Rochelle Raveendran

Rochelle Raveendran is a reporter for CBC News Toronto. She can be reached at: [email protected].

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Yale professor moving to U of T due to 'far-right' Trump administration's pressure on universities

A Yale University professor is leaving the U.S. and taking a position at the University of Toronto (U of T) due to what he says is a “far-right regime” under President Donald Trump. 

Delta plane that crashed at Pearson airport was travelling at high rate of descent, prelim report suggests

A warning system on the Delta Air Lines flight that crashed at Pearson airport last month sent an alert indicating a high rate of descent less than three seconds before the plane touched down, according to a preliminary report. 

Ontario cabinet largely unchanged as premier, ministers sworn in at ceremony

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named a new cabinet with many familiar faces, though he has shuffled his housing, education and environment ministers. Paul Calandra moves from housing to become the education minister, taking over from Jill Dunlop who moves to emergency preparedness.

Court denies injunction to stop Ontario removing Toronto bike lanes before legal challenge

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied an injunction by a group of cyclists that sought to stop the province from removing bike lanes in Toronto until a court challenge is heard in April.

Police investigate after users shout racial slurs, draw swastika during online City of Pickering meeting

Durham police are appealing to the public for information after unidentified people shouted racial slurs, drew a swastika and exposed themselves during a City of Pickering Zoom meeting on Wednesday. 

20 arrested in wintertime break-ins linked to organized crime in GTA, police say

Police have arrested 20 people for a series of break-and-enters in York Region and around the Greater Toronto Area, involving groups they say came into the country with the sole intention of committing crimes. 

York University temporarily suspending new admissions to 18 programs

York University is temporarily suspending new admissions to 18 programs due to low enrollment and financial pressures, a spokesperson says.

What we know about the plane that crashed, flipped at Toronto's Pearson airport

A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed and flipped on its back when landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon. Here's what we know so far.

Snow removal may take up to 3 weeks as Toronto digs out of back-to-back storms, city says

There are currently no Environment Canada weather warnings in effect for the city Monday, but the federal weather agency says an additional two centimeters of snow is expected.

GTA digs out after winter storm shutters schools, causes transit delays

The City of Toronto will be plowing roads throughout Thursday and into Friday after a winter storm blanketed the city with snow overnight, officials said.