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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 10:57 PM Five Things: Blue Jays closing in on East title       The Toronto Blue Jays are the strong favourite to win the American League East Division title for the first time in a decade.

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, September 17, 2025 5:21 AM Pedestrian killed in early-morning collision on Sherbourne Street       A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto early Wednesday morning. Toronto police say the collision happened around 12:30 a.m. on Sherbourne Street, just north of Shuter Street. According to police, the victim — whose identity and age have not yet been confirmed — appeared to have been lying on […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:00 AM Canada blocked visa applications without explanation for Gazans fleeing war: lawyer       MONTREAL — When immigration lawyer Hana Marku opened her email weeks ago to a photo of an emaciated infant in the Gaza Strip, she said she felt helpless. The child is among about 50 Palestinians the Toronto-based lawyer is representing. She said each one was blocked without explanation from submitting applications under the temporary visa […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:00 AM Bank of Canada widely expected to lower key lending rate today       OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision today, where it's widely expected to lower its key lending rate. A quarter-point cut would bring the central bank's benchmark rate down to 2.5 per cent after three consecutive holds at 2.75 per cent. The bank received a last-minute look at […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, September 17, 2025 3:39 AM German suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance is released after serving time in unrelated case       SEHNDE, Germany (AP) — A German national who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said. The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Brückner, had been serving a seven-year sentence that […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, September 17, 2025 3:34 AM Japan's exports to the US continue to fall, hit by Trump's tariffs       TOKYO (AP) — Japan's exports to the United States plummeted 13.8% in August compared to the same month the previous year, marking the fifth straight month of declines, as auto exports were hit by President Donald Trump's tariffs. The Finance Ministry data released Wednesday showed the rate of the drop in exports to the U.S. […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, September 17, 2025 2:59 AM Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as Palestinians flee       JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks were pushing deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, the second day of a ground offensive that was widely condemned internationally, as Palestinians fled the devastated area en masse. Israel's military said that air force and artillery units had struck the city over 150 times in the last few […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, September 17, 2025 1:25 AM As officials searched for Charlie Kirk's shooter, suspect confessed to his partner, prosecutor says       PROVO, Utah (AP) — As authorities worked feverishly to find the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week, the 22-year-old man now charged with the crime was texting with his romantic partner and acknowledging he was the shooter, court documents revealed. Tyler Robinson fired a single fatal shot from the rooftop […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, September 16, 2025 11:56 PM Surging Blue Jays overcome bizarre ruling to beat Rays, extend win streak to six       Turns out the weird and dumb plays the Toronto Blue Jays are all too familiar with from Tropicana Field came over to George M. Steinbrenner Field along with the Tampa Bay Rays. Brandon Lowe's bizarre three-run homer – which stood despite a ruling of spectator interference on the play – certainly qualifies as very familiar, […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, September 16, 2025 10:50 PM Male stabbed near Finch West subway station       A male has been taken to hospital after being stabbed near Finch West subway station. Toronto police were called to a parking lot near the TTC station at Keele Street and Finch Avenue West just before 10 p.m. for a stabbing. The victim was found in the bus bay area and transported to hospital by […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, September 16, 2025 10:24 PM Emergency response times up after Bloor West bike lane installation: community group       An advocacy group is claiming the Bloor Street bike lanes in Etobicoke are putting lives at risk Cody McCrae, the founder of community advocacy group Balance on Bloor, said Tuesday they requested Freedom of Information Act data on emergency response times along a portion of Bloor Street West and found the average response time appears to […]

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:00 AM Ahrens: Copenhagen's shining example makes clear Ottawa's transit failures       Due to poor planning, urban sprawl and a dysfunctional public transportation system, Ottawa has fallen behind. We need workable solutions.

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:00 AM Company's workplace safety training called into question at trial into employee's death       Marc-André Gosselin, Nicholas Chenier's helper on May 5, 2023, was called to testify at the trial of supervisor Steven Deans.

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:00 AM Is your bus late again? Here's why OC Transpo is still missing its reliability targets       OC Transpo's fleet of buses is aging rapidly, with half its buses already past their useful life span, here's what they're doing to fix it.

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:00 AM Today's letters: Solar farms make great economic sense and can go hand in hand with farming       Wednesday, Sept. 17: In Dunrobin, a proposed solar-panel farm could even be paired with farming crops or livestock, a reader suggests. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

The Province Wednesday, September 17, 2025 12:30 AM Whitecaps beat Forge FC 4-0 to book spot in Canadian Championship final       The other semifinal, between CPL sides Atletico Ottawa and Vancouver FC, will conclude Thursday. The Whitecaps will host the final at B.C. Place on Oct. 1

Ottawa Sun Wednesday, September 17, 2025 5:00 AM YOU SAID IT: They labelled Charlie Kirk       Wednesday, Sept. 17: Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:55 AM Surging power demand in Canada is set to turbocharge a renewable energy rebound       After market downdip caused by Alberta's 2023 moratorium on wind and solar projects, new report finds procurements in BC, Ontario, and Quebec will lead to massive uptake in 'cheapest, quickest to deploy' renewables accounting for 70 per cent of new generation to 2035.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:55 AM Energy market reforms don't fix broken BC-Alberta power link       Alberta's new power market plan sidestepped fixes for the intertie with BC, which represents a lost opportunity for Ottawa's dreams of a national grid.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:55 AM Federal freshwater agency stares down budget cuts       A federal agency tasked with protecting Canada's freshwater resource is at risk of budget cuts, much to the dismay of water experts and some opposition MPs.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:55 AM The search for Earth's most mysterious creatures is yielding extraordinary results       Scientists are looking for the 'dark matter' of the animal kingdom — and it's revealing how little we know about life on our planet.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:55 AM The green promise of AI — and its hidden costs for Canada       We need more transparent ways to measure AI's environmental costs — independent audits to catch greenwashing, community oversight in project approvals and space for Indigenous knowledge in decisions about land, water and energy.