Unpublished Newswire
The City of Toronto is rejecting a claim by the family of a man who died in an accident at the city’s Leaside Bridge last year, saying it did not have a “duty of care” and that in any case the City of Toronto Act prohibits lawsuits of this type.
The accident happened on Father’s Day 2024, when a man jumped or fell from the Leaside Bridge. The bridge, which spans the Don Valley at the southern end of Millwood Road, crosses over the Don Valley Parkway at a height of about 45 metres.
Harold Lusthouse, aged 76, was on his way to meet his daughter Tali Uditsky for a Father’s Day brunch...
August 21, 2025 - 14:49 | Chris Knight | National Post
Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone Thursday, which the Canadian side described as a productive and wide-ranging conversation that touched on trade, security and Ukraine.There have been few updates on the trade front between the two countries since both sides failed to reach a trade agreement by an Aug. 1 deadline.
August 21, 2025 - 14:44 | Bill Curry | The Globe and Mail
Eight teams participated in the dragon boat race, including individuals of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
August 21, 2025 - 14:36 | Sania Ali | Global News - Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump had a 'productive and wide-ranging conversation,' Carney’s office said in a statement.
August 21, 2025 - 14:35 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party will not be demoting caucus lead on constitutional relations, Red Deer MLA Jason Stephan, after his attacks on the French language and the monarchy.
“(Mr.) Stephan’s views do not impede his work as the Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs,” said Sam Blackett, spokesman for Premier Danielle Smith.
Stephan wrote in an
op-ed last week...
August 21, 2025 - 14:30 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Ontario’s economy has recently started to feel the impact of American tariffs, shedding 38,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2025, the province’s financial watchdog said Thursday in a report. Financial accountability officer Jeffrey Novak said hits to employment in that timeframe include the early impacts of the tariffs, as well as broad economic factors.
August 21, 2025 - 14:11 | Allison Jones | The Globe and Mail
