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MONTREAL, May 26, 2024 (AFP) – A Jewish girls’ school in Toronto was hit by gunfire early Saturday, without causing any injuries but prompting Canadian authorities to step up security at other schools and synagogues, police said. The suspects, who arrived at Bais Chaya Mushka in a dark colored vehicle, opened fire just before 5:00 am and caused “some damage to the front of the school” before leaving the scene, police inspector Paul Krawczyk said […]
Victor Wembanyama posted an epic NBA triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots on Monday to power San Antonio to a 122-99 victory at Toronto. The 20-year-old, seven-foot-four-inch (2.24-metre) French rookie star, the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, had the most blocks in a game by any NBA player in more than three years in his second career NBA triple-double. “We felt great today, had a great rhythm,” Wembanyama said. […]
Melting ice roads cut off Indigenous communities in Canada’s far north as unseasonably warm weather on Friday also saw its largest city, Toronto, break a winter heat record. Communities in Ontario and neighboring Manitoba provinces declared a state of emergency as the warm spell made the network of ice roads — which across Canada spans more than 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles) between dispersed populations — unpassable. Many remote communities in Canada’s north depend on ice […]
MONTREAL, June 27, 2023 (AFP) — Olivia Chow won election Monday to become the first Chinese-Canadian mayor of Toronto, vowing to pursue a more progressive approach in Canada’s largest city after ending more than a decade of conservative rule. Hong Kong-born Chow, who emerged victorious from a record field of 102 candidates, has promised to raise property taxes and do more to support tenants to help tackle the city’s housing affordability crisis. In her acceptance […]
Montreal, Canada (AFP) Five people were killed and another wounded Sunday in a shooting in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto, police said. The suspect also died after an exchange of fire with law enforcement, local police chief Jim MacSween told reporters, saying the shooting took place in an apartment building. The injured person was taken to hospital and their life is not in danger. Police were called to the site early […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, Canada confirmed reports that a 44-year old Filipina and her daughter had been stabbed to death in a busy part of Toronto by a man whom local media claimed was known to the victims. Consul General Orontes Castro sadly confirmed the news on Wednesday August 31. He said that the consulate would be working to repatriate the remains of the victims, and extended the Philippine government’s […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Health authorities in Toronto announced Sunday they had discovered the first two known cases of the Brazilian and South African variants of Covid-19 in Canada’s largest city. The patient suffering from the Brazilian variant has been hospitalized, Toronto Public Health (TPH) said in a statement. He had recently traveled from Brazil. The resident with the South African strain had no recent travel history and no known contact with any recently returned […]
by AFP Bureaus TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Canada’s biggest city entered lockdown on Monday in the latest bid to curb coronavirus infections, with case numbers surging across North America even as US officials said vaccinations could be available within weeks. Encouraging results from several vaccine trials have raised hopes of a decisive shift in the battle against a disease that has claimed around 1.4 million lives worldwide in the last year. But seesawing restrictions and […]
by Olivier MONNIER Agence France-Presse TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — In the shadow of Canada’s largest cluster of skyscrapers, Toronto is looking to preserve a majestic, centuries-old oak tree — but efforts have been complicated by the pandemic. The towering 24-meter (79-feet) high Northern Red Oak is one of the oldest trees in these parts, having sprouted an estimated 300 years ago, around the time that French explorers set up a trading post on the nearby […]
by Geoff Robins TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Thousands of fans stormed the streets of Toronto early Friday in a rowdy celebration of their hometown team’s first ever NBA championship. The Toronto Raptors clinched the win over Golden State Warriors 114-110 shortly before midnight local time, taking the best-of-seven series 4-2 and becoming the first team outside the United States to win the world’s premier basketball competition. Thousands of supporters dressed in the team’s red and […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau TORONTO (Eagle News) – In a country of hockey-obsessed fans, Canada is glued to the NBA finals between the Toronto Raptors and the defending champions, the Golden State Warriors. Record-breaking ratings continue to set on Canadian television outlets, all in support of their team’s quest for their first title in franchise history. The vibe in the country’s most diverse and populated city is impeccably amazing. People in […]
Zharita May Dimaculangan EBC Canada Bureau TORONTO, Ontario (Eagle News) – On Sunday afternoon, the Toronto Raptors played their penultimate game of the regular season against the Miami Heat. With their 117-109 overtime win, the Raptors were able to sweep the Heat through their four-game season series, putting a damper on what might be Dwayne Wade’s last dance in the Six. Pascal Siakam led his team with 23 points while shooting an impressive 80% from […]
