Author: The Canadian Press
A popular campground in Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula National Park will be closed over the long weekend because of increased bear activity in the area. Parks Canada says Cyprus Lake Campground will be closed through Labour Day. It also says parking access for the Grotto, one of the top tourists attractions in the region, has been […]
The second week of Quebec’s election campaign is wrapping up after issues such as immigration and anglophone rights took centre stage. The Parti Québécois, which has maintained its lead in the polls despite growing support for the governing Coalition Avenir Québec, is facing criticism after its leader stirred up controversy with comments about immigrants in […]
The second week of Quebec’s election campaign is wrapping up after issues such as immigration and anglophone rights took centre stage. The Parti Québécois, which has maintained its lead in the polls despite growing support for the governing Coalition Avenir Québec, is facing criticism after its leader stirred up controversy with comments about immigrants in […]
Thousands of southern Ontario homes and businesses remained in the dark on Friday after destructive thunderstorms that one expert says highlighted the gaps in extreme weather preparedness. High winds ripped out trees and tore down power lines while torrential rain dropped more than 100 millimetres in some areas on Wednesday, flooding basements and major streets. […]
TORONTO — The Snowbirds are set to take their final flight over Toronto until at least the 2030s. The nine-jet aerobatic team will perform high-flying stunts at the Canadian International Air Show this Labour Day weekend before being grounded at the end of the 2026 season. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced in May that the […]
A Canadian Muskoka chair maker hit hard by U.S. tariffs is considering moving the bulk of its manufacturing to the United States. DFC Woodworks Inc. has been making outdoor wooden patio furniture including Muskoka chairs — also called Adirondack chairs — since 1955. The Kemptville, Ont., company exports about 70 per cent of its furniture […]
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Progressive Conservatives, NDP hold on to their seats in Ontario byelections It’s status quo in the Ontario legislature after the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP held onto their respective seats in three provincial byelections on Thursday. Progressive […]
The number of southern Ontario homes and businesses remaining in the dark is much lower today as crews worked to restore power after destructive thunderstorms this week. Dangerous thunderstorms and high winds ripped out trees, tore down power lines and flooded major streets as more than 100 millimetres of rain fell in some areas Wednesday. […]
TORONTO — Like every other journalist working in a Canadian newsroom on Sept. 11, 2001, Michelle Shephard recalls the moment she learned a plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City. Then a crime reporter at the Toronto Star, she barely stopped to grab her passport and a notebook before rushing to […]
A Canadian Muskoka chair maker hit hard by U.S. tariffs is considering moving the bulk of its manufacturing to the United States. DFC Woodworks Inc. has been making outdoor wooden patio furniture including Muskoka chairs — also called Adirondack chairs — since 1955. The Kemptville, Ont., company exports about 70 per cent of its furniture […]