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Editor’s note: This article originally provided an inaccurate name for one of the former Birchwood Terrace residents. It has since been updated with the correct name Judy Stanley. We regret the error. It’s been about two and a half months since Birchwood Terrace tenants were vacated from their homes due to …
Read More »3 from Toronto-area arrested after home invasion, shooting in Cambridge
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men and a teen boy were arrested following a home invasion shooting in Cambridge on Wednesday evening, according to Waterloo Regional Police. They say officers were sent to a house on Elgin Street near Galt Avenue at around 10 p.m. after …
Read More »Tigers tame Jays 5-4 with clutch home runs
TORONTO – Chris Bassitt was irritated. The last place the Toronto Blue Jays veteran starter wanted to be was in front of an assembly of reporters to discuss a 5-4 series-opening loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. Bassitt (8-8) was upset at himself for the sinker Riley Greene nailed …
Read More »Teoscar Hernández home run derby win ‘tough to watch’ for some Jays fans
Some Toronto Blue Jays fans are in their feelings after former slugger Teoscar Hernández was crowned Home Run Derby champion on Monday night. Hernández, who was traded to Seattle in 2022 for pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko, took home the title as the MLB’s All-Star weekend is set to …
Read More »‘Where’s the money?’: Police release chilling audio of Vaughan home invasion
Angela Liberatore recalls hearing a sound no one wants to hear in their neighbourhood, especially on Christmas Eve. “It was around 2 in the morning, and I heard some sirens. And then it just started getting louder and louder,” said the Vaughan, Ont., resident, recalling the early morning hours of …
Read More »Police officer, 2 residents injured during dog attack inside Niagara Falls home
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people, including a police officer, were injured during a dog attack inside a Niagara Falls, Ont., residence early Monday. Niagara Regional Police (NRPS) say one of their officers was bitten twice as they fought off a rogue canine at a house …
Read More »Toronto-area home sales down 16% in June despite Bank of Canada’s rate cut: board
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in June declined 16.4 per cent from last year, with many potential buyers staying on the sidelines despite the highly anticipated Bank of Canada interest rate cut. The board said 6,213 homes changed hands in the month compared with 7,429 in June of …
Read More »Funeral held for mother, 2 children found dead in rural home near Windsor
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A funeral home in Windsor, Ont., says a mother and her two children, who were found dead in a rural residence last month, have been buried. Families First Funeral Home says that 41-year-old Carly Walsh, her 13-year-old daughter Madison and eight-year-old son …
Read More »Winnipeg family opts to drive home from California after WestJet flight grounded
A Winnipeg family’s Disneyland vacation turned into a 3,000-kilometre trek across the continent after their flight was impacted by the WestJet mechanics strike. Laura Forsythe told 680 CJOB’s The Start she was in Anaheim, Calif., preparing for a flight home Sunday, when it was suddenly cancelled — just 12 hours …
Read More »‘It just makes me feel home’: LGBTQ2 newcomers celebrate first Pride in Toronto
When Zhya Aramiy was living in Turkey and Iraq, he had to keep his Pride flags hidden away. Aramiy, who identifies as gay, fled from Iraq at the age of 27 after facing threats, physical violence and ostracization from his family because of his sexuality. “I was at the point …
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