Scarborough home damaged by gunfire, police say
Posted May 7, 2026 7:53 am.
Toronto police are investigating after a home in Scarborough was damaged by gunfire early Thursday morning.
Officers were called to the area of Scarborough Golf Club Road and Greenock Avenue just before 3 a.m. for reports of a shooting.
Detectives say evidence of gunfire was located at the scene and a home was damaged. No injuries were reported.
Authorities say an investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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WHO to brief on hantavirus cruise ship outbreak as global concern grows
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said the public risk of hantavirus is low, as concerns continue to mount over a rare, but deadly rodent‑borne virus linked to a fatal outbreak aboard a cruise ship near the Cape Verde Islands.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director‑General of the WHO, delivered a briefing on hantavirus Thursday morning, marking the first time the agency has held a dedicated update since the outbreak was confirmed earlier this week.
He said there are eight suspected cases so far,
DVP scheduled for full weekend closure May 8-11
Drivers be warned!
The Don Valley Parkway is scheduled for a full weekend closure from 11 p.m. on Friday, May 8, until 5 a.m. on Monday, May 11.
The parkway will be shut down from Highway 401 to the Jarvis Street ramp on the Gardiner Expressway.
The City of Toronto says the planned closures are in an effort to maintain expressway infrastructure and prepare for major upcoming events like the FIFA World Cup next month.
The closures are weather dependent and could be
BCE reports first-quarter profit down from year ago, revenue up
BCE Inc. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its revenue rose.
The company said its profit attributable to common shareholders totalled $616 million or 66 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31.
The result compared with a profit of $630 million or 68 cents per diluted share for the first quarter of 2025.
Operating revenue totalled $6.17 billion, up from $5.93 billion a year earlier
Man, 68, rushed to hospital after Vaughan house fire
A 68-year-old man was rushed to a hospital late Wednesday evening following a residential fire in Vaughan.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Ellerby Square North and Kipling Avenue just after 10:45 p.m. to battle the blaze.
Police say the home was evacuated, but the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
One resident remains in hospital. His condition is currently unknown.
An investigation by the Ontario Fire Marshal is ongoing.
Nigerian army says it rescued some children abducted from an orphanage last month
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Seven children and two women abducted by gunmen at an orphanage last month in the north-central region of have been rescued by troops, the country’s army said on Wednesday.
Authorities in Kogi state said that was operating illegally and abducted 23 pupils in an “isolated area” of Lokoja, capital of Kogi State, on April 26. Fifteen of those abducted were immediately rescued.
The troops intercepted and recovered the victims within a forest area in the state, army spokesman
East York brawl ends in stabbing, 1 woman arrested: Toronto police
Posted May 7, 2026 5:52 am.
A brawl between two women in East York ended in a stabbing Wednesday night, according to Toronto police.
Officers were called to the area of Lumsden Avenue and Eastdale Avenue at approximately 10:40 p.m. for reports of a fight between two women.
Police say one woman in her 40s was stabbed and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. She was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, the other individual
Rubio arrives for audience with Pope Leo XIV to ease tensions after Trump’s criticism over Iran
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Donald and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See and sparked ongoing sparring between the two American leaders.
Rubio, a practicing Catholic, had an audience scheduled with Leo, which was complicated at the last minute by . Leo has pushed back, calling out Trump’s misrepresentations of his views on Iran and nuclear weapons and insisting that he is
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer
Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia’s upcoming .
Incoming drones were destroyed over 20 Russian regions, including Moscow, according to the Defense Ministry, in Ukraine’s second-biggest aerial attack since more than four years ago. The largest was last March when it launched 389 drones.
The attack came ahead of Russia’
About 40 passengers previously left ship hit by hantavirus outbreak at island of St. Helena
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — More than two dozen passengers left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing, nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials said Thursday.
The news raised concerns that the virus could spread as travelers returned home, although experts say the risk to the wider public is considered low.
The Dutch-based company had previously said the body of the Dutch man who died on April 11 was taken