie Gonia, a drag queen performer with an environmental message
DENVER (AP) — Days before the beginning of Pride Month in June, a glamorous drag queen with long, wavy red hair, a matching mustache and carabiner earrings stared into a camera and levied a strong accusation against a famous sustainable outdoors apparel brand: “This is a corporation trying to erase an activist.”
The drag queen, Pattie Gonia, said in the video she was breaking her silence on a lawsuit filed against her by Patagonia, a brand blazed across the chests of adventure athletes and midtown Manhattan investment bankers
Toronto opening 15 outdoor pools for evenings and weekends
The City of Toronto will officially be opening 15 outdoor and wading pools for the evenings and weekends this Saturday.
The pools will be open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The following pools will be opening Saturday:
- Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools
- Fairbank Memorial Park
- Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool at Earlscourt Park
- Gord and Irene Risk Community Recreation Centre
- Goulding Community Recreation Centre
- Grandravine Community Recreation Centre
- Heron
Canada set for World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina on home soil
Canada will play its first-ever FIFA World Cup game on home soil Friday afternoon when it takes on Bosnia-Herzegovina at Toronto Stadium.
Canada will be in search of its first win in World Cup play, having failed to win in its only other appearances in 1986 and 2022.
Canada has never played Bosnia-Herzegovina in international play.
Captain Alphonso Davies was ruled out for today’s game due to a hamstring injury he is still recovering from. However, coach Jesse Marsch did
Jays, Tempo partnerships not enough to save Roots from $10.1-million loss in Q1
TORONTO — Buzzy Toronto Blue Jays and Tempo apparel wasn’t enough to save Roots Corp.’s latest quarter.
The Toronto-based retailer reported Friday a loss of $10.1 million in its first quarter, compared with $7.9 million a year earlier.
It came as the company continued its strategic review, which it has warned could result in a sale of the business, and as it pushed sports collaborations in stores.
Roots released a 50th anniversary collection for the Jays and a
FIFA, politics, and the future of soccer
It’s the most exciting time for soccer fans and sports lovers alike, as FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off across North America. But in the shadows of fan fests and buzzing bars remains the very stark reality of strict U.S. immigration policy that threatens the very nature of the tournament.
Somali referee Omar Artan was sent back to Turkey upon his arrival in Miami earlier this month after White House officials claimed he’d been in contact with terrorists. Meanwhile, the Iranian team has been advised
Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire with SpaceX’s IPO
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder to be a sort of miracle man that they’ll help him reach another fantastic goal Friday when he takes the rocket company public.
The world’s richest man is set to become its first trillionaire.
Musk on Friday marked the opening of trading on Nasdaq, where the company’s shares will be listed, by joining a ceremonial bell ringing from Starbase, the South Texas home of SpaceX.
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