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Toronto police say they’ve laid eight charges against a 22-year-old man related to a series of alleged sex assaults at a restaurant in the city’s east end.  They allege the suspect entered the restaurant located near Pape Avenue and Cosburn Avenue on April 8 and sexually assaulted one person.  They say he then entered the […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Railway earnings The country’s two biggest railway companies will report their first-quarter results this week. Canadian National Railway Co. will report its results after the close of financial markets on Tuesday, while Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. will release […]

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan is searching for her purpose in this fractured world. The Halifax-born singer-songwriter once shattered boundaries with her Lilith Fair tour by empowering a generation of female voices. But lately, as she prepares her first album of original material in a decade, she is questioning how to voice her opinions on social […]

TORONTO (AP) — Prince Owusu scored midway through the second half and Sean Johnson made it stand up in Toronto FC’s 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night. Owusu, making his fifth start, found the net in the 66th minute to give Johnson the only goal he would need. Owusu’s three previous […]

TORONTO — Prince Owusu’s spectacular 66th-minute strike helped Toronto FC snap its three-game Major League Soccer losing streak with a 1-0 win over the struggling New England Revolution on Saturday. Toronto (4-4-1) had a chance to add to the lead in the 76th minute but Federico Bernardechi’s penalty was stopped by Slovakian goalkeeper Henrich Ravas […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed up nearly 100 points Friday, helped by strength in energy and financial stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 98.93 points at 21,807.37. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 211.02 points at 37,986.40. The S&P 500 index was down […]

TORONTO — TikTok is testing an app that rivals Instagram in Canada. The social media company says TikTok Notes became available for download and “limited testing” in Canada and Australia this week. TikTok Notes allows users to share photos and text. The company says on X that the test is part of early stages of […]

TORONTO — There was a welcome sighting of Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne running with a trainer Friday while the rest of the team warmed up before training on a damp day at BMO Field. But the former Napoli captain, who has not played since March 23 when he hobbled off the field with a […]

Toronto FC and the New England Revolution are both looking to climb out of a hole when they meet Saturday at BMO Field.  After a promising start under John Herdman, injury-depleted Toronto (3-4-1) has lost three straight while being outscored 10-3.  New England (1-5-1) made it as far as the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions […]

TORONTO — The Body Shop Canada is exploring a sale as it struggles to get its hands on enough inventory to keep up with “robust” sales after announcing it would file for creditor protection and close 33 stores. In an affidavit filed in a Toronto court this week, the head of the retailer’s Canadian operations […]