CityNews Toronto

25/01/2025

: One person is dead following a 3-alarm house fire in Brampton on Saturday morning.

An early morning house fire in Brampton has left one person fighting for their life in hospital.

25/01/2025

An Alabama woman has become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant and is thriving after two months.

An Alabama woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting. “I’m superwoman,” Towana Looney told The Associated Press, laughing about outpacing family members on...

25/01/2025

An early morning house fire in Brampton has left one person fighting for their life in hospital.

25/01/2025

Air Canada has been ordered to pay almost $19,000 as part of a lawsuit after $20 million in gold was stolen from Pearson Airport.

25/01/2025

Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws which he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists.

LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists. The government is consulting on whether to let tech firms use copyrighted material to help train artificial intelligence models...

25/01/2025

In one of his first acts upon taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned or moved to dismiss the cases of some 1,500 people charged in the Capitol riots. Could a Canadian leader issue a similarly sweeping pardon?

Over the years, Canadian politicians have set in motion legal procedures to pardon a group of Prairie farmers and erase convictions for sexual behaviour that was once against the law.

25/01/2025

A man is in custody following an hours-long standoff with police in Mississauga on Friday.

Peel Regional Police say one man is in custody after a shooting inside a Mississauga home on Friday morning.

25/01/2025

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers on Saturday while Israel followed with the release of the first 70 of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of the first 70 of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees due to be set free as part of the [...

25/01/2025

Israel and Hamas are set to swap more hostages for prisoners in another test of the Gaza ceasefire

Israel and Hamas were expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, the second such exchange since a ceasefire began.

25/01/2025

: 1 man in custody following a shooting inside a Mississauga home

Peel Regional Police say one man is in custody after a shooting inside a Mississauga home on Friday morning.

25/01/2025

Health officials warn travellers of a potential measles exposure at Toronto Pearson Airport

Health officials are warning travellers who visited Toronto Pearson International Airport earlier this week of a potential measles exposure.

25/01/2025

Oscars host Conan O'Brien, still displaced by wildfires, says the show is being planned sensitively

Oscars host Conan O'Brien says he's still unable to live in his home due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.

24/01/2025

PETA activists arrested after trying to dump frozen manure outside rival group's office

NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of activists with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were arrested on Thursday while attempting to dump a truck’s worth of manure outside the Manhattan offices of a rival animal welfare group. But the protest may have raised less of a stink...

24/01/2025

‘A new chapter in my life’: MPP Michael Ford will not seek re-election

Progressive Conservative MPP Michael Ford is turning the page and won’t be running in the upcoming provincial election.

24/01/2025

Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn’t commit to doing so.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn’t commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to spend the equivalent of two per cent of its GDP on defence but Canada has consistently failed to reach ...

24/01/2025

Residents of a Toronto condominium say they’re being left in the dark about significant heating issues during one of the coldest winter stretches of the year.

"We actually had to start using the oven."

The City of Toronto says landlords and property managers must respond to requests about inadequate or no heat within 24 hours.

24/01/2025

Prosecutors said Friday that they will not file charges against Marilyn Manson after a years-long investigation of allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday that they will not file charges against Marilyn Manson after a years-long investigation of allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the allegations are too old under the law and the evid...

24/01/2025

Toronto police have arrested a man after an alleged sexual assault at a North York medical clinic last November.

Toronto police have arrested a man after an alleged sexual assault at a medical clinic that happened back in November.