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Four additional arrests have been made in connection with two alleged hate-motivated incidents deliberately targeting Toronto Jewish community members on April 30 and May 7, 2026 with ‘gel blaster’ imitation firearms. As a result of the ongoing investigation, Chief Superintendent Kathleen Stephenson said during a press conference at Toronto Police Headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, two…

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals ended in a 5-4 victory for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, however, the team’s goalie faced his own particular challenge during the s eries opener. Carolina Hurricanes fans chanted “No means no” at Carter Hart, in a loud and very public reference to his part in a sexual…

OTTAWA — The federal government will order its broadcasting and telecommunications regulator to review its recent decision to triple the amount that online streamers must contribute to Canadian content, while injecting $600 million to help the cultural sector. On Wednesday, Culture Minister Marc Miller confirmed the government disagrees with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission…

OTTAWA — Canada could take a big swipe out of its national housing crisis if municipal governments would reduce or eliminate the hefty charges attached to building new homes, according to a new report from the federal housing agency. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said the number of viable building projects in some…

Senior officials have warned President Vladimir Putin that sustaining defence spending at current levels would imperil the Russian economy, the first major sign that the Kremlin’s consensus on the war in Ukraine is fraying. The country’s top finance ministers and the central bank are urging the government to cut spending or risk the deficit spiraling…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Trump administration’s latest threat of tariffs following an investigation into forced labour supply chains is “not a surprise” and that Canada supports the overall objective of ending the practice of forced labour. Speaking on Wednesday, Carney also hinted his government will soon be proposing more stringent measures…

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree kiboshed a Conservative request to split his controversial lawful access bill in half, as a former CSIS director called the lack of such a regime for Canadian police and intelligence agencies “absolutely unacceptable.” The day after Conservatives tabled a motion requesting the Liberals split Bill C-22 on lawful…

Controversy surrounding supervised drug consumption sites, and the resulting social issues, have prompted some provincial governments to change tack and start closing facilities. But for residents around some of these sites, a closure has meant increased social disorder. Ottawa Citizen journalist Bruce Deachman joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss community concerns with supervised consumption sites, why…

OTTAWA — Newly elected B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she’d maintain commercial ties with neighbouring Alberta if Albertans vote to leave Canada. “I would maintain relations, economic relations,” Findlay told National Post when asked how she’d react to a successful Alberta independence vote as premier of B.C. One of the big questions surrounding Alberta…

The Montreal toddler who was critically injured when the bouncy castle she was playing in was hurled into the air by fierce winds on Sunday afternoon has died, the Quebec coroner’s office announced Tuesday. The three-year-old was identified as Ava Ciampini in a GoFundMe created to support her parents, Luca and Arielle, with expenses related…