News without the noise · Toronto Edition
Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 157 stories
Toronto police say a vehicle and motorcycle collided on the roadway near the Spadina Avenue exit just before 5 a.m. Paramedics say the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries. Investigators say the driver of the vehicle failed to remain at the scene.
Kathleen Woodcock, president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, says Ontario’s special education funding model creates particular challenges for school boards experiencing declining enrolment. Bernhardt had planned on keeping his son in the public education system and says it can accommodate kids like him, when properly resourced. “If we provided a high-quality public education system, parents would not be making that choice,” he says, adding that years of underfunding have degraded the public education system.
The Prime Minister will impose Canada's latest round of counter-tariffs of between 15% and 50% on $28 billion worth of U.S.
After the strikes, CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said: “If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours.” Iranian media had military said Saturday (September 5, 2026) it had struck and destroyed three oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the Iranian military organisation fired on American warships. “Following Iran’s failed attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Downy off the coast of Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask,” it said in a statement.
Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national alive on Saturday from a tunnel buried by debris, as emergency response teams dug with new vigour in the search for missing people 10 days after catastrophic flooding. Two Nepali hydropower workers were rescued on Friday at the Trishuli 3A tunnel, where searches continued alongside multiple other sites, with at least 12 hydropower To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.
The last emperor of Austria-Hungary, Karl I, was driven into exile in 1918, taking refuge in Madeira with his wife, Empress Zita, and his young and growing family. (Southern Poland was part of the Habsburg empire 1795-1918.) Blessed Karl died young, age 34, in 1922, leaving seven children and Empress Zita expecting an eighth. Relics of that period, private jewellery of Empress Zita, including one of the world’s most prominent gems, the Florentine Diamond, went on display at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec City on Friday.
Forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” Experts called it a dangerous escalation after Iran’s previous attacks at sea targeted commercial shipping. military says it struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday after Iran launched missiles toward two U.S. “We will not hesitate to defend American forces, and if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” Iran earlier accused the U.S.
In remarks following a China-led regional security summit on Wednesday, he cast recent Ukrainian threats to close Russian airspace to airline carriers as “a call for state terrorism,” adding that “one does not negotiate with terrorists” but saying that Trump’s negotiators are “always welcome guests in Russia.” The Watch: President Putin welcomes US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to talks in Moscow US. Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, in a visit aimed at reviving peace talks with Ukraine after nearly eight months of deep freeze.
2026), Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had carried out strikes on two metallurgical plants in the region, describing them as “major suppliers of metal products for Ukraine’s military production.” A further two people were wounded in an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv region, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said Saturday (September 5, 2026), as U.S. Russia launched ballistic missiles.
“The Russian president, the commander-in-chief, has given The Kremlin said it would not strike Kyiv from midnight on Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would halt strikes on Moscow “from now” until Monday. President Donald Trump earlier said his son-in-law Kushner and business ally Witkoff were bringing “a proposal to end the war.” The envoys are expected to head for their first visit to Kyiv Sunday, in Washington’s latest bid to break a diplomatic stalemate in Europe’s deadliest conflict since the Second World War.
Grisham left the Yankees' 3-2, 10-inning loss Friday night against the San Diego Padres due to right hamstring discomfort. The New York Yankees placed center fielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain Saturday. Grisham drew a walk from Walker Buehler leading off the second inning and was thrown out trying to steal second base.
Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays starter Jameson Taillon left Friday night’s game against Kansas City after two innings due to right elbow discomfort. But I don’t want to make it a slam dunk right now.” Kirk, Clement, Springer each drive in 2 runs as Blue Jays beat Royals 9-2 Schneider said this instance was slightly different from the injury that put Taillon on the shelf earlier this summer.