Durham Regional Police say the arrest of a teen accused of dealing drugs ultimately led them to a massive $7 million cocaine seizure. “Investigators took a 17-year-old male into custody for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, and subsequently executed a search warrant at a facility in Toronto,” police said in a release. The search took place on Monday, February 23, 2026, during which investigators with the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) say they recovered 325 kilograms of cocaine valued at over $7 million. Durham police say it’s one of the “largest drug seizures” they’ve ever had. No further…
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OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Indigenous communities across the country — and particularly in the Arctic — play a vital role in Canada’s national security. Speaking at the National Indigenous Defence Conference today in Ottawa, Simon said Canada can’t afford to overlook the strategic advantages Indigenous communities provide through their knowledge of terrain and traditional practices. Simon says the Canadian Rangers in the North have shared vital information with the Canadian Armed Forces during surveillance patrols and search and rescue missions, along with advice on how to survive in extremely cold weather. She says national security and unity…
China’s government announced Friday it would suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods and seafood following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The country’s finance ministry said in a statement that 100 per cent tariffs on canola meal and peas, and a 25 per cent levy on lobsters and crabs, won’t be imposed. The statement, which made no mention of canola seed tariffs, said the changes would take effect March 1 and continue through to the end of 2026. Carney met earlier this year with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the leaders inked a deal on electric vehicles…
The clock is now ticking on Steve Staios and the Ottawa Senators. Read MoreThe Senators face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night but there are more questions looming on trade front. Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, Calgary Flames, Ottawa Sun The clock is now ticking on Steve Staios and the Ottawa Senators. Read More
A new Ontario study is countering a common narrative about pressure on the health system caused by newcomers to Canada. Read MoreThe study comes at a time when support for immigration among Canadians has been decreasing and pressure on the health system is among the concerns. News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime A new Ontario study is countering a common narrative about pressure on the health system caused by newcomers to Canada. Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” without offering any details on what he meant. Speaking to reporters outside the White House as he left for a trip to Texas, Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in discussions with Cuban leaders “at a very high level.” “The Cuban government is talking with us,” the president said. “They have no money. They have no anything right now. But they’re talking to us, and maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of…
The University of Toronto has launched an investigation after claims that the dean of dentistry shared course materials that included antisemitic and anti-Israel imagery. The university says Anil Kishen is on leave pending the outcomes of the investigation and that he is participating fully. In a statement, U of T vice president and provost Trevor Young said Kishen reported that he used the images without understanding their antisemitic and discriminatory meaning or their impact. “He has removed the images from his course materials and has apologized directly to his class and the broader faculty,” reads the statement. “He has also…
The federal government is revising its plan to offload office space in response to the latest return-to-office mandate for public servants. Read MorePlans “underway” for PSPC to adjust its goal of offloading 50 per cent of its office space. Public Service, Ottawa Sun, PSPC, Realtime The federal government is revising its plan to offload office space in response to the latest return-to-office mandate for public servants. Read More
OTTAWA — A former national security and intelligence adviser to the federal government says it “strains credibility” to suggest India has stopped harmful meddling in Canadian affairs. Vincent Rigby, who now teaches at McGill University, said Canada needs to strike a balance between poking India in the eye and pretending national security threats no longer exist as the countries try to rebuild their relationship. “I get that we need to have a relationship with India. You have to work even with the countries that you find problematic,” Rigby said. “But you’ve got to be very, very careful not just to…
OC Transpo acknowledged the painstakingly slow progress in returning its O-Train fleet to full service with numbers of available trains that were largely unchanged from previous weekly updates. Read MoreThere are still just 21 train cars available for Line 1 service, while 38 remain out of service for inspection and repairs. Those numbers have remained unchanged for several weeks. News, Local News, buses, o-train, OC Transpo, Ottawa LRT, Ottawa Sun, Realtime OC Transpo acknowledged the painstakingly slow progress in returning its O-Train fleet to full service with numbers of available trains that were largely unchanged from previous weekly updates. Read More
VANCOUVER — The RCMP say a social media influencer from Vancouver is facing six charges in a case where a victim is alleged to have been trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario. Charges against 31-year-old Tevin Douglas include trafficking in persons, advertising sexual services and sexual assault. An investigation was launched last May into offences that are alleged to have occurred between July and December 2023. Police say it’s alleged that the victim was trafficked throughout B.C.’s Lower Mainland and in the Greater Toronto Area. Douglas was arrested at his home in Vancouver, and he has been released by a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called “factories of anti-American resentment.” Hegseth announced the policy in a video posted to social media on Friday, three weeks after he said the military was cutting ties with Harvard University. Without citing evidence, Hegseth said the universities have become “breeding grounds of toxic indoctrination” that undermine military values. “For decades, the Ivy League and similar institutions have gorged themselves on a trust fund…
The Toronto Blue Jays have made Dunedin, Fla., into a virtual oasis during turbulent economic times in Florida. Canadians’ broad grassroots boycott of the United States has had a massive impact on the tourism industry, especially in states like Florida. Dunedin, which is the home of the Blue Jays’ spring training facility and its single-A minor league team, seems to be have spared thanks to the loyalty of Canadian baseball fans. “We’re in this kind of special bubble. It’s a special place. It really is a special place,” said Mayor Maureen Freaney. “We have so many spokes on the wheel…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In the moments after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a Buffalo doughnut shop, surveillance video recorded Nurul Amin Shah Alam stepping gingerly through the empty parking lot in his county-issued jail booties. He pulls up his hood against the cold as he walks past a drive-thru window, then paces away into the night. Five nights later, the nearly blind refugee from Myanmar was found dead in the street, raising questions about whether federal agents could have done more to ensure his safety when they released him from custody, miles from his home, without informing…
TORONTO — Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say they will be going on a rent strike to protest the landlord’s application for a retroactive 2025 rent increase that would amount to more than five per cent. Luz Flores, who lives at 75 Spencer Avenue in the Parkdale neighbourhood, said tenants cannot afford a 5.4 per cent increase and dozens are banding together to demand a fair deal from the landlord, MetCap Living. Flores said she is joining the strike not only to fight for herself but to support other tenants who are mostly middle-class workers, seniors and retirees.…
Durham Regional Police say a man in his 80s who was pinned under farm machinery in Oshawa on Friday has died in hospital. Emergency crews attended a private farm on Ritson Road North near Howden Road in North Oshawa at around 2 p.m. They arrived to find the man trapped under a tractor. He was extricated and taken to hospital where he died. It’s not clear how he became trapped. No further details were immediately available. Durham Regional Police say a man in his 80s who was pinned under farm machinery in Oshawa on Friday has died in hospital. Emergency…
Subway service has resumed following a more than three-hour suspension on a stretch of Line 2, which made for a chaotic rush hour commute home. Just after 3:30 p.m., the TTC advised commuters that trains were not running between St. George and Keele stations due to an injury at track level and that shuttle buses were being employed along the affected route. However, there was no further update from transit officials for almost three hours until a social media post around 6 p.m., when they simply reiterated that “shuttle buses are running,” while providing alternative travel plans. “GO Transit is…
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died. Sedaka, whose hits included “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” and “Laughter in the Rain,” died Friday at age 86. “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,” his family said in a statement. “A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to…
Friends will become foes again on Hockey Night in Canada. Read MoreGold-medal memories are nice, but both Ottawa and Toronto have to make getting back in the playoff race their priority now. Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, National Hockey League, Ottawa sports, Ottawa Sun Friends will become foes again on Hockey Night in Canada. Read More
Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say they will be going on a rent strike to protest the landlord’s application for a retroactive 2025 rent increase that would amount to more than five per cent. Luz Flores, who lives at 75 Spencer Avenue in the Parkdale neighbourhood, said tenants cannot afford a 5.4 per cent increase and dozens are banding together to demand a fair deal from the landlord, MetCap Living. Flores said she is joining the strike not only to fight for herself but to support other tenants who are mostly middle-class workers, seniors and retirees. “We’re going…