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12 people injured after Mississauga transit bus crash: Toronto police

12 people injured after Mississauga transit bus crash: Toronto police

TORONTO — The driver of a Mississauga transit bus carrying 13 passengers was the only person seriously injured when the bus hit another vehicle and crashed into a ditch in Toronto's west end, police said on Tuesday.
TTC reviewing crowding at Union Station after NYE festivities, fight a factor

TTC reviewing crowding at Union Station after NYE festivities, fight a factor

TORONTO — A fight on a Toronto subway train that took it out of commission not long after the new year was rung in contributed to crowds at the city’s largest transit hub as revelers were travelling home, Toronto's transit operator said Tuesday as it
Woman allegedly bites cops, tosses bottles at passing cars in NYE arrest: police

Woman allegedly bites cops, tosses bottles at passing cars in NYE arrest: police

CALEDON, Ont. — An Ontario woman has been charged after police allege she threw bottles at cars while standing in the middle of a rural highway on New Year’s Eve and then bit two officers during her arrest.
Daycare-arrival rules, tow-truck industry changes among new regulations in effect

Daycare-arrival rules, tow-truck industry changes among new regulations in effect

TORONTO — Daycare safe-arrival rules and tow-truck industry changes are among several new laws and regulations taking effect in Ontario today.
Drag performer slur perpetuates myths, Ont. judge rules, defamation suit advances

Drag performer slur perpetuates myths, Ont. judge rules, defamation suit advances

A recent Ontario court ruling signals people using dangerous anti-LGBTQ slurs can’t hide behind certain free speech protections to shield themselves from legal accountability, a lawyer for a drag performer said.
19-year-old woman dead after overnight shooting outside Mississauga, Ont., nightclub

19-year-old woman dead after overnight shooting outside Mississauga, Ont., nightclub

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police say a 19-year-old woman is dead after an overnight shooting outside a nightclub west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police say officers responded around 1:30 a.m.
How experts expect artificial intelligence to advance health care in 2024

How experts expect artificial intelligence to advance health care in 2024

TORONTO — The rise of technologies such as ChatGPT has thrust artificial intelligence into the spotlight throughout 2023 — and health care is no exception.
Man dead after overnight stabbing at Toronto homeless shelter, 25-year-old arrested

Man dead after overnight stabbing at Toronto homeless shelter, 25-year-old arrested

TORONTO — A Toronto homeless shelter was shaken by a deadly stabbing Saturday morning, the shelter operator's chief executive said as she reflected on the latest incident of violence to unsettle a system under pressure.
Drivers will pay more to use Highway 407 in Ontario starting in February

Drivers will pay more to use Highway 407 in Ontario starting in February

Drivers will have to pay more to use Highway 407 between Burlington and Pickering in Ontario next year after a four year rate freeze.
White rhino gives birth to calf at Toronto Zoo after 11 years in the facility

White rhino gives birth to calf at Toronto Zoo after 11 years in the facility

A white rhino calf was born at the Toronto Zoo this week. Zoo officials say a rhino named Sabi gave birth to a healthy calf just before 8 a.m. on Thursday. This is the 14-year-old rhino's first calf.