The mother of a Canadian killed while fighting Islamic State militants in Syria said her heart was heavy as she put her hands on a casket containing the body of her son. Tina Martino of Niagara Falls, Ont., says she has not yet been able to see the remains ofRead More

Toronto:  Zoo workers voted to ratify a new four-year collective agreement with the City of Toronto, clearing another hurdle for the local attraction to open after a month-long strike. CUPE Local 1600 said the successful ratification vote means the Zoo’s board of management must vote on the deal on Monday.Read More

GTA remains under heat warning as humidex expected to top 40 A heat warning remains in effect for most of southern Ontario as temperatures are expected to soar to about 34 degrees. With the humidex however, it will feel more like 41. The heat warning has been in effect sinceRead More

WASHINGTON – Canada’s premiers have left a series of meetings in Washington expressing hope that the upcoming renegotiation of NAFTA will be quick and relatively pain-free, rather than a drawn-out bargaining slugfest. Eight provincial and territorial leaders were in town for meetings this week with U.S. administration officials, lawmakers, andRead More

OTTAWA — Public perceptions about armed drones have been clouded by Hollywood, Canada’s top soldier said Thursday as he insisted the Canadian Armed Forces won’t be using its stealthy new technology for so-called black-ops missions like assassinations. “The fact that they’re armed, I think people have this idea, kind ofRead More

Ontario; Deaths as a result of aggressive driving are up 80 per cent this year compared to last, Ontario Provincial Police warned road users. So far in 2017, 27 people have been killed on Ontario highways due to risky driving behaviours, compared to 15 deaths for the same period ofRead More

The TTC has unveiled a plan to add five new routes to its express bus network in 2019 and another eight between 2022 and 2026. The 10-year plan, which still needs to be approved by the TTC board, calls for new express bus routes to be set up along DufferinRead More

Ontario:  A 47-year-old Oshawa woman has been charged in relation to three incidents where she allegedly assaulted and threatened Muslims in public places in that city last month. Durham Regional Police say that on May 21 at 4:30 p.m., the suspect approached a couple walking in the Oshawa Centre Mall.Read More

PARIS – A Paris-based economic think-tank is calling on Canada to do more to address risks associated with high-priced housing markets in cities such as Toronto and Vancouver. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development suggests that there should be further tightening of macro-prudential measures undertaken last year. Those measuresRead More

A male pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run in York this morning was fighting with a woman in the middle of the roadway when he was struck, Toronto police say. The incident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. near Eglinton Avenue and Black Creek Drive. Const. Clint Stibbe told CP24 at theRead More