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Residents should report racism involving police, Montreal-Nord mayor says
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (170+ words) Montreal Police Station 39 is shown in the Montr'al-Nord borough, on Saturday, June 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes MONTREAL - Montreal-Nord's mayor is urging residents who have experienced racial profiling, discrimination, or racist behaviour by police to come forward. Christine Black made…...
Procession will escort slain Toronto officer Marc Pinizzotto to funeral home Sunday
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (501+ words) Pinizzotto, 43, was killed Thursday while conducting a raid with Toronto police's Emergency Task Force. Sunday's procession will start at 3 p. m. A hearse carrying the body of Const. Marc Pinizzotto from Sunnybrook Hospital turns into the coroner's office near Keele Street and…...
Ontario has entered the Doug days of summer
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (177+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford heads to a caucus meeting after the last sitting day in the legislature before summer break at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on June 2, 2026. Doug Ford gives his aging government a long summer to regroup, June 7 Michael…...
Why Ontario's big move to battery storage has observers saying "gas plants aren't competitive anymore'
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (804+ words) Climate-friendly technologies are'advancing so quickly that'contract prices in Ontario have dropped by half " from over $1, 100 per megawatt in 2023 to $563 this year. Three years ago, in the search for more power, the Ontario government launched its first competitive bidding process where…...
FIFA lawyers demand Toronto pot shop to stop selling bong resembling World Cup trophy
2+ day, 57+ min ago (16+ words) Toronto Star...
Two arrested at Toronto Stadium for assaulting officers ahead of World Cup kick-off
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (182+ words) Police were called for reports of an altercation in the stands at 2: 10 p. m. ahead of the Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina match. Police and security responded to reports of an altercation at Toronto Stadium Friday. Police said two officers sustained minor injuries. Two…...
Quebec becomes first province to ban the sale of energy drinks for children under 16
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (605+ words) A pharmacy employee pulls out all the energy drinks from their refrigerator after receiving a suggestion from the Ordre des Pharmaciens du Quebec, to stop selling them, in connection with the death of Zachary Miron, a young man who died…...
Quebec adopts domestic violence law; constitution project fails to move forward
3+ day, 42+ min ago (168+ words) The legislature building, known as the national assembly, is seen in Quebec City, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot QU'BEC - Quebec has adopted a law that would allow people to find out if their romantic partner has a history…...
Push to close Church-Wellesley park overnight fails after emotional pleas to committee
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (732+ words) Several people said preserving access to the AIDS and trans memorials in Barbara Hall Park is essential Committee heard emotional pleas not to block access to the AIDS memorial at Barbara Hall Park" A"controversial request to consider fencing off…...
Toronto's FIFA Fan Festival was meant to make the World Cup more accessible. Free tickets are being sold online
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (461+ words) Hours before the first edition of the festival got underway on the World Cup's opening day, tickets were being advertised for sale on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. Renderings and maps of Toronto's plans for the World Cup Fan Festival. Tickets…...