Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists don’t know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains. Or something entirely different, they say.“China has a population that is very large and there’s limited
As indications grow that Canada could be headed for a recession, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a warning for Canadians: next year will be “tough.” In an International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment released earlier this month, the global financial agency warned Canada is at risk of tipping into a “mild recession,” despite outperforming its G7
A Scarborough man attending his first concert after recovering from a horrific motorcycle crash says his wheelchair accessible ticket didn’t allow him to see one of his favourite artists. “I was totally devastated. I couldn’t see the jumbotrons. I couldn’t see the band,” Scotty Shier told CTV News Toronto. Shier and his partner Karen Williams
A York police officer has been charged with impaired driving after a collision in Markham on Sunday that left a motorcycle driver with serious injuries. The incident occurred on Highway 7, near York Durham Line, around 7:15 p.m. According to investigators, a Nissan Pathfinder collided with the motorcycle and fled the scene. The motorcyclist was
Police in Milton responded to reports of a “serious” collision involving a motorcycle Sunday afternoon. The incident happened on Guelph Line near Campbellville Road and the south entrance of the Mohawk Raceway and Casino around 2:30 p.m. A car and motorcycle were involved in the collision, according to police. A 67-year-old male and 55-year-old female
A man is dead after a collision involving a motorcycle in Markham on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Alden Road and Esna Park Drive around 2:50 p.m. Police said they were unable to determine whether another vehicle was involved and are appealing to witnesses to come forward. The intersection was closed for several
A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with an SUV east of the Don Valley Parkway early on Saturday morning, Toronto police say. Officers were called to Lawrence Avenue East and Underhill Drive at approximately 12:34 a.m. for a report of a collision. They arrived to find a motorcyclist had been thrown from their bike. They
Five people were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at the Mall of America that sent the sprawling commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season, police said Saturday. At an evening news conference, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges announced the arrests in connection with
A Nova Scotia woman says she never believed she’d become a millionaire and win the largest 50-50 draw in the province’s history. On Thursday evening, Kayla Eldridge was announced as the winner of the Nova Scotia Firefighters 50-50 online raffle, which was described as the largest draw of its kind in the history of the
