Toronto Waterfront Festival cancelled for 2026, ‘Mama Duck’ expected to return in 2027
The Toronto Waterfront Festival, known for featuring the world’s largest rubber duck, won’t be returning this year due to a “lack of funding,” organizers say.
The festival was originally set for September but organizers said the event will be taking a break in 2026.
“A perfect storm of circumstances led to this difficult decision. For the first time in its 16-year history, the Toronto Waterfront Festival (TWF) received no grant funding from any level of government,”
Victims hospitalized after overnight home invasion robbery in Mississauga
Peel Regional Police (PRP) say two people were taken to the hospital after a violent home‑invasion robbery in Mississauga early Wednesday, where multiple armed suspects forced their way into a residence before fleeing the scene.
Officers were called around 1:28 a.m. to a home near Hwy. 401 and Mavis Road after reports of a disturbance. When police arrived, they found two victims suffering injuries from an altercation that broke out during the robbery.
Police told CityNews that unknown suspects forcibly entered the
Why Trump’s allegations that white people are being persecuted in South Africa have been denied
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President has expanded the number of , saying there have been “recent increases in the incitement of racially motivated violence” against them by their and other political parties.
It’s not clear what incitement Trump was referring to when his administration made the announcement Tuesday of 10,000 additional places for white South Africans in the refugee program this year to raise it to 17,500.
It’s Trump’s latest contention
More than $5M in stolen vehicles recovered in Ontario as Niagara police expose auto‑theft network
Niagara police say a massive, year‑long investigation into high‑end vehicle thefts has uncovered a network of organized criminal groups operating across Southern Ontario and beyond, recovering more than $5 million in stolen vehicles and identifying suspects linked to more than 112 theft‑related incidents.
— began in April 2025 after the theft of a single Lexus SUV. What appeared to be a routine case quickly expanded into a sweeping probe into coordinated auto‑theft operations targeting newer‑model Lexus and Toyota vehicles across

Ottawa negotiating purchase of Saab GlobalEye surveillance planes: Carney
The federal government is entering into contract negotiations with Saab to buy a fleet of surveillance aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday.
The federal government has said it’s in the market for six radar aircraft to help protect Canada.
Saab produces the planes in a joint partnership with Bombardier, based on the Global 6500 business jet.
The prime minister said the Air Force needs the jets to monitor new threats, such as hypersonic missiles.
“The GlobalEye’s airborne surveillance
Lululemon reaches agreement with founder to appoint some of his board nominees
Lululemon Athletica Inc. has headed off a showdown at its upcoming meeting by signing an agreement with its estranged founder who was hell-bent on spurring change at the retailer.
The agreement announced Wednesday puts two of Chip Wilson’s three nominees on the board of the Vancouver-based company in exchange for the entrepreneur quelling his attacks on the brand.
The nominees due to take a seat, pending shareholder approval, are former ESPN chief marketing officer Laura Gentile and former On co-CEO Marc Maurer.
Wilson’s other
Potential meteor lights up GTA sky on Wednesday morning
Some residents in the Greater Toronto Area reported a potential meteor sighting, lighting up the sky in the region early Wednesday morning.
One 680 NewsRadio listener said he was driving on southbound Highway 404 in Georgina near Queensville Sideroad around 5:15 a.m. when he saw a flash in the sky. He said the glow dissipated about a kilometre from the horizon.
Other callers said they saw flashes of light while driving south on Highway 427 near Burnhamthorpe Road and heading south on Highway 4
3 overnight shootings reported across Toronto; police investigating whether incidents are linked
Toronto police are investigating three separate overnight shootings across the city early Wednesday, each leaving behind property damage but no reported injuries.
Officers were called to a townhouse complex at 1:30 a.m. near Sheppard Avenue West and Jane Street after reports of gunfire. Police say they found evidence of shots fired and damage to a window. No injuries were reported.
Roughly 90 minutes later, police responded to another gunfire call just before 3 a.m. in the Islington and Bering area of Etobicoke. Officers
Israel says it killed new Hamas military leader in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Wednesday it targeted and killed the new leader of Hamas’ military wing during less than two weeks after killing his predecessor.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz and the Israeli military said the strikes, which were carried out on Tuesday, killed Mohammed Odeh.
Family members of a man called Mohammed Odeh said he was killed in the strike, but did not confirm he was the leader of the military wing. Hamas has not commented.
Katz called him “
Canada’s push to diversify trade away from U.S. seeing mixed results: report
OTTAWA — A small group of cities across the country drove Canada’s progress on diversifying trade in 2025, while others fell behind, says a new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
The report says Calgary, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Saskatoon and Kelowna, B.C., are the cities that made the strongest gains in export diversification beyond the U.S. market last year.
Of the cities surveyed, Calgary and Ottawa-Gatineau posted the largest increases in exports to non-