Author: The Canadian Press
First Nation leaders are calling for a public inquiry into the Ontario wildfire response after they say communities were left to evacuate without help from the province and some residents narrowly avoided the encroaching flames. The chief of Gull Bay First Nation says an inquiry should investigate a number of issues such as the government’s […]
THUNDER BAY — Drinks, snacks and diapers were laid out on the tables. More than a dozen people, some wearing Canadian Red Cross vests, sat on chairs, busy with their laptops or chatting with each other by the wall. Two employees of the Loomex Group, the company helping with the wildfire evacuation operation in northern […]
TORONTO — Toronto police say a doctor at the Hospital for Sick Children has been charged with accessing and possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material. Investigators say 44-year-old Dilan Dissanayake was arrested today after an investigation that began in January. They executed search warrants at the hospital and a private residence in February and […]
NIAGARA FALLS — Six captive belugas from Canada are now swimming in the waters of their new homes in the United States. Marineland and a consortium of U.S. aquariums helped move the first batch of whales in a long, complex process that began Monday afternoon at the closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction. Marineland’s external […]
MISSISSAUGA — Peel Regional Police say they have charged an 18-year-old woman with attempted murder after a teen was stabbed on board a transit bus in Mississauga, Ont. Police say officers responded to a stabbing in the area of Waitline Avenue and Hurontario Street at around 1:50 a.m. Tuesday. They say officers found a 17-year-old […]
TORONTO — General Motors is the next U.S. automaker chosen for contract talks with Unifor, the union said Tuesday, after it recently reached a deal with Ford. The union said negotiations with GM will begin in Toronto on Aug. 10. Unifor represents more than 4,600 members at Ontario GM facilities, including the Oshawa assembly plant, […]
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet virtually with the country’s premiers Tuesday afternoon after the U.S. announced increased tariffs on Canadian goods. P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz said Tuesday morning at the Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown that the virtual meeting with the prime minister had been added to the agenda. Carney […]
Wildfires raging in northern Ontario appear to have pushed the province to its worst wildfire season on record. The province’s latest numbers suggest fires have burned through more than 7,250 square kilometres of Ontario’s forest, surpassing the previous record set in 2021. The preliminary estimate is likely to be revised once officials get a closer […]
NIAGARA FALLS — Marineland’s whales are on the move. The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction shipped six belugas on Monday to aquariums in the United States, in what the park called a major milestone in a complex process months in the making. Andrew Burns, Marineland’s external legal counsel, called the move “unprecedented.” “It’s huge. […]
TORONTO — A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young combined for 50 points as the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Toronto Tempo 109-83 at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Monday. The Tempo (10-16) have now lost three straight games, and seven of their last eight. Wilson, the four-time WNBA MVP, had 26 points with six rebounds and four assists […]