The Toronto Blue Jays traded catcher Danny Jansen to the Boston Red Sox for three prospects on Saturday. Jansen had played his entire MLB career in Toronto and was the longest-serving Blue Jay on the roster, making his debut with the club on Aug. 13, 2018. The 29-year-old has six home runs, … Read more
Air Canada has confirmed that a Montreal-bound flight from Casablanca, Morocco, was cancelled on Friday following an incident between a flight attendant and a passenger. Video footage of the incident circulating on social media shows a flight attendant yelling at a passenger who reportedly requested a blanket. The flight attendant can be … Read more
She never expected she’d be a medical mom, but for the last year and half, it’s been her reality. “I’m talking days where I stay up and I’m watching my girl to make sure that she makes it through the night,” said Jas Hicks. When her daughter Scarlett was just 14 months old, she suffered … Read more
Tenants who are being evicted from their 16-storey apartment building on Richmond Road are banding together, holding a rally on Saturday, outside the place they call home. “I work part time and I go to school, if I’m not able to maintain this price, I just can’t do it,” said Paul, a tenant … Read more
Two police officers have been injured in an interaction with a man who walked into a Pickering police station with a firearm Saturday afternoon. In a post on X, Durham Regional Police said the man entered West Division at Kingston Road at 4:30 p.m. “An interaction took place between the suspect and … Read more
RJ Barrett and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 23 and 21 points as Canada defeated Greece 86-79 in Olympic men’s basketball action on Saturday at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Dillon Brooks and Jamal Murray — who came off the bench — added 13 and eight points, respectively, for Canada (1-0). Murray iced the game … Read more
Anti-tourism protests have been sweeping across Europe this summer, with demonstrations taking place in the Netherlands, Greece, and of course, Spain. In early July, protesters marched through popular tourist areas in the Spanish city of Barcelona, spraying unsuspecting visitors with water pistols while chanting, “Tourists go home.” And most recently, thousands protested in the Spanish island of Mallorca, with … Read more
Natasha Shoemaker couldn’t believe how quickly the flames spread near Golden, B.C., Wednesday night. She manages a few properties in the area and was called out to check on one of them as the Dogtooth Forest Service Road wildfire exploded in size. No evacuation alerts or orders were in place at the … Read more
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris used her first fundraiser since becoming the Democrats’ likely White House nominee to excoriate Republican nominee Donald Trump as determined to roll back American’s freedoms. Harris travelled to Pittsfield, Mass., on Saturday where she was expected to raise more than US$1.4 million, her campaign announced, … Read more
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon Saturday killed three Hezbollah members, according to the Lebanese militant group which retaliated by launching a rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, wounding several people. Israel’s Magen David Adom paramedic service initially reported 11 people wounded, five critically while the remaining six suffered severe … Read more
