Travellers coming from Ebola-affected regions will have to isolate for 21 days
The Canadian government says travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda.
Luc Brisebois, director-general for the Centre for Border and Travel Health at the Public Health Agency of Canada, says the measures are being implemented as a precautionary approach given the severity of Ebola disease and the evolving international situation, as well as the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
He says the risk to
Ontario civil servants can work remotely on some World Cup Toronto game days: gov’t
Ontario’s Treasury Board says public service employees may be allowed to work remotely during daytime FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto, following union calls for more flexible work options during the tournament and criticism of the government’s return-to-office mandate.
Liz Tuomi, a spokesperson for Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney, says the province expects the Ontario Public Service to be in the workplace five days a week, but managers “can approve ad hoc, occasional or temporary remote work requests to provide short-term flexibility”
Last outstanding suspect in fatal 2025 shootout arrested: Toronto police
Toronto police have arrested the last outstanding suspect allegedly connected to the 2025 shooting death of 18-year-old Dylan Adams in the city’s Entertainment District.
Stephen Brice Pierre, 27, was arrested on Monday, May 25, 2026, by officers with the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force. He was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
Pierre faces over half-a-dozen charges including unauthorized possession of a firearm, accessory after the fact to discharge firearm

Ontario municipal councillors to face stiffer ethics penalties
Ontario municipal councillors could soon be removed from office for violating a code of conduct under a provincial bill that passed today.
Municipalities and advocates have long called for stronger penalties for councillors who break the rules including workplace harassment, and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack says he hopes to have the new rules in place ahead of the October municipal elections.
The new law allows the provincial government to create a standard municipal code of conduct, so all 444 municipalities are adhering to the same rules, with penalties up to
Woman, 76, assaulted and robbed while gardening in Ajax: Durham police
Durham Regional Police say a 76-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed while gardening in front of her home in Ajax last weekend.
Officers were called to a home in the Old Hardwood Avenue and Bray Drive area on Sunday, May 17, at around 4:30 p.m.
Investigators say the woman was outside of her home gardening when a vehicle driven by a male suspect stopped in front of her residence.
“A female suspect exited the vehicle and assaulted the victim, stealing several gold
Toronto Pride 2026: A guide to the hottest parties, performances and parade routes
It’s time to dust off your sequins and break out the glitter!
Pride Toronto is celebrating its 45th anniversary this June with a festival line-up that includes over 800 artists, 10 stages and more than 100 community events.
An estimated 3 million people are expected to hit the Toronto streets for a month filled with special events, marches, art installations and celebrity performances.
Below is your guide to all of the hottest events.
Gay AF Comedy Pride Kick-Off Party
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Inclusion groups sign open letter calling on Ottawa to halt MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA — Inclusion Canada and dozens of other disability and mental health organizations are calling on Ottawa to call off a planned expansion of access to medical assistance in dying next year.
People whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness are not eligible for medical assistance in dying.
A parliamentary committee of MPs and senators has been studying whether Canada is prepared for that exclusion to end next March.
Now, 90 organizations have penned an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Health Minister Marjorie Michel and Justice Minister Sean Fraser.
They
Suspects in numerous Shoppers Drug Mart perfume smash-and-grab robberies arrested: Hamilton police
Hamilton police say they’ve arrested four suspects who allegedly pulled off a string of high-end perfume and cologne thefts at Shoppers Drug Mart locations across the city — in some instances using smash-and-grab techniques frequently seen in jewellery store heists.
The probe began in April 2026 after multiple Shoppers Drug Mart locations were targeted.
“As the investigation progressed, investigators observed an escalation in the incidents, with suspects using hammers to smash glass fragrance display cases before stealing large quantities of perfume and cologne products
Power outage affecting large portion of downtown Toronto
A large portion of downtown Toronto is experiencing a power outage on Tuesday.
When it began just before noon, up to 2,000 customers were impacted, with the number dropping soon after as crews work to get power restored.
Toronto police say they are aware of the outage, which is affecting traffic lights, and advise that drivers treat all intersections as four-way stops.
The TTC posted on X that “there is a power issue at St. Patrick station which is causing delays.”
The outage
Man falls to his death in North York during police call
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man fell to his death from a North York high-rise on Monday night.
According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Toronto police officers attended an apartment building near York Gate Boulevard and Jane Street looking for a wanted man.
“Officers knocked on the door of an apartment unit and spoke with the person of interest,” the SIU explained in a press release issued on Tuesday. “They informed him he was under arrest [and] the man went back