Canadian Beat

Southern Ontario's Highway 3 expansion underway

The building had previously been targeted by gunfire in March.

The Gordie Howe Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor is set to officially open to traffic at noon Monday, but there will be no joint ceremony to mark the occasion.

Across Canada, nearly 1,000 wildfires are burning — almost 200 in northern Ontario. Thousands of people have been displaced, and at least two First Nations communities have been destroyed.

Under the Safe Third Country Agreement, those seeking refuge can apply only from the first safe country they land in.

The smog caused by smoke traveling from fires further north of Ontario have forecasters calling Toronto's air quality among the worst in the world.

The on again, off again Gordie Howe Bridge saga appears to be on again — for now — with an official opening set for July 27.

The Toronto Police Service identified the victims late Monday afternoon as 25-year-old Shaquan Quashie and 20-year-old Cesar Vernaza, while the community gathered on St. Clair to hold a vigil in their honor.

The official cost of the world’s biggest sporting event has been pegged at over $1 billion for the country, and fans and experts have been assessing whether it was worth it.

Police say that what initially prompted an active-shooter warning Saturday was an exchange of gunfire between two people targeting each other.