Denio Lourenco

Toronto

Multimedia Journalist at CityNews Toronto

Multimedia journalist with @CityNewsTO🕵🏻‍♂️📰Mostly yapping about LGBTQ+ issues, politics & Mariah Carey🦋Alum of @UofT & @Columbiajourn. Send me news tips 💌

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15-month-old boy allegedly struck by OPP officer in a vehicle, SIU investigating

4 days ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a child was allegedly struck by a vehicle that was being operated by an OPP officer in Oxford Station, a rural area south of Ottawa. Investigators say the officer was driving a personal vehicle in the driveway of a residence when they struck a 15-month-old boy. The child suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital where he remains in stable condition.
5 of Queen Elizabeth’s royal vehicles are on display in Toronto

4 days ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

Five royal vehicles that belonged to the personal and state fleet of Queen Elizabeth II are on display in Toronto for one weekend only.
Canada's migrant workers exposed to unsafe conditions: report

5 days ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

Migrant agricultural workers in Canada are calling on the federal government to raise the bar on “dirty” and “inhumane” living conditions which they say are “not meant for humans,” according to a new report. The findings were released in a guidance document on Friday by a group of 29 academics and advocates from across Canada who are looking to establish a national housing standard for migrant workers that is consistent and strongly enforced.
Unemployment rate rises to 6.9% in April as economy adds 7,400 jobs

5 days ago | ottawa.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

The national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector started to strain under the weight of tariffs from the United States, Statistics Canada said Friday. The Canadian economy added 7,400 jobs last month, the agency said, slightly outpacing economist expectations for a gain of 2,500 positions. But the unemployment rate also rose two tenths of a percentage point in April, topping economists' call for a jobless rate of 6.8 per cent.
Unemployment rate rises to 6.9% in April as economy adds 7,400 jobs

6 days ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

Statistics Canada says the economy added roughly 7,400 jobs in April. The unemployment rate rose to 6.9 per cent last month as the manufacturing sector started showing cracks under the weight of U.S. tariffs. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Man identified in Toronto sexual assault, break-and-enter

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Lucas Casaletto |Denio Lourenco

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) have identified one of three male suspects wanted in connection with a break-and-enter and sexual assault investigation in the city’s Corso Italia neighbourhood in February. Officers said three unknown men entered an apartment near Dufferin Street and St. Clair Avenue on Feb. 11, 2025, and left shortly after. According to investigators, one of the men returned alone a few minutes later and entered the victim’s apartment unit.
Conservatives choose Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

The Conservative caucus has chosen Andrew Scheer to lead the party in Parliament during the spring sitting. The Saskatchewan MP-elect and former party leader will assume the duties of Opposition leader in the House of Commons when the sitting begins May 26. The temporary role is needed because Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre does not have a seat in the House of Commons. He lost in the riding of Carleton in last week's election after representing the area for more than 20 years.
Conservatives choose Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader

1 week ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

By Denio Lourenco The Conservative caucus has chosen Saskatchewan MP-elect Andrew Scheer as the interim Opposition leader in the House of Commons to lead the party in Parliament during the spring sitting. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lost his re-election bid to represent the riding of Carleton on April 28, and cannot serve as the Opposition leader in Parliament without a seat. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Doug Ford reacts to Mark Carney’s meeting with Donald Trump

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

Ontario Premier Doug Ford praised Prime Minister Mark Carney’s performance in an Oval Office meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. “I thought he did really well and very productive,” Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park shortly after the White House meeting between Carney and Trump. “He held his own. “It’s very obvious that President Trump likes Prime Minister Carney a lot more than Prime Minister Trudeau … that’s the first start.
Carney confirms Trump to attend G7 in Alberta next month

1 week ago | kitchener.citynews.ca | Denio Lourenco

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will meet again in person with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis, Alta., in June. Carney says the meeting at the White House today involved a "wide-ranging and constructive" conversation that is the "end of the beginning" phase of resetting the relationship between the two nations. Carney says he will brief Canada's premiers on the conversation with Trump at a first ministers' meeting on Wednesday. This is a developing story.