Beaches closed as Tropical Storm Bertha crawls along the Gulf Coast
‘Storm before the calm’: Canadian exporters opt to wait and see on Trump tariffs
Brampton couple wins $70M Lotto Max jackpot after Mother’s Day gift turns into ‘the surprise of a lifetime’
A Brampton couple who came to Canada from Jamaica “with nothing” are now celebrating a life‑changing $70‑million Lotto Max jackpot, all thanks to a Mother’s Day gift.
Audrey and Wills W., longtime lottery players, won the massive prize in the May 8 draw. The ticket — a Lotto Max Quick Pick — was a simple Mother’s Day present from Wills to Audrey.
Audrey was the first to check the ticket using the OLG app.
“I saw the winning amount

Canadian drone company Landing Zones signs partnership deal with Airbus
Police seek suspects after jewellery robbery on TTC subway at Warden Station
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help identifying two men accused of robbing a passenger and threatening him with a knife on the subway last month.
Officers were called around 7 p.m. on June 6 to Warden Station in the Warden Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East area after reports of a robbery involving two unidentified suspects.
Investigators say the victim boarded a subway train at Kennedy Station, where two men — who remain unidentified — entered the same car. When the train arrived at Warden Station, police

National crime rates and crime severity both fell in 2025: StatCan
Statistics Canada says both the crime rate and the severity of crimes decreased in 2025.
The agency says Canada’s crime severity index dropped five per cent last year for the second annual decline in a row, after the index increased over the previous eight years.
The conventional crime rate, which tracks the volume of crimes regardless of their severity, also edged down two per cent in 2025.
StatCan says the reduction in the crime severity index was driven by the rate of break-and-

Youth sexually assaulted on TTC bus, police say; suspect images released
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a youth on a TTC bus in the city’s east end last week.
Officers were called around 4:05 p.m. on July 16 to the Victoria Park Avenue and Danforth Avenue area after reports of a sexual assault involving a young passenger.
Investigators say the youth boarded a TTC bus at Victoria Park Station and sat in the first row behind the driver. A man then boarded the bus and sat directly

Kevin Gausman’s future with Blue Jays unclear as losses pile up
Each passing day of lost ground brings more clarity to the Toronto Blue Jays’ path as the Aug. 3 trade deadline approaches, nudging them from hopes of a season-saving surge to the uncomfortable realities of a subtraction summer.
Absent financial pressure to move payroll, what they do and how far down that road they go depends on what’s available in return. They don’t need to make deals just for the sake of them. Still, based on this front office’s past sell-offs,

Two alleged MS‑13 gang members charged in Peel human trafficking investigation
Peel Regional Police (PRP) say two men with alleged ties to the street gang MS‑13 (Mara Salvatrucha) have been arrested and charged in a human trafficking investigation that began last year.
Investigators, working alongside the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), executed four search warrants in Mississauga and the Collingwood area as part of Project Mermaid — a probe launched in November 2025 after allegations that a female victim was being trafficked and sexually exploited across the Greater

Trumps threatens tariffs on Canada – again
Another round of 50 per cent tariffs are coming for a number of Canadian goods, ranging from dairy, hockey sticks to hair wigs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has since agreed to intensify negotiations in the coming weeks. U.S. President Donald Trump’s reason for the tariffs was to address what he calls Canada’s “discrimination against and unreasonable and unequal treatment of U.S. commerce.”
Host Caryn Ceolin speaks to Joseph Steinberg, economics professor from the University of Toronto, to discuss whether or
