OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked each of his cabinet ministers and secretaries of state to identify three to five “key objectives” that will help the Liberal government achieve its core missions. In a July 8 letter, Carney gave the ministers and secretaries less than three weeks to map out these priorities for […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men’s basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school’s fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106. Health issues caused Sister Jean to step […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least two people, damaged a hospital and schools, knocked out power and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby due to a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., facing his latest natural disaster after a previous earthquake […]

Toronto police are searching for two possible suspects, after a robbery on the Main Street Station subway platform. Police say the incident occurred on Sept. 24, around 8:20 p.m. Investigators say the victim was approached by two suspects on the subway platform. Then the suspects allegedly assaulted the victim and stole their personal property. Police […]

An elderly woman has been struck by a vehicle in the Christie Pits neighbourhood Thursday evening. Police were called to the Ossington Avenue and Essex Street area just after 7 p.m. for reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Paramedics say they transported the elderly woman with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The driver […]