Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after two locations of the same Jewish-owned bakery chain were damaged overnight. Police say the window of a bakery was struck by gunfire in the area of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West. At another bakery location in the area of Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue West, police […]
TORONTO — Canada’s Carol Zhao has received a main-draw wild card for what will be the final National Bank Open of her career. The 31-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., confirmed earlier this year that the 2026 season would be her last on the WTA Tour after turning professional in 2016. Tennis Canada announced Sunday that […]
For Eugene Blanchard’s daughter and her partner, the search for a starter home began in Calgary, expanded to Edmonton and then even beyond Alberta’s borders to the Maritimes and Ontario. But homes that checked the right boxes didn’t fit their budget during their hunt about five years ago, recalled Blanchard. Over time, the young couple’s […]
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nick Arbuckle made it look easy. Called into action when starter Chad Kelly suffered an injury, Arbuckle came off the bench and helped guide the Toronto Argonauts to a 26-12 victory over the struggling B.C. Lions in CFL action Saturday. “It’s never easy because you never have any reps (in practice) to […]
Advocates say the federal government’s decision to halt Ontario’s plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop airport will spare Toronto’s waterfront from a serious rollback on rehabilitation. Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence, says the project would involve “massive destruction” of the Toronto Islands after billions of dollars invested in waterfront rehabilitation over […]
TORONTO — The federal government has rejected Ontario’s plan to expand Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jets on a longer runway. More coming. The Canadian Press
TORONTO — A migrant farm worker’s death on a road in Ontario’s Niagara Region is the latest in a long list of similar tragedies, advocates say as they call for urgent reforms to Canada’s seasonal worker program, from safer rural roads to the end of work permits that tie labourers to a single employer. Sinhue […]
EDMONTON — Fresh off multiple Canadian provinces agreeing this week to make it easier to get out-of-province alcohol shipped right to people’s doorsteps, Alberta says it’s now time to do the same for commercial retailers. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says many provinces have a “protectionist” mindset when it comes to retail liquor rules. He […]
Environment Canada is warning of severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes across parts of northwestern Ontario where crews are battling out-of-control wildfires. A tornado warning is in place from around the Manitoba boundary east to Armstrong and north of Red Lake. Environment Canada says the storm could bring Toonie to golf-ball sized hail, up […]
TORONTO — Toronto police say a suspect has been arrested in what they believe was a ‘targeted incident’ that left a woman dead in the city’s northwest. The woman was shot and killed Friday morning in the area of Humberwood and Rexdale boulevards. Staff Sgt. Scott Bradbury said officers received reports of an injured woman […]