An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether it will be inclusive of everyone or not. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer Momentum, says there shouldn’t be exceptions to the belief that freedom and equality is for all Canadians. Johnstone made the comments today from Halifax while marking International […]

CANNES, France (AP) — Cate Blanchett said the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in Hollywood, speaking Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. In a wide-ranging staged conversation, Blanchett lamented that the tide of #MeToo has been turned in Hollywood, where she has been outspoken about gender equality. “It got killed very quickly, which I […]

OTTAWA — Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadians took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows 21,547 new EVs were purchased in March, the highest since December 2024 — just before the government paused the rebate program. Ottawa brought back subsidies […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs continue reshaping their front office under general manager John Chayka, with one of the organization’s longest-serving executives moving on. The club announced Sunday that assistant general manager Brandon Pridham and the Maple Leafs have mutually agreed to part ways, ending a 12-year tenure that saw him become one of the most important figures […]

Toronto and southern Ontario are in for an early taste of summer for the next few days.  Environment and Climate Change Canada says the first hot spell of the season is expected to blanket the region with humidity and temperatures about 10 degrees above normal. From Windsor through the Kitchener-Waterloo region and up to Toronto, […]

Canada has its first confirmed case of hantavirus. The Public Health Agency of Canada says one of the four Canadians isolating in British Columbia who had been on a cruise ship where there was an outbreak has tested positive for the virus. The national microbiology lab in Winnipeg confirmed the positive results on May 16 […]

The family of an Ontario man is taking part in a spring search in Mont-Tremblant this weekend, more than a year after he went missing on a ski trip in Quebec. The spring search for Liam Toman started Saturday and continued Sunday, with volunteer teams and SARCAN K9, trained search-and-rescue dog units. “We are so […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has joined Steve Nash in the pantheon of Canadian basketball players. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sunday. With the win, the Hamilton, Ont., native became the 14th player in NBA history to win back-to-back MVPs and joined Nash as the only […]

A Mississauga man is facing hundreds of charges following allegations of animal cruelty. Police in Peel Region opened an investigation after being contacted by Animal Welfare Services regarding multiple incidents of kittens being sold in distressing conditions and later dying from their injuries shortly after being taken to their new homes. On April 23, investigators […]

With mosquito season around the corner, experts are warning it could be more intense than in prior years. A chilly, wet spring has done well to keep mosquitoes at bay, but that is about to change with a sudden swing towards summer-like conditions on the way. Combine that with all the standing water across much […]