Monday marks first day of new vehicle licence tax
High gas prices won’t be the only thing emptying the wallets of Toronto drivers, as the city’s new personal vehicle tax comes into effect Monday. Starting Sept. 1, city motorists will pay $60 to renew a licence plate sticker for a car and $30 for a motorcycle. That is in addition to the $74 it
Toronto man dies after crashing motorcycle
A Toronto man is dead after he crashed his motorcycle near Orillia. Kenneth Watson was driving along Monck Road about 1 p.m. Saturday when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a ditch. The 57-year-old was taken to hospital where he later died. No other cars were involved in the accident.
Motorcyclist killed in early-morning DVP crash
Toronto has recorded its 21st traffic fatality of the year after a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning. Police say a 28-year-old man was riding with a group of fellow riders when he lost control of his motorcycle as he entered the on-ramp to the Don Valley Parkway from Bayview Avenue. The victim slammed into the
OPP seeks relatives of officer who died in 1927
TORONTO – Ontario provincial police are seeking relatives of an officer who died while on duty more than 80 years ago at the age of 26. Officer Leigh Wilkinson Metcalf was a motorcycle office based in Grimsby, Ont., when he was killed in a head-on collision in 1927. His name will be added to a
Sikh motorcyclist considers appeal | CTV News
A devout Sikh is strongly considering appealing an Ontario judge’s ruling that forbids him from riding his motorcycle without a helmet. Ontario Court Justice James Blacklock said Thursday the province’s helmet law does not discriminate against the freedom of religion, and ordered Baljinder Badesha to pay a $110 fine for not wearing the protective headgear.
Nuclear power plant leaked 1.5M litres of radioactive water in Minnesota – National
Officials in Minnesota are monitoring the cleanup of a massive spill of radioactive water from a nuclear power plant just outside Minneapolis. About 1.5 million litres (400,000 gallons) of nuclear wastewater leaked from the plant back in late November, but the incident wasn’t made public until Thursday. Xcel Energy, the company that operates the affected
Lance Reddick, star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick,’ dead at 60 – National
Lance Reddick, an actor famous for his roles in the John Wick movies and HBO’s The Wire, has died at the age of 60. Reddick died “suddenly” Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen said in a statement, attributing his death to natural causes. His death was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.com. Read more: ‘The
Josh Duggar’s 12.5-year prison sentence extended – National
NOTE: The following article contains content that some might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. Former reality TV star Josh Duggar has been handed nearly two months of additional jail time on top of his existing 12 and a half year sentence, as per prison records.Duggar, 35, was convicted of child pornography charges
