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Hate-crime reports and antisemitic incidents in Toronto rise, police chief says

Hate-crime reports and antisemitic incidents in Toronto rise, police chief says

TORONTO — The number of calls reporting hate crimes in Toronto has surged since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the city's police chief told a board meeting on Monday, adding that more than half of hate crimes this year have targeted the Jewish co
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Ward's Island residents in Toronto grieving after fire destroys clubhouse

Ward's Island residents in Toronto grieving after fire destroys clubhouse

TORONTO — Residents on the Toronto Islands are processing a significant loss after a fire destroyed a beloved clubhouse and café over the weekend. A fire broke out at the Ward's Island Association Clubhouse around 2 a.m.
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Toronto Public Health confirms second case of measles in 2024

Toronto Public Health confirms second case of measles in 2024

Toronto Public Health is investigating the second lab-confirmed case of measles in the city this year. The department says this case is an infant who was travelling and is now recovering at home.
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Crombie rules out provincial carbon tax as part of 2026 Ontario election platform

Crombie rules out provincial carbon tax as part of 2026 Ontario election platform

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said Monday that if she is premier after the 2026 election, she will not introduce a provincial carbon tax as part of her climate policy.
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One car was stolen every 40 minutes in Toronto last year, police chief says

One car was stolen every 40 minutes in Toronto last year, police chief says

Toronto's police chief says more than 12,000 vehicles were stolen across the city last year, a figure that equates to a car theft every 40 minutes. Chief Myron Demkiw says the stolen cars have a value of $790 million.
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St. Patrick's Day parades in Toronto, Montreal draw hundreds for annual celebration

St. Patrick's Day parades in Toronto, Montreal draw hundreds for annual celebration

Seas of green surged through downtown streets in Montreal and Toronto on Sunday as thousands turned out to mark St. Patrick's Day with a pair of major parades celebrating the occasion and the Irish culture behind it.
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Corrective to March 14 story on University of Guelph's alcohol recovery room

Corrective to March 14 story on University of Guelph's alcohol recovery room

In a March 14 story about a campus alcohol recovery room at the University of Guelph, The Canadian Press incorrectly spelled the name of university's spokesperson as Jessica Luck. In fact, it is Jessamine Luck. The Canadian Press
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Ninth suspect charged with murder in death of man held at Niagara Detention Centre

Ninth suspect charged with murder in death of man held at Niagara Detention Centre

THOROLD, Ont. — Police say they have charged one more person with second-degree murder in the June 2023 death of a man who was being held at an Ontario detention centre.
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Family of three found dead inside Brampton, Ont., home after fire: police

Family of three found dead inside Brampton, Ont., home after fire: police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter.
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Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

A program that helps rural and northern Ontario hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is set to expire at the end of the month, after a series of last-minute renewals, and hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the government on what happens next
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