Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Another Ontario Liberal caucus member has joined the race to become the party’s next leader. Stephanie Bowman, who represents Don Valley West for the party in the legislature, says she wants to build a party that is competitive across the province. She had served as campaign co-chair for fellow caucus member Rob Cerjanec […]
WINDSOR — The Gordie Howe International Bridge opened to pedestrians and cyclists under sunny skies this morning. The cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit opened to motorists last week after months of controversy over the project’s finances. Officials say a Windsor man camped out for 28 hours to be the first Canadian to cross […]
The last time the Toronto Raptors brought in Kawhi Leonard, Jeremy Lin experienced a team reaching the mountaintop. Leonard arrived as the missing piece of a title contender and left as the face of the franchise’s first NBA championship. Now, as the Raptors pursue a reunion with Leonard, Lin believes the star forward could once […]
NIAGARA FALLS — Silence envelops Marineland. Gone are the millions of visitors from the marine park’s glory days who came to see apex predators such as killer whales, lovable seals, sea lions and dolphins and the world’s largest pod of captive belugas. Inside the fence, nature has come calling. Trees and bushes wrap around the […]
TORONTO — Katherine Sebov sensed tension on the other side of the court. The underdog Canadian wild-card entry was up a surprising 4-1 in the first set of her National Bank Open second-round match against Marta Kostyuk. Sebov had already secured two break points in an early salvo that rocked the tournament’s No. 10 seed, […]
TORONTO — Quarterback Chad Kelly and Canadian linebacker Cameron Judge will both be available to the Toronto Argonauts when they host the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday night. Kelly, 32, suffered a neck injury in Toronto’s 26-12 road win over the B.C. Lions on July 25. Following a bye week, the Argos (3-4) resumed practising Sunday, […]
TORONTO — Canada is down to two hopefuls in the National Bank Open women’s singles draw. Marta Kostyuk recovered from a rocky start to defeat Toronto’s Katherine Sebov 7-6 (4), 6-0 in second-round action Tuesday. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., opens her tournament as the No. 30 seed against Renata Zarazua on Wednesday, while wild-card […]
Two Ontario municipalities have declared states of emergency due to major flooding in the Niagara Region. St. Catharines and the nearby town of Lincoln both issued the declarations Monday after back-to-back storms dumped a combined 250 millimetres of rain on parts of the region in a single week. Officials in St. Catharines say the “historic […]
TORONTO — One person is dead after a fire at an apartment building in Toronto’s east end. Firefighters say they were called to a fire in a residential unit on the 16th floor of a building near Neilson Road and McLevin Avenue shortly before 8 a.m. Deputy Fire Chief Paul Fitzgerald says one person was […]
TORONTO — New Visa data suggests the FIFA World Cup brought a rise in spending among consumers in Canadian host cities. The credit card company says match day spending rose as much as 24.6 per cent in Toronto and 12.7 per cent in Vancouver, when compared with the same days a year ago. Toronto saw […]