Toronto homicide detectives are investigating after a man thought to be in his 20s was stabbed outside a restaurant and died a short time later. Police were called to 493 Bloor St. which is near Bathurst St., just after 11 p.m. Saturday night to find a man with stab wounds to the chest. He was pronounced dead a short time later. At this point, there is no word on any suspects or what may have ...

It's a huge victory for U-S President Barack Obama. The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation to expand coverage to tens of millions of Americans who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Most Americans would be required to carry insurance and large employers would be obliged to cover their employees. Republican opposition the ...

Phil Kessel scored his first goal in a Toronto uniform as the Maple Leafs cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at the Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs have won two games in a row for the first time all season, and have earned a point in each of their last seven games. Wayne Primeau, Jeff Finger, John Mitchell and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored for Toronto, while Jonas ...

It looks like another example of how money can get you to the front of the line. Quebec's health minister is criticizing a montreal hospital for immunizing 200 of its top donors, ahead of priority groups. Media reports say a few weeks ago, Montreal's Jewish General Hospital inoculated 200 donors who weren't on priority lists. According to hospital officials, the donors spend a lot of time in th...

A 25 year old woman is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after her car careened off a cliff into the Humber River late Saturday morning. Traffic Services tells AM640 News the woman got into a minor collision with a 32 year old man.  After some yelling ensued the male driver got back into his car and was chased by the woman upwards of 90 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone.   As they appr...

Toronto will play host to the 2015 Pan Am Games. The decision came down today in Guadalajara, Mexico, where a team including Dalton McGuinty and David Miller made their last pitch to host the games. Organizers have said a win would bring new jobs, facilities and a little civic pride to Ontario's capital, as well as across the southern portion of the province as venues will stretch from S...

Toronto police are conducting another helicopter scan of two city parks in the continuing search for missing teen Mariam Makhniashvili. A previous aerial search was conducted on September 25th -- more than a week after the now 18-year-old student went missing . The only solid clue in the case to date is Mariam's backpack, which was found with some school books in a parking lot on October 8th ...

Eleven Clublink employees are no longer facing charges in connection with the deaths of three people in a crash in Muskoka in 2008. Charges were dropped against the corporation directors and officers. The three victims had ordered 31 drinks during an afternoon binge session before driving away and crashing. Some staffers at the Lake Joseph club are still facing charges.

The wheels are in motion to get Canadian troops out of Afghanistan by the 2011 deadline. Some Canadian soldiers might remain there longer, on non-combat duty, for things like handling humanitarian aid.

The Harper Tories will table a report today showing cops across the country used the Federal gun registry 3.5 million times last year. But the opposition is livid that Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan sat on the report for a few days. It appears to have been an attempt to keep the stats confidential, before the crucial vote in the commons two days ago, on a bill to scrap the registry for ...

Statistics Canada figures show the country's unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a point to 8.6% last month as the struggling economy shed 43,200 jobs. The job losses were a surprise to economists, who had been expecting a 10,000 gain in October. Canada's economy added jobs in August and September. October's weak result would have been worse without the self-employed. The number of actual ...

The soldier suspected of opening fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas is alive. Earlier reports said authorities killed the gunman after dozens were shot. The soldier, has been identified as Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan. Two other soldiers suspected in the attack were detained, but they've since been released. Information is beginning to trickle out about Hasan. He was a psychiatrist at Walter ...

The idea to implement a Toronto sales tax to help deal with a budget shortfall won't come to fruition. Budget Chief Shelley Carroll floated the idea during a panel discussion Wednesday but on Thursday, Ontario Municipal Affairs Minister Jim Watson says council doesn't have the authority under the City of Toronto act to impose a general sales tax. He says the idea is not a good one, and if the ...

A slew of charges for three people after a search warrant was executed at a home in the Warden Road and Danforth Road area Thursday morning. Police seized a loaded handgun, two bulletproof vests, pepper spray, crack and marijuana, along with other items. 19 year olds Travis Carmichael and Alexander Liburd, along with 22 year old Teresa Snooks, all of Toronto, are each charged with: 1) Possession ...

A Toronto man is to appear in court Friday November 6 to face thirteen sex related charges. Eight girls, ranging in age from 13 to 17 years old, were assaulted by the same man while on a crowded TTC bus in separate incidents dating back to last November. 47 year old Kannaa Ponniah has been charged with 8 counts of sex assault and 5 counts of sexual interference. Police believe there may be other ...

We’re being told to brace for an increase in swine flu deaths as the virus makes it’s way across the country. Canada's chief public health officer says hospitalizations, admissions to intensive-care units and deaths from the swine flu virus are three times higher this week than last. Dr. David Butler-Jones says that will continue over the next few weeks. He's encouraging everyone ...

Toronto’s swine flu vaccination clinics now have extended hours. During the week, they will remain open until 9am and clinics have also been added Sunday. Cut and paste this link for locations or more information. http://www.toronto.ca/health/ At this point, clinics are for high priority groups only. During an update Thursday afternoon, Health Minister Deb Mathews ...

Homicide detectives now taking over a suspicious death case, after the body of a man in his 60's was found in a home in Yorkville. On Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 3:01 p.m., police responded to an unknown trouble call at 114 Bedford Avenue. There they found a man with obvious signs of trauma. The victim was pronounced at the scene. 67 year old Gerald Robert Brown is the City's 48th murder of ...

The City has recently added land transfer taxes and vehicle registration fees to help balance its books. But, with the city still deep in the red, more user fees are being considered. Among them, a $50 fee to set-up a property tax account and $35 to transfer ownership of existing water and solid waste utility bills. The city would also be raising the costs of some fees that we already pay ...

Government workers in the province could soon be feeling the pinch of the recession. Premier Dalton McGuinty admits the door is still open on "Dalton Days", unpaid days off for provincial employees. The same thing happened in the early 90's when Bob Rae was Premier.