NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims. Prosecutors aired a wide-ranging raft of additional allegations — but…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities. The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska,…

A special weather statement is in effect for Toronto with heavy rain expected tonight. Environment Canada forecasts heavy rainfall with localized amounts between 30 to 50 millimetres this evening into the night. Isolated amounts of rainfall could amount in excess of 50 millimetres. The national weather agency says showers and…

Ontario is reporting a slight day-over-day drop in new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths on Saturday. Provincial health officials logged 170 new coronavirus infections today, a decrease from 192 on Friday and from 176 a week ago. The province reported 185 new cases on Thursday, 135 on Wednesday and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A California appeals court on Friday disqualified a private judge being used by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their divorce case, handing Jolie a major victory. The 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with Jolie that Judge John W. Ouderkirk didn’t sufficiently disclose business relationships…

Several mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics across Ontario are winding down as first-dose registrations wane and communities shift to smaller venues. The Northwestern Health Unit, which covers the city of Kenora, Ont., and surrounding communities has been running its last mass clinics this week. The health unit says the large clinics…

OTTAWA – Canada’s incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen. Mary Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the sovereign in Canada on Monday. The Queen and Simon met virtually on Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the Queen invested Simon…

LOS ANGELES – Kanye West barely said a word during his album listening session Thursday night, but the mercurial rapper still had most attendees standing on their feet while hanging on every word of his new project. West unveiled his 10th studio album, Donda in front of a packed crowd…

York Regional Police say a man was stabbed in Vaughan Wednesday night during a discussion about a possible dog sale. According to police, a man and woman went to a home on Crooked Stick Road, in the area of Dufferin Street and Glen Shields Road, to discuss the possible sale…

Closing arguments are set to take place today at the trial of Linda O’Leary, who is charged in a 2019 boat crash that killed two people. She has pleaded not guilty to one charge of careless operation of a vessel under the Canada Shipping Act. Her husband – celebrity businessman…