ORILLIA, Ont. — Provincial police say a man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Orillia, Ont. on Monday afternoon. OPP say just after noon, they received calls about a motorcycle that crashed into a curb. They say the 45-year-old man was pronounced dead on scene. Police say they are not identifying the man until
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Scarborough last Friday. Police say that a 71-year-old man was riding a motorcycle near Brimorton Drive and Bellamy Road around 9 p.m. on Aug. 10 when he was struck by a black Dodge Challenger. The motorcyclist was pronounced
By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 2, 2023 9:47 am Updated January 2, 2023 2:15 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Avengers star Jeremy Renner is being treated for serious injuries that happened while he was plowing snow, the actor’s representative said. Renner, 51, is in critical condition although he is
In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children’s drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you’d think they might balk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their prescriptive powers are being expanded. Yet those in the field say the added responsibilities may make their jobs more fulfilling – so long as the
Customers may notice takeout containers, straws and other items being swapped for greener alternatives in the new year as Canada’s food service industry adjusts to the phase-in of a federal law that aims to eventually remove many single-use plastics from the market altogether. Some restaurants have already gone through months of trial and error in
Canada With cancelled flights and stranded passengers, Sunwing has been all over the news during the holidays for all the wrong reasons. One story of how a group of Quebecers got back to Canada, however, will make you do a double take. Dan Spector has the story.
Albert Wallace said he was “very fortunate” to have survived the Second World War after being shot down behind enemy lines and placed in the prison camp made famous for ‘The Great Escape’ of allied troops – although he didn’t know it at the time. The Toronto-born veteran was shot down over Germany on May
Two Brampton residents have been charged in a fail to remain collision involving a stolen cargo van last summer that left a 39-year-old cyclist dead. Early in the morning on Aug. 1, 39-year-old Paul De Pledge was biking to work on Summerlea Road, near Walker Drive in Brampton when a large black trailer being hauled
TORONTO — A series of proposed class-action lawsuits launched against major insurance companies in Ontario claim the firms have been shortchanging auto-accident victims for years by breaking rules that govern payouts. Statements of claimed filed in the suits allege the companies did not pay or reimburse HST on benefits in some cases and included HST
A male motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries in a Brampton crash on Tuesday night. The collision took place in the area of Sandalwood Parkway East and Rattlesnake Road at around 9 p.m. Peel Regional Police said the crash involved a motorcycle and a vehicle. The motorcyclist was taken from the scene to a trauma centre