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Thunderstorms to hit Toronto Tuesday as unsettled weather dominates early week
Toronto is heading into a stormy stretch of midsummer weather, with forecasters warning of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds on Tuesday before conditions gradually improve later in the week.
The forecast is calling for a warm, moisture‑laden air mass to move across southern Ontario overnight Monday into Tuesday, setting the stage for periods of rain and the potential for thunderstorms — some of which could be heavy at times.
Precipitation totals will vary depending on location, but Toronto could see 5-10 mm of rain through Tuesday evening,
‘This is an important health issue’: Patients, organizations increase pressure to fund ovarian cancer drug
There are new and growing calls to get a life-saving ovarian cancer treatment funded in Canada and those taking on this fight say it underscores a much larger problem in this country.
As CityNews previously reported , negotiations failed to find a way for public health plans to fund Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine). It’s designed specifically for women with ovarian cancer who are unable to receive platinum-based chemotherapy, like Gertrude Spatafora.
“The other medications that are covered by OHIP are not working,” she told CityNews in
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2 seriously injured after head‑on collision near Hwy. 407 in Whitby
Two people were rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a head‑on crash in Whitby last week.
Durham police say the collision happened around 2:15 p.m. on July 17 in the area of Lake Ridge Road and Hwy. 407, after officers were called to a three‑vehicle crash involving two SUVs and a minivan.
Investigators say the driver of a Mitsubishi SUV was exiting the Hwy. 407 off‑ramp when it appeared to enter the intersection. That caused a
Karate brown belt from Mississauga is heading to Ontario Summer Games
It was back in 2023 when 12-year-old Jayden Jacome attended a Karate camp and since then Jayden has seen a rapid rise among the junior ranks in Canada.
Jayden has competed in 7 Karate Ontario qualifying tournaments and earned enough points to qualify for the Karate Canada Junior National Championships which took place this past May in Edmonton. Jayden has also qualified for the Ontario Summer Games later this month in Waterloo.
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Babcock’s in-service contract for Victoria subs extended 6 years
The federal government has awarded Babcock Canada a six-year extension on its servicing contract for the Royal Canadian Navy’s Victoria-class submarines.
The contract is valued at $1.1 billion and includes options to extend the in-service support through the fleet’s end of life, as the navy transitions to new submarines.
Canada’s fleet of four Victoria submarines is expected to be retired in the mid-2030s.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced earlier this month Canada’s preferred
EU hits AliExpress with a record 550 million-euro fine over unsafe and counterfeit goods
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Commission on Monday fined Chinese online marketplace AliExpress 550 million euros ($629 million) for failing to adequately crack down on the sale of unsafe and counterfeit products on its site.
The fine, the biggest ever imposed for breaches of the 27-nation European Union’s Digital Services Act, comes just months after another online retailer, Temu, was fined 200 million euros for similar breaches. Last year, Brussels issued a $1
Uber passenger suffers life‑threatening injuries after early-morning crash in Etobicoke
Toronto police say a rideshare passenger is in critical condition after the Uber they were travelling in left the roadway and slammed into a pole in Etobicoke early Monday.
The single-vehicle collision happened just before 1:30 a.m. on The Queensway west of South Kingsway, where officers were called to reports of a serious single‑vehicle crash involving an Uber travelling westbound.
Police tell 680 NewsRadio the rear passenger — the customer riding in the back seat — suffered life‑threatening injuries and was rushed to