Ke’Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds homered to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-1 victory over Toronto on Saturday afternoon and end the Blue Jays’ four-game winning streak.
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Antisemitism anxiety at synagogues in Canada after week of attacks on Jewish institutions
Members of Canada’s Jewish community held Shabbat services Saturday morning following a week of attacks targeting schools and religious institutions that have raised fears of rising antisemitism.
TTC streetcar derailed, 3 people injured in downtown Toronto crash
A TTC streetcar was derailed and three people were injured, two seriously, in a crash involving a vehicle in downtown Toronto Saturday morning.
Stabbed man stumbles into pharmacy in Montreal’s Village, police investigating
Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating after a young man was stabbed in The Village neighbourhood on Saturday morning.
Montreal arson squad investigating ‘suspicious’ business fire in St. Leonard
The Montreal police (SPVM) arson squad is investigating a fire at a business in the St. Leonard borough.
Poll finds declining Canadian support for LGBTQ2 rights and visibility
Canada was among the few countries in a large international survey where support for rights and visibility appeared to register “precipitous drops,” according to pollster Ipsos.
A deep dive into petrichor, the smell that follows rain
It’s that familiar smell that comes after a light rain, petrichor. And it turns out, there’s a good reason we can detect it.
Toronto-bound lanes of Burlington Skyway shut down following collision
All Toronto-bound lanes of the Burlington Skyway have been closed following a collision, the Ministry of Transportation says.
Toronto man who fatally stabbed, decapitated mother in 2022 found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
Dallas Ly has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his mother, whom he fatally stabbed during a dispute in 2022 before decapitating and dumping her remains on the side of the road in east Toronto.
Vancouver police say suspect threw feces at officers prior to Hastings Street takedown
An apparent police shooting that drew a crowd of onlookers outside the Waldorf Hotel on East Hastings Street Saturday night was actually an arrest made using a bean-bag shotgun, Vancouver police say.