Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — An Ontario man arrested in a sweep targeting alleged associates of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding is asking the court to protect the identities of the people proposing to supervise him on bail. Lawyers representing Rolan Sokolovski made an application ahead of his bail hearing next week to prohibit the publication of information that […]
TORONTO — Toronto police say an 18-year-old man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in unprovoked attacks on Wednesday. Police say they responded to a report of a stabbing near Bloor Street and Dufferin Street just after 4:30 p.m. They allege the suspect approached the first victim from behind inside the Dufferin subway […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government has filed a lawsuit against a company it contracted to run a student mental health program, alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and seeking to recoup more than $25 million in public money. The province is suing Keel Digital Solutions, a company tied to the controversial Skills Development Fund, for alleged issues with […]
TORONTO — It was a milestone for Toronto FC when Doneil Henry, then 17, became its first homegrown player back in August 2010. “One of those memories that will always remain,” said Earl Cochrane, then director of the fledgling TFC academy. As Toronto had only started play in 2007, it had been given the OK […]
OSHAWA — Police say they’ve arrested and charged a second suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 44-year-old man in Oshawa, Ont. Durham regional police say officers were called to the area of Park Road South and John Street in the early hours of Dec. 23 and found the man, who later died in hospital. […]
Indigenous Services Canada says the evacuation of 500 vulnerable people from a remote First Nation in northern Ontario will happen “as early as possible,” as the community deals with failures in its water supply and sewage systems. The federal department says the priority evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation will be taken to Timmins and Kapuskasing […]
Ontario’s alcohol and gaming regulator says FanDuel Canada is facing a $350,000 fine after it accepted bets on table tennis games that showed warning signs of suspicious betting and match-fixing then failed to report the unusual activity. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says between Oct. 23 and Nov. 30, 2024, the betting platform […]
OTTAWA — The cancellation of a planned event at York University has led some Conservative MPs to accuse students there of attacking free speech. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says he was denied permission to hold an event on campus on Friday. But the York University Student Centre says its decision was “not politically motivated in […]
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is proposing several measures to address the high cost of living in its budget for 2026, including a much lower property tax increase compared to previous years and caps on public transit fares. The city says the operating budget of $18.9 billion would invest in transit, emergency services and […]
TORONTO — Mike Miller and Chris Miller are together again. Chris Miller will serve as the Toronto Argonauts quarterback coach under new head coach Mike Miller, the CFL club announced Thursday. The two, who are not related, spent three seasons together as coaches with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, where Mike Miller was the club’s quarterback […]