Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Oscar for the film ‘Capote,’ was found dead in his New York City apartment on Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, a New York Police Department source said.
Bloor Street between Spadina and Parliament, and Yonge Street between Bloor and Queen will be no-car zones between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. on August 17 and on August 31.
CityNews videographer Audra Brown spoke to some inspired young people about what the festival means to them.
So far, 365 apartment towers are registered with the voluntary Certified Rental Building Program which now tells renters whether a building is environmentally friendly.
The last batch of Toronto phone numbers with a 416 area code were handed out in 2006, making the digits a hot commodity.
Travellers admit they’re concerned about flying after three deadly plane crashes in a week.
A Burkina Faso official says wreckage and remains from the missing Air Algerie flight have been found in Mali.
A Toronto woman says she overheard IBM executives making discriminatory comments about women while she was eating in a restaurant — and decided to share the conversation on Twitter.
A report by an ex-Supreme Court of Canada justice makes 84 recommendations Toronto police should implement to prevent deaths during police encounters with people in crisis. Plus, families wonder why these recommendations weren’t implemented sooner.
Toronto reggae musician Snow, who is best known for the hit Informer, met with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on Thursday at city hall. He did a little rap mentioning Ford and said he supports the mayor.
Former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci spoke about his recommendations in his report titled ‘police encounters with people in crisis’. The 350 page report outlines 84 recommendations for police. The report was sparked following the killing of Toronto teenager Sammy Yatim, 18, on an empty streetcar last summer.
Police Chief Bill Blair reacted after a report titled ‘police encounters with people in crisis’ was released on Thursday. The 350 page report was compiled by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci and outlines 84 recommendations.
Jon Cryer’s new film Hit By Lightning opens in theatres in October. He spoke to CityNews about the murder comedy and said he loved filming it in Ottawa.
On the national edition of Entertainment City, Justin Bieber posts snippets of eleven new songs on Instagram.
680News business editor Richard Southern with the day’s top business headlines, including new beer offerings at specialty KFC locations, the high price of old phone numbers, and another record-breaking day for the TSX.
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