Author: Emmett Wallace

Amid the constant beeping of monitors and scheduled medical checkups, a stay of any length in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be stressful for new parents. To mark the many little milestones that happen during care, staff and volunteers at Mount Sinai Hospital aim to lighten the load for families through the Journey Beads program.Families are first given a string with their baby’s name on it, then as the days in NICU go by, accomplishments are marked with a new bead added to the line.“Every bead that we add kind of symbolizes that you’re one step closer to…

Police east of Toronto are investigating a shooting as a homicide after a man was found dead on Tuesday afternoon. Durham Regional Police said in a post on social media that they had responded to an incident in Oshawa with a large number of officers. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Investigators said gunshots were heard in the area of Cedar Street and Wentworth Street West and, when officers arrived, they found a male victim who had died at the scene.The…

TORONTO – Maple Leafs forward Steven Lorentz has an unusual warm-up routine of jumping into the glass by the end boards before each game. He provided an in-game Lorentz Leap on Tuesday after scoring one of the prettiest goals of his five-year NHL career.Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period in Toronto’s 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders at Scotiabank Arena.“It’s one I’ll remember,” Lorentz said of his fourth goal of the season. “It was pretty cool to do that and hear the building get loud like that.”Lorentz took a pass from Ryan Reaves, turned defenceman…

As the final hours of 2024 tick past, people in and around Toronto are preparing to ring in the new year with fireworks and parties before returning home on free public transit. To celebrate New Year’s Eve, the City of Toronto is putting on a waterfront fireworks show, while both Metrolinx and the TTC are offering free transit into the night and early morning.Here’s everything you need to know about Toronto’s New Year’s Eve celebrations — and how to get home.The centrepiece of Tuesday’s celebrations will be a 10-minute fireworks display synced to music that will light up Toronto’s inner…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena. Joseph Woll made 30 saves as Toronto (23-13-2) moved into a tie with the idle Florida Panthers for top spot in the Atlantic Division standings.Jean-Gabriel Pageau tallied for the Islanders (14-7-7), who got 22 saves from Ilya Sorokin.Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out for a fifth straight game. He was placed on injured reserve earlier in the day, a move…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver man has been charged with second-degree murder in a decades-old Ottawa cold case police say they cracked using cutting-edge DNA technology. Lawrence Diehl, 73, is accused of fatally stabbing 22-year-old Christopher Smith on the Portage Bridge connecting Ottawa and Gatineau in 1996.No one answered the door at Diehl’s Kerrisdale home on Monday. 2:11 DNA match leads to arrest in cold case with B.C. connection Neighbours in the Ontario community said Diehl and his wife had lived for more than two decades in the home, recently assessed at $3.25 million. Story…

Toronto Police say a piece of construction equipment was used to crash into a bank where an ATM and some cash was taken. The incident happened at around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at a TD Bank at a plaza located at Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West.Images from the scene show the front of the bank smashed in and an abandoned backhoe was left. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Police said there were no injuries but there is “significant damage” to…

By Gregory Strong The Canadian Press Posted December 31, 2024 11:08 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs are placing captain Auston Matthews on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury. The move, which is retroactive to Dec. 20, comes a couple hours before the Maple Leafs’ matinee against the New York Islanders. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arena Previous Video Next Video A team spokesman says Matthews has not experienced any setbacks, adding the IR move allows the club to…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 31, 2024 7:18 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police are investigating two separate robberies that took place in the city Monday night, in which all suspects were armed with hammers. Officers were called to Fairview Mall in North York shortly before 9 p.m. after reports of a robbery at a jewelry store. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Police say four suspects carrying hammers all took off on foot with…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five people have been convicted of illegal moose hunting offences and fined almost $40,000 between them after an investigation spanning years, the Ontario government has announced. The government said the charges came from a two-year investigation that ran between 2020 and 2022, looking into illegal moose hunting in a remote area north of Pickle Lake, Ont.The investigation, which involved conservation officers and the Ministry of Natural Resources, found that one of the five people convicted shot a bull moose on the Otoskwin River from his perch on a motorboat. Get daily National…