HALIFAX — Almost a year after RCMP began investigating the sudden disappearance of two children from their rural Nova Scotia home, the Mounties still say there is no evidence of an abduction or criminal offence.

Investigators say that on May 2, 2025, four-year-old Jack Sullivan and his six-year-old sister Lilly wandered into the tangled woods near their family’s mobile home 140 kilometres north of Halifax, leaving few clues as to why they did not return.

Extensive searches were conducted

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent when it announces its latest decision later this morning.

The central bank is also set to release its latest economic forecast in its quarterly monetary policy report.

The bank has been grappling with a confluence of factors that have clouded the outlook for inflation and the economy.

Heading into the year, many economists had predicted inflation would ease and a softer economy would keep the Bank of Canada on the sidelines while it

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they arrested and charged a suspect in a homicide cold case investigation in Caledon.

Police say officers responded to a report about a deceased person in the area of Chinguacousy Road and King Street on April 1, 2024.

OPP says 65-year-old David Robson, who was last seen in Melancthon on March 21 of that year, was reported missing along with his vehicle four days later.

On the same day, his home was reported on fire.

Police

All the Toronto Blue Jays have known from Trey Yesavage is dominance, which is why expectations can be so easily skewed, perspective so easily lost when it comes to the still rookie right-hander.

Sure, he made essential starts in the final days of the chase for an American League East title and then shoved for an extra month in the post-season, making peak performance on the game’s grandest stages seem all so routine. He struck out 39 batters in the post-season, more than any

Toronto officials say they’re making strides in reducing the number of encampments in parks and on city property, however, advocates warn the decrease in encampments doesn’t mean unhoused people have found places to live.

Toronto Shelter and Support Services General Manager Gord Tanner announced Tuesday there had been a 70 per cent reduction in the number of encampments from 283 to 84.

“The progress is about dedicated teams in the parks offering people access to the shelter system,” said Tanner.

Of the 84

Longtime CHCH anchor Dan McLean has passed away at the age of 78, the Hamilton TV station reported Tuesday.

, McLean’s family confirmed the anchor, who spent nearly four decades at the station, had died.

McLean began his career at CHCH in 1972 and worked there for a total of 37 years until Dec. 2008, including 25 years as the station’s main anchor, becoming the face and voice of news in the region.

He collected many accolades during

TORONTO — Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic.

The department says Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide.

The injectable medication is manufactured by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in India and is approved for the once-weekly treatment of Type 2 diabetes in adults.

In a news release, Health Canada says many generic medications are 45 to 90 per cent cheaper than brand-name versions.

Many people without drug coverage have been eagerly waiting for generic semaglutide because

Trains on the Richmond Hill GO line are experiencing delays due to a police investigation just south of Oriole GO station in North York.

Metrolinx says trains are not able to move through the area until given permission as it’s currently in the hands of emergency personnel.

Customers are asked for those travelling north of Oriole GO or Old Cummer GO to take the Stouffville line for train service to Unionville GO. There will be a GO bus shuttle to take riders from Unionville to further north on the Richmond Hill line.

Anyone travelling

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to ban cryptocurrency ATMs as part of a suite of measures in its spring economic update that target financial crimes.

The government says scammers use the ATMs to defraud victims, while criminals use them to convert the proceeds of crime.

The document outlines other measures to tackle criminal use of businesses that provide services like currency exchanges and digital payments.

The government is also allocating $352.7 million over five years, and $82.1 million in ongoing funding, to the previously