Canada’s biggest arms expo is booming as Carney prioritizes defence
OTTAWA — Canada’s biggest arms expo is booming as an uncertain geopolitical climate and the federal government’s drive to rebuild the military combine to light a fire under the defence tech sector.
Hundreds of military equipment companies will jostle to sell their wares this week at CANSEC, an annual event in the nation’s capital that forecasts a 20 to 40 per cent increase in attendance this year.
“There’s a belief this government wants to see action on this file and they’re following their ambitions
US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 , and other nationals to Mexico, where they are vulnerable to cartel violence in an unfamiliar country, a report by released Wednesday said.
While Mexico has , the deportees under the Trump administration are older and have lived in the U.S. for longer than in the past, making it more difficult for them to find work and increasing the urgency of the need for medical care.
The report, which is based on more
Matthew Perry’s assistant is last to be sentenced over his ketamine death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The final sentencing in the 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution following the drug death of will be of the personal assistant who sat at the center of the entire affair, buying the ketamine that would cause and injecting him with the lethal dose.
, 60, is set to be sentenced Wednesday in the Los Angeles federal courtroom of Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, who has sentenced in the past year.
He was the first of them to reach a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty
Motorcyclist injured after collision with car in Oshawa
Posted May 26, 2026 10:43 pm.
A motorcyclist has been injured after a collision with a car in Oshawa.
Durham police were called to Wilson Road near King Street around 8:30 p.m. for a crash between a motorcycle and a car.
The driver of the motorcycle was taken to hospital with a non-life-threatening leg injury. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.
Wilson Rd. is closed in both directions at King St.
Group raising concerns about unhoused population ahead of FIFA World Cup
As the City of Toronto continues to prepare for the FIFA World Cup, some residents experiencing homelessness near Union Station claim they’re being pushed out of the way, sometimes forcefully.
Union Station, the major transit hub in Toronto, will be flooded with thousands of soccer fans coming to the city next month for the FIFA World Cup.
One group, Toronto Underhoused and Homeless Union (TUHU), says as the city prepares for visitors, some of the most vulnerable in the community are being pushed out.
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Trump’s trade czar says tariffs will remain on Canada, Mexico despite trade agreement
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar said there will be tariffs in place on Mexico and Canada even though the countries are part of a continental trade pact.
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Tuesday that most nations around the world have “begrudgingly” accepted tariffs are part of the Trump administration’s ongoing policies and have been willing to continue negotiations.
“Canada’s approach has been different,” Greer said during an event at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Greer was asked about
Signal issue causing significant delays across GO Transit lines
Posted May 26, 2026 6:20 pm.
A signal issue is causing delays during rush hour across almost all the GO Transit lines.
The signal issue is happening just west of the Danforth GO but affecting the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie, Kitchener and Stouffville Lines
Delays of up to 50 minutes have been reported and trip modifications and cancellations are also possible.
Metrolinx is encouraging riders to check ahead of traveling.
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GTA police services warn of rise in bear spray use amongst youth
Police services across the GTA are warning that the use of bear spray is on the rise among young people and it’s being used illegally.
“Over the last five years, we’ve seen 115 per cent increase in bear spray robberies. The notational part about that is that we’ve seen mainly youth as the people who are actually bear spraying people and youth being the victims of that bear spray robbery,” said Hamilton police Insp. Frank Marcione.
Hamilton police have launched a month-long
Steven Guilbeault to announce resignation as member of Parliament on Wednesday
OTTAWA — Former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault is set to resign as a member of Parliament, sources have told The Canadian Press.
Guilbeault is expected to inform the Liberal caucus on Wednesday.
Guilbeault has become increasingly disillusioned in recent months by what he has called the dismantling of climate policies under Prime Minister Mark Carney.
He quit Carney’s cabinet last year after Ottawa’s energy deal with Alberta was made public. In November 2025, Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding on working toward
Owner of troubled complex at 500 Dawes Rd. sentenced in connection to safety violations at separate property
The owner of an East York apartment complex at 500 Dawes Rd. — one of the city’s most notorious addresses when it comes to neglect complaints — has been sentenced for safety violations at a separate property she owns on the same street.
Carolyn Krebs was sentenced in provincial offences court on Tuesday after being convicted under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, Toronto Fire Services confirmed in a release.
The conviction stems from charges under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act at 608 Dawes Road.
“These charges
