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A man was arrested early Thursday morning in the Queen and Bathurst streets area after allegedly discharging a firearm. Toronto police responded to reports of shots fired around 3:15 a.m. and found one man at the scene with non-life-threatening injuries, the cause of which is currently unknown. No additional injuries were reported.
Starting May 16 to May 18, there will be no GO Transit service between Downsview Park GO and Union Station as Metrolinx carrys out construction to support the future addition of a second track. Service on Line 6 between Humber College to Finch West stations will be replaced by shuttle buses on Friday, May 15 to Monday, May 18 due to planned infrastructure and system improvement work undertaken by Metrolinx. There will be no GO train service on the Kitchener line between Kitchener GO and Union Station.
In a public notice shared online, Norfolk County residents are being told to stay alert as the Norfolk County fire department said it is not currently conducting any door-to-door campaigns for inspections, fundraising or other purposes. Residents in one Ontario county are being warned after reports of an individual possibly going door-to-door dressed in firefighters’ attire. Officials are urging residents to use caution and avoid sharing personal information or money with anyone claiming to represent the fire department at their home.
Patients attending the emergency department at LWHD in March had to wait, on average, 2.4 hours for a first assessment from a doctor, well over the Ontario average of 1.8 hours. Hospital officials say this number has been reduced to $37.2 million with support from the government of Ontario. In the meantime, hospital staff and their supports are working around the clock to provide care to those in hospital.
A Tennessee man known as “Chud the Builder” who livestreams himself hurling racial slurs at Black people to provoke a response is accused of attempted murder following a shooting Wednesday. Dalton Eatherly, 28, was one of two people hurt when gunfire rang out next to the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, about 80 km northwest […].
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said on April 29, the day after the spring economic update was tabled, that the government is in the early stages of exploring sales of airports. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday his government is open to selling public assets if the proceeds could help fund new infrastructure. If there are some assets that the federal government has that can help with that process, we’ll look at it as part of a comprehensive approach,” Carney said.