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Tow truck torched in Brampton driveway as police probe possible link to recent arsons
28 April 2026
A tow truck was deliberately set on fire in the driveway of a Brampton home early Tuesday, Peel Regional Police (PRP) say. Emergency crews were called to 18 Ascot Avenue, located near Avondale Boulevard and Balmoral Drive, around 3 a.m., where a tow truck was found burning outside a residence. Peel Regional Police confirm the […]
Man faces 2nd-degree murder charge in fatal Ontario college bar shooting
28 April 2026
A suspect in a fatal shooting at a college bar in southwestern Ontario has been arrested after more than two weeks in hiding. Sarnia police say they were called just before 1 a.m. on April 10 about gunfire at a bar on the Lambton College campus. Police say 20-year-old Dane Nisbet died in hospital, while […]
2-alarm fire erupts outside Rebel nightclub at Polson Pier
28 April 2026
Toronto firefighters knocked down a two‑alarm blaze early Tuesday after flames broke out along the exterior of Rebel nightclub at Polson Pier. The fire was reported just after 5 a.m., and Toronto Fire Services confirmed that flames were confined to the exterior of the building and did not extend into the club’s interior. When crews […]
Cherry blossoms near peak as High Park set for stunning week of Sakura colour
28 April 2026
Toronto’s cherry blossoms are surging toward peak bloom, with High Park’s Sakura trees now in Stage 5 of development — the final step before the canopy bursts fully open. As of April 27, the High Park Nature Centre reports that fluffy white petals are beginning to show, and some blossoms have already started to open. […]
Parents who don’t allow kids to have smartphones say social media ban would ease their minds
28 April 2026
Some parents who have already limited their kids’ access to social media say a proposed government ban would make their efforts to protect their children far more effective. They say their kids face peer pressure to join the platforms, and even have access to computers at school where they can access the sites without their […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney promises ‘good news’ in spring economic update
28 April 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are “good fiscal managers” — and he’ll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon. The federal government typically tables mid-year updates between annual budgets to revise its economic and fiscal projections. These updates can include new […]
Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austrian media report
28 April 2026
WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria (AP) — A man accused of accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, Austria media reported. The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled […]
King Charles III will meet Trump and address Congress in a bid to spotlight UK-US ties
28 April 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings on Tuesday as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment. He will become the first British monarch to address the […]
Man injured in North York shooting
28 April 2026
A man has been injured in a shooting in North York Monday night. Toronto police were called to Grandravine Drive and Derrydown Road around 9:40 p.m. to reports of a shooting outdoors. The victim, a man in his 30s, was found shot and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No suspects details have been […]
OPP officer killed in Cobourg motorcycle crash identified, highway reopens Tuesday
28 April 2026
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer has died after crashing while operating a police motorcycle on Highway 401 in Cobourg on Monday evening. Provincial police say they were called to the highway near Burnham Street North to the single-vehicle crash around 5:30 p.m. The OPP officer was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been […]