The Toronto Police Service tells CityNews its Hate Crime Unit is investigating an alleged incident on a Durham transit bus where a man was caught on video verbally accosting and kicking at a Muslim woman. The bus was in Scarborough at the time, prompting Toronto police to take on the investigation. “I can confirm that […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found seven months ago in his apparently abandoned Tesla, authorities said Thursday, while his lawyers declared his innocence. Los Angeles police said in a brief statement that homicide detectives arrested the 21-year-old Houston-born alt-pop singer, […]

The New Jersey Devils have a new head of hockey operations. Sunny Mehta, formerly an assistant with the Florida Panthers, has been hired by the Devils as general manager, the team announced on Thursday. Mehta was also reportedly a candidate in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ executive search. The 48-year-old, who was raised in Wyckoff, N.J., spent the past six […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has agreed to resume funding a key Manhattan subway project after New York officials sued. The U.S. Department of Transportation said in a federal court filing Thursday that it has completed its review of the Second Avenue subway line project, and will begin reimbursing state transit officials again […]

A group representing Catholic bishops across Canada is speaking out against using images of Christ for political rhetoric after U.S. President Donald posted religious images on social media amid his spat with Pope Leo XIV. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement Thursday that it does not intervene in political affairs of […]

Four people, including two youths, are facing charges after Toronto police officers allegedly seized three handguns during a traffic stop in Scarborough on Wednesday. Officers were on routine patrol in the Morningside Avenue and Kingston Road area on April 15, at around 2:30 a.m., when they began investigating a vehicle under the Cannabis Act. During […]

OTTAWA — An internal federal government audit delivered late last year warned the work of buying and upgrading military technology was still being plagued by bureaucratic hurdles. The report was released as the federal government forged ahead with reforms meant to speed up purchases of military equipment. The review began in the waning days of […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday afternoon. Aaron Ashby (5-0) faced only two batters and got the final out in the seventh to take over the major […]

OTTAWA — The government should require that content generated by artificial intelligence be clearly labelled, a House of Commons committee said in a new report. The members of Parliament on the committee are calling for standardized labels for AI content that are visible and that the public can understand. They say the requirement should apply […]

VANCOUVER — Providing medical assistance in dying at a Catholic hospital would go against religious doctrine and be a “scandalous” practice that couldn’t be justified to the faithful of the world, a lawyer for Providence Health Care has told the B.C. Supreme Court. The court in Vancouver has been hearing arguments in a lawsuit by […]