Const. Andrew Hong was hailed at his funeral Wednesday as a kind and dedicated public servant who fiercely loved his home and work families and touched all who met him. Family members, dignitaries and thousands of officers across the continent took part in the funeral for Hong, the 48-year-old Toronto police officer who was fatally
A motorcycle rider has been critically injured after a single-vehicle collision in Mississauga Saturday morning. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the incident occurred on Highway 403 near Dundas Street and Winston Churchill Boulevard. Few details have been released about the circumstances of the collision. The left lane of the highway was blocked off while police
An egg shortage in the United Kingdom has Britons scrambling to find the beloved food staple on store shelves. The U.K. is dealing with a massive outbreak of avian flu and is seeing many cases on commercial farms, impacting egg supply and also raising concerns of chicken and turkey shortages for the holidays.Canada is also
Canada A major change is coming soon to Canada’s assisted dying laws and it’s already causing division among medical experts. By March, it will be legal for people with mental health issues to receive medical assistance in dying (MAID). But some of Canada’s top psychiatrists, and families of patients, are warning that will set a
Trending New York City is hiring a rat czar to deal its “relentless” rodent population. In a recent job posting, the city said it’s looking for someone with a “swashbuckling attitude” and a “general aura of badassery” to curb the explosion in its rodent population since the start of the pandemic.
Global National Hate speech on Twitter has dramatically surged since Elon Musk took over the social media platform, despite his claims of cracking down on it. Jackson Proskow reports on the flood of previously banned users returning, and how advertisers and governments are reacting.
Police say a teenager has died in a motorcycle crash in Uxbridge, Ont. Durham Regional Police Service says the fatal collision happened early Monday afternoon, when the motorcycle rear-ended another vehicle. Police arrived at the scene and found a 16-year-old male seriously injured. The boy later died in hospital. Police say the 40-year-old driver of
Police have arrested two suspects and issued a warrant for two others as they continue to investigate a dramatic spike in carjackings in Toronto, with 182 incidents so far this year. Toronto police made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon as they provided an update on their investigations into a rash of violent carjackings happening across
A person is in critical condition following a crash in Etobicoke Friday afternoon, according to Peel paramedics. Toronto police responded to reports of a collision involving a motorcycle in the area of Warwood and Burnhamthorpe roads shortly after 1:30 p.m. It is unknown how many vehicles were involved in the crash. Peel Paramedics also responded
A motorcyclist is dead after a collision in Etobicoke on Thursday night, Toronto police say. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Dixon Road and Skyway Avenue, west of Highway 27, just before 7:30 p.m. for a crash. Acting Insp. Craig Young told reporters at the scene that a motorcycle and another vehicle were