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Verdicts against Meta, Google in U. S. could boost Canadian big tech lawsuits
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (1189+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 2: 29 pm. OTTAWA " Recent U. S. court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada, say experts and the lawyers behind the Canadian litigation. They say the March…...
Man who admitted involvement in gold heist at Toronto's Pearson airport gets 4 years
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (382+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 4: 41 pm. TORONTO " A man who admitted his role in the massive gold and cash heist from Toronto's Pearson airport has been sentenced to four years in prison. Court documents show that 44-year-old Arslan Chaudhary was sentenced in a…...
Ontario electricity system to add 14 new solar, wind projects
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (305+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 4: 54 pm. TORONTO " Ontario's electricity system operator is giving long-term energy generation contracts to 12 new solar and two wind projects. The Independent Electricity System Operator says it marks the first large-scale renewable development in the province in more than…...
Ontario Northlander to begin critical step towards opening
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (649+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 1: 17 pm. The Ontario Northlander train, which will bring passengers from Toronto to Timmins, will soon begin a critical step towards opening later this year. Premier Doug Ford announced the first of three trainsets on the passenger rail service…...
Warm weather will not last, back to seasonal temperatures in Toronto this weekend
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (513+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 11: 29 am. Enjoy it while you can " while Toronto is getting a taste of warmer spring weather on Thursday; Friday and the weekend will not be as pleasant. Thursday's daytime high is expected to reach 18 C with some very…...
Man injured in Chinatown assault
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (256+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 11: 15 am. A man has been taken to hospital after he was assaulted in Chinatown early Thursday morning. Toronto police were called to Spadina Avenue and Oxford Street around 5 a. m. for reports of an assault. A man in his 30s was…...
Police investigating fire at GFL yard in Toronto's east end as suspicious
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (290+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 7: 27 am. Toronto police are investigating a suspected arson at a GFL Environmental hauling yard near Cherry Beach. Fire crews responded to the site on Unwin Avenue near Cherry Street around 1 a. m. on Thursday. Officials say the fire has been…...
How a Canadian auction house unravelled a Hudson's Bay art collection mystery
18+ hour, 31+ min ago (1321+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 4: 00 am. When Heffel Fine Art Auction House was getting ready to sell the second round of treasures from Canada's oldest company, staff were so awe in of one of the paintings that they started to think it was…...
'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (943+ words) Posted April 8, 2026 5: 08 am. "You're going to have to show some epic resilience," Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett said to Jasveen Sangha, echoing the defendant's words earlier in the hearing about her self-improvement. Citing the unique role she admitted to in Perry's…...
City of Toronto upgrading all street lights to LED by 2035
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (843+ words) Posted April 8, 2026 1: 00 pm. The City of Toronto along with Toronto Hydro is taking what Mayor Olivia Chow calls a "major step forward to modernize our street lighting system," by converting all streetlights to LED by 2035. As per the 2026 budget, the…...