Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Career colleges and their students are reeling from the government’s decision to pause their student financial aid payments in response to what the minister in charge describes as possible criminal activity at some schools. The association representing career colleges is urging the provincial government to reinstate Ontario Student Assistance Program loans for career […]

VAUGHAN — Police say a hit-and-run victim in Vaughan, Ont., was found dead two days after the crash, as investigators search for the suspect. York regional police say the live-in caregiver was on her way to work Sunday around 8:30 p.m. when she got off a bus at Major Mackenzie Drive and Pine Valley Drive. […]

TORONTO — Career Colleges Ontario is urging the provincial government to reinstate student financial aid for career college students who were already approved for funds and are actively attending in-person classes. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced Tuesday that the government has paused Ontario Student Assistance Program payments for all career college students while […]

TORONTO — Jessie Reyez and Drake will be toasted with special achievement honours at the 2026 SOCAN Awards. The two Toronto hip-hop and R&B heavyweights are among the artists being celebrated at the annual gala for Canadian songwriters, composers and music publishers. Reyez will receive the international achievement award for “representing Canada on the global […]

TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they’re investigating a possible hate crime after receiving reports that several Israeli flags were lit on fire early Wednesday morning. Police say they were called at around 1:30 a.m. to the area of Sunrise Avenue and O’Connor Drive in the north end of the city where it was reported […]

TORONTO — Gavin McKenna has experienced scoring slumps in the past. This one felt different. The No. 1 overall pick at the 2026 NHL draft was held at bay through his first three games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The spotlight playing for an Original Six franchise in hockey’s biggest media market is intense — […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored at 4:46 of a chaotic overtime and added three assists in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs erased a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Tuesday. Matthews took a pass from William Nylander in the extra period to end a wild night at Scotiabank Arena. Nylander, No. […]

TORONTO — Ontario has asked provincial police to look into student financial assistance payments at private career colleges after auditors identified “serious concerns” about possible criminal activity and “egregious” use of public money, the government said Tuesday. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said the ministry launched targeted inspections of career colleges last year in […]

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area were down in September from a year ago, while average prices continued to decline as soft conditions persist in some parts of the housing market. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said in its monthly report Tuesday that homebuyers were in a holding pattern in September, […]

TORONTO — Ontario has delayed decisions on whether individual career colleges across the province will be eligible for student financial aid this academic year amid questions about unusual activity at a small number of schools, throwing the entire sector into uncertainty. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities often approves which schools can accept Ontario Student […]