Former MPP and Toronto City Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has died. He was 64. Mammoliti’s son Christopher confirmed his passing to CityNews saying “we are crushed.” “Dad was surrounded by his family when he passed. We are obviously devastated and are left with a tremendous void. Dad loved his family, his community and our beautiful city,” he said in a statement. “We respectfully ask for privacy at this time but will be sure to share the viewing information as it becomes available.” Premier Doug Ford, who served on Toronto City Council with Mammoliti, said the news of his death was very…
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Auston Matthews is finally back with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a whirlwind few days. Matthews captained Team USA to a gold medal at the Olympics on Sunday in Milan, where the team stayed overnight. A day later, the Americans partied at a nightclub back on home soil in Miami. Then, on Tuesday, most of the team made its way to D.C. to visit the White House and President Donald Trump. Some players stayed for the State of the Union address Tuesday night, including Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Now, Matthews is back…
The killing of one of the world’s most wanted drug lords triggered a wave of retaliatory violence across the western state of Jalisco, Mexico on Feb. 22. Read MoreFrom cartel violence in Puerto Vallarta to the slow burn of U.S. tensions, Canadians planning spring travel are negotiating a complicated booking season. News, Travel Ottawa, Explainer, Ottawa Sun The killing of one of the world’s most wanted drug lords triggered a wave of retaliatory violence across the western state of Jalisco, Mexico on Feb. 22. Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — The World Trade Center’s final office tower will start construction as soon as this spring and become American Express ‘ new headquarters, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the company said Wednesday, marking a milestone nearly 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks destroyed the site. The 2 World Trade Center building will round out the long, tortuous redevelopment of the original 16-acre trade center property. There remains no construction date for a neighboring apartment building to replace another 9/11-damaged skyscraper. But the 2 World Trade Center announcement represents a big step, physically and symbolically, in fulfilling a…
OTTAWA — Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on a mission to expand Canada’s non-U.S. trade. B.C. Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who received a warning from Vancouver Police on Sunday about a credible threat to his life, said he suspects that threat is linked to the Indian government. Singh said this is the first duty-to-warn report he’s received from police since 2022. This one is different, he added, because it’s the first warning to be extended to his wife and…
The federal government is purchasing the office tower at 131 Queen St. Read MorePurchase comes as Public Services and Procurement Canada looks to offload a significant portion of its office portfolio. Public Service, Ottawa Sun, Realtime The federal government is purchasing the office tower at 131 Queen St. Read More
Police west of Toronto say they have charged a Hamilton police officer with possessing and transmitting child sexual abuse material. Halton regional police say 43-year-old David Hamilton from Burlington was arrested on Wednesday. He has been charged with one count of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material and one count of transmitting that material. Police say the alleged offences took place in Burlington between Jan. 3 and Jan. 4, and the officer was held in custody pending a bail hearing in Milton. Hamilton police say the accused is a constable who served with the force for 19…
Canadian expat and former professional boxer, Richard Souce, was watching the men’s Olympic gold medal hockey game in his condo with friends in the Centro (Downtown) region of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, when smoke started rising from the streets below. While Souce was absorbing Canada’s heartbreaking loss to the U.S., angry narcos were lashing out following the killing of their notorious leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ‘EL Mencho,’ at the hands of the Mexican military. “We were watching the hockey game with some friends and as soon as that ended I went out on my balcony and there was all this smoke and…
The Ottawa Police Service has identified Gilles Comtois, 58, as the victim of Ottawa’s fourth homicide of the year. Read MoreThe 58-year-old died on Feb. 19. Yves Brisebois, 70, was charged with first-degree murder in the case. News, Local News, Ottawa police service, Ottawa Sun, Realtime, stabbing The Ottawa Police Service has identified Gilles Comtois, 58, as the victim of Ottawa’s fourth homicide of the year. Read More
The possibility of amalgamation of cities and towns in the Niagara region will be decided by local mayors, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday, though he believes something must be done to improve governance. The Regional Municipality of Niagara has a two-tier governance structure with an upper-tier government as well as 12 lower-tier municipalities with 126 councillors in total. The new provincially appointed chair of the region, Bob Gale, has told the province the region has far too many tax increases, a growing capital backlog in the billions and an inability to be fiscally prudent. Any move toward amalgamation “has…
Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson will return to the National Hockey League’s regularly scheduled programming on Thursday, Feb. 26. Read MoreOttawa Senators coach Travis Green had no issue with the celebrations that took place after Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson won gold for their country Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, Ottawa Sun Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson will return to the National Hockey League’s regularly scheduled programming on Thursday, Feb. 26. Read More
TORONTO — An organization that campaigns to end child poverty says the number of children living in households that struggle to pay bills and buy food has continued to grow. The 2025 report card from Campaign 2000 says 30,000 more kids fell into poverty in 2023, the latest national data available. That means the child poverty rate climbed for the third year in a row, which the advocates say shows that efforts to reverse the trend are not working. The report says 1.4 million kids lived in poverty in 2023, with single-parent households particularly at risk, according to family income…
The Gatineau Police Service has issued a warning about a telephone scam in which fraudsters claim to be police officers after starting about 50 such cases in February. Read MoreThere have been about 50 instances of fraudsters claiming to be police officers reported in February, a public advisory says. News, Local News, Gatineau Police Service, Ottawa Sun, phone scams, Realtime The Gatineau Police Service has issued a warning about a telephone scam in which fraudsters claim to be police officers after starting about 50 such cases in February. Read More
Unions say a persistent backlog preventing veterans from accessing disability benefits after a claim denial is about to get worse, as the Bureau of Pensions Advocates is set to lose nearly half its workforce. Read MoreThe federal government is sunsetting a program meant to address wait times for veterans appealing denied benefits claims. Public Service, Discover, Ottawa Sun, veterans, Veterans Affairs Canada Unions say a persistent backlog preventing veterans from accessing disability benefits after a claim denial is about to get worse, as the Bureau of Pensions Advocates is set to lose nearly half its workforce. Read More
Unionized workers at a Crown Royal whisky plant in southwestern Ontario say they were shocked to learn Wednesday that work would cease immediately, two days before it was set to officially close down. Diageo previously announced plans to close the Amherstburg, Ont., plant and shift production to the United States. The closure, which will affect 200 unionized members at the plant, was scheduled to take effect on February 27. But local union officials say workers were notified on Wednesday that it would be their final day at the site. “It’s clear Diageo didn’t want to face the scrutiny that would…
The Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect following a home invasion and carjacking that took place at about 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 on Howden Avenue. Read MoreThe Ottawa Police Service said the home invasion and carjacking occurred in the early hours of Feb. 14 on Howden Avenue in the west end News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime The Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect following a home invasion and carjacking that took place at about 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 on Howden Avenue. Read More
Editor’s note: The subject matter discussed in the following article may be disturbing to some readers. For decades, thousands of Indigenous women and other marginalized people in Canada have been quietly sterilized without prior or informed consent. In 2005, when Katy Bear was 21, she underwent a tubal ligation procedure in a Saskatoon hospital, just hours after giving birth to her fourth child. “We were young, we owned our own home, we both had good jobs, we were, as society would say, we were set,” she tells CityNews. Bear says medical staff first recommended a tubal ligation as a form…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed his nuclear-armed country could “completely destroy” South Korea if its security were threatened, reiterating his refusal to engage with Seoul, state media said Thursday. However, he left the door open to dialogue with Washington as he concluded a ruling party congress outlining his policy goals for the next five years. State media said that Kim also called for developing new weapons systems to bolster his nuclear-armed military, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that could be launched from underwater and an expanded arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons, such as artillery…
“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Mary Cosby seemed concerned but hopeful about her son Robert’s future in an Instagram post shared earlier this month … but 2 weeks later, he was dead. On February 7, Mary posted a picture of her… ”The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Mary Cosby seemed concerned but hopeful about her son Robert’s future in an Instagram post shared earlier this month … but 2 weeks later, he was dead. On February 7, Mary posted a picture of her… “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Mary Cosby seemed concerned but…
“Back To The Future” star Crispin Glover manipulated a model from the United Kingdom to be his live-in girlfriend in Los Angeles and work for him for free … then he locked her out of his home and beat the crap out of her … and now she says… ”Back To The Future” star Crispin Glover manipulated a model from the United Kingdom to be his live-in girlfriend in Los Angeles and work for him for free … then he locked her out of his home and beat the crap out of her … and now she says… “Back To The…