RICHMOND — Three activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four days of continuous beatings and torture.

Sebastian Tow, Michael France and Mary Grace Mathisen were surrounded and greeted by hundreds of supporters, family and friends at at Vancouver International Airport on Sunday, with tears and hugs filling the airport’s arrival hall.

Tow, from Vancouver, says the flotilla group were kidnapped in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea by

A group of Etobicoke tenants living in several buildings on Richview Road rallied Sunday against what they call steep rent hikes and long-ignored maintenance issues.

Tenants say they recently received what’s known as an AGI, or Above Guideline Increase, which would raise rent beyond Ontario’s rent control limit of 2.1 per cent. Organizers with the Toronto Tenant Union say the landlord is seeking more than double the provincial guideline while repairs inside the buildings continue to pile up.

“Most of these units are rent-controlled

A delegation from India, which Canada’s government is billing as the largest ever, will arrive this week to discuss trade and investment.

Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be accompanied by more than 100 senior business representatives from industries such as mining, energy, automotive and aerospace during the visit, which takes place Monday to Wednesday, according to a release from his ministry.

The release says Goyal will meet with Canada’s minister of international trade, Maninder Sidhu, to continue discussions about a Comprehensive

Police in Hamilton have laid multiple provincial charges after ongoing community concerns involving disorder, safety, and non-compliance against an east-end establishment.

Investigators say Wally’s World Bar and Grill on King Street East has been the subject of multiple police investigations, including a shooting in August 2025 in the immediate vicinity and a second shooting on April 18, 2026, which remains under investigation.

During the course of those investigations, police became aware of alleged violations of liquor licence regulations and

Formula One leader Kimi Antonelli charged to victory in a wild Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, claiming his fourth-straight race win after teammate George Russell exited due to engine failure.

The title-chasing Mercedes drivers put on a show in a thrilling battle through 30 laps, trading the lead several times and coming dangerously close to making contact, until disaster struck for Russell.

The 28-year-old Brit threw his headrest across the track and slammed his fists into the front of the car before leaving the circuit

A bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remained in serious but stable condition Sunday.

The Secret Service said the bystander, who has not been identified, suffered a gunshot wound described as not life-threatening. It was not clear how he was shot.

Authorities have released few additional details about the early Saturday evening shooting. The District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department said the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Nasire

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is going to New York City on Wednesday and Thursday to meet with business leaders and try to court more investment, a running theme of his time in office.

The Prime Minister’s Office made the announcement Sunday, one day before Parliament reconvenes for the round of sitting days before the summer break.

The PMO announcement says that Carney will meet with unspecified CEOs, entrepreneurs, business leaders and money managers to pitch Canada as an investment destination.

This comes just weeks before the Canada-United

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s to end the is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favor a harder line against the government in Tehran and fear a lost opportunity to finally rein in a longtime Mideast nemesis.

The deal the Republican president had said was “largely negotiated” has left a range of lawmakers, former Cabinet members and conservative analysts wondering aloud whether the terms as currently known will render the conflict all “for naught.”

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the president

TORONTO – If you were to do a ranking of injuries the are least equipped to backfill right now, and , in whatever order, are obvious picks to be among those at the very top of the list.

Losing either, let alone both, especially alongside the club’s many other injuries, is a nightmarish thought, one that threatened to become reality in the fifth inning of Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In the top half, Cease shook out his legs after a 1-