Weekend need-to-know: Canada’s Wonderland reopens, Toronto marathon
Toronto runners will hit the streets this weekend for the annual Toronto Marathon. Meanwhile, further north, thrillseekers will be pumped for the reopening of Canada’s Wonderland.
Keep in mind, there is a subway closure this weekend and a service adjustment on the Barrie GO line.
The Toronto streets will be filled this Sunday for the Toronto Marathon. Runners from 50 countries will be competing in the marathon, half-marathon, 10K, 5K run and walk events.
The marathon raises funds to support the
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers question his accuser at his rape retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — ‘s lawyers questioned his accuser at his rape Thursday, making clear they planned to explore her conflicted feelings and complex history with the onetime Hollywood powerbroker.
It’s the third time Jessica Mann has had to answer his lawyers’ questions in a New York court. But are now defending the ex-studio boss whose downfall against sexual misconduct. It remains to be seen whether their inquiries will hit the emotional boiling points of Mann’s .
Weinstein lawyer began questioning Mann on Wednesday by seizing
Toronto police say 3-alarm fire at Humber Yacht Club was deliberately set
Toronto police now say the three‑alarm fire that tore through the Toronto Humber Yacht Club early Wednesday morning was an arson, confirming suspicions after firefighters arrived to find the Etobicoke waterfront building fully engulfed.
A TPS spokesperson told CityNews: “I can confirm this is an arson. I don’t have further details at this time.”
Fire crews were called to 101 Humber Valley Road around 4:47 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters arrived to find the structure fully involved, with flames punching through
Man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents’ gala is set to return to court
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of trying to with guns and knives and attempting to kill agreed on Thursday to remain jailed for now while he awaits trial.
did not enter a plea during his brief appearance in federal court days after authorities say he ran through a magnetometer at the while holding a long gun and disrupted one of the highest-profile annual events in the nation’s capital.
Allen was injured during Saturday night’s attack but was not shot. A Secret Service officer was shot but was wearing
Subway service resumes on lines 2 and 4, TTC says
Proposed power to search, seize mail not being extended to postal workers: minister
OTTAWA — The federal government’s new proposal to allow authorities to search and seize mail would be limited only to police officers, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said.
The proposal was included in the spring economic update which was tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday. It mimics but is not identical to the plan first proposed in bill C-2 last year.
In an interview with The Canadian Press on Wednesday, Anandasangaree said that bill was carved up into smaller bills, and the search and seizure measure was not
Supreme Court of Canada to hear Churchill portrait thief’s sentence appeal
OTTAWA — The man who stole the “Roaring Lion” portrait of Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier in Ottawa will have a chance to appeal his sentence in the Supreme Court of Canada.
The famous image was snapped by photographer Yousuf Karsh during Churchill’s wartime visit to the Canadian Parliament in December 1941.
Jeffrey Wood stole the portrait in January 2022, replaced it with a cheap copy and sold the original through a London auction house.
The print was returned to public display at
Mississauga building targeted in overnight arson; up to 4 suspects sought
Peel Regional Police (PRP) are investigating after a late‑night fire at a commercial building in Mississauga was confirmed to be an arson, with up to four suspects seen fleeing the scene.
Officers were called to 3350 American Drive — near Pearson Airport — around 12:50 a.m. Thursday for reports of a structure fire. When crews arrived, they found part of the building burning. Firefighters quickly knocked down the flames, preventing the structure from being destroyed.
A fire investigator with
RCMP asking for ‘verifiable’ tips nearing disappearance anniversary of Sullivan children
The unit that took charge of a missing children case that has captured the minds of Canadians for the past year is asking for “verifiable” tips.
Police have been tight-lipped in the months following the disappearance of Nearing the one-year anniversary of their disappearance, officials released a statement that didn’t add many new details.
“At this stage of the investigation, what investigators need are specific, verifiable details to work from. Rumour and speculation won’t lead us to Lilly and Jack,” S
Frost advisory issued for Toronto, parts of GTA as temperatures plunge overnight
A late‑April cold snap is prompting a yellow‑level frost advisory for Toronto and several parts of the GTA, with Environment Canada warning that temperatures will dip to near- or below-freezing overnight into Friday morning.
The advisory was issued at 9:10 a.m. Thursday applies to a wide stretch of southern Ontario.
It includes Toronto; the communities of Pickering, Oshawa, and the rest of southern Durham Region; the municipalities of Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham; Hamilton, Mississauga,
