Author: The Canadian Press
Canadians Jonathan David and Promise David both scored in Champions League play Tuesday, earning wins for Italy’s Juventus and Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise, respectively. Jonathan David’s goal lifted Juventus to a 3-2 victory over Norway’s Bodo/Glimt, which had pulled even on Sondre Brunstad Fet’s 89th-minute penalty. The Canadian was Johnny-on-the-spot, knocking the ball home after the […]
OTTAWA — The Manitoba Métis Federation is celebrating an Ontario Superior Court decision that found its president did not breach his fiduciary duties while serving as finance minister for the Métis National Council. In a decision on the lawsuit released Tuesday, Justice Loretta P. Merritt wrote that a series of transactions made under the leadership […]
TORONTO — Dangerous driving penalties are set to soon be strengthened in Ontario, as the government has tabled a bill in honour of a father of three who was killed by an alleged dangerous driver. Andrew Cristillo, 35, was killed Aug. 3 in a head-on crash in Whitchurch-Stouffville that also left his wife and their […]
The RCMP says a youth in the Greater Toronto Area has been arrested and charged in a terrorism investigation. The RCMP says officers arrested the young person on Nov. 4, and they were charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist group by editing and publicly posting ISIS propaganda videos. They say the youth […]
TORONTO — Andrew Nembhard doesn’t like to think about what his legacy might be, instead focusing on helping as many people as he can. The Indiana Pacers point guard donated a basketball shooting machine to the Malvern Family Resource Centre in the Toronto area Scarborough on Tuesday. The valuable piece of equipment corrals made shots […]
OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency and the Prime Minister’s Office say they were not involved in an Ontario Liberal MP’s announcement that members of the Belfast band Kneecap were banned from entering Canada. Vince Gasparro, parliamentary secretary for combating crime, released a social media video in September announcing the ban in response to […]
TORONTO — The leader of Ontario’s NDP is asking the province’s integrity commissioner to investigate the labour minister, alleging he has breached ethics rules in handing out skills training funding. Labour Minister David Piccini has come under fire for his handling of the Skills Development Fund, after an auditor general report found his office has […]
TORONTO — Ontario is set to table legislation today to strengthen dangerous driving laws in honour of a man who was killed by an alleged dangerous driver in the summer. Andrew’s Law would enact lifetime driving bans for those convicted of dangerous driving causing death. The new law would also allow police to immediately suspend […]
TORONTO — When Brandon Ingram was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Raptors last season, he made it clear he wanted to stay in Toronto. But there’s been a specific part of being a Raptor that he loves. “I guess Darko coming into the locker room, yelling,” laughed Ingram, referring to head coach […]
TORONTO — Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 37 points as the Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-99 on Monday to extend Toronto’s win streak to eight games. Scottie Barnes had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds Toronto (13-5). Backup centre Sandro Mamukelashvili had 12 points and was one board away from a double-double. […]