Author: The Canadian Press

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven nations gathered in the Niagara region this week to discuss global crises — but Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she did not broach stalled trade negotiations between Ottawa and the United States. Anand and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on the margins of […]

Police in Windsor, Ont., say a man has been charged with first-degree murder in a case of intimate partner violence. They say the 29-year-old suspect was arrested for stunt driving in the Chatham Street East and Goyeau Street area shortly after 3 a.m. on Wednesday, and officers noticed a large amount of dried blood on […]

TORONTO — Five people have been arrested in connection with an August home invasion in Vaughan, Ont., that left a father dead, including a man who’s been charged with first-degree murder, police said Wednesday. A 16-year-old boy is also wanted in the case on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, York regional police told a news […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s top court says provincially regulated online gaming and sports betting sites could legally allow users to play with – and bet against – people in other countries. The Court of Appeal for Ontario gave its opinion in a 4-1 split decision released today, more than a year after the Ontario government asked […]

TORONTO — Several war memorials previously on display at Hudson’s Bay stores are getting new homes. Plaques from the department store’s Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver locations have all been donated to local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion, said Franco Perugini, a senior vice-president of real estate and legal at the defunct retailer, in a […]

TORONTO — York Regional Police say they’ve charged five people in connection with an August home invasion in Vaughan, Ont., that left a father dead. Police say at least three male suspects broke into Abdul Aleem Farooqi’s home around 1 a.m. on Aug. 31 and allegedly stole cellphones for “monetary gain only” before fatally shooting […]

Quebec provincial police say a charge against a 14-year-old boy is likely to be updated because a woman found injured inside a home earlier this week has died. Police say they found a 73-year-old woman with serious injuries in a home in Ste-Julienne, Que., at around 2 a.m. Tuesday, following a tip. She was transported […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay has gifted several war memorials from its former stores to the Royal Canadian Legion and TD Bank Group. Franco Perugini, a senior vice-president of real estate and legal at the defunct retailer, says memorial plaques in HBC’s Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver stores were all donated to local branches of the Royal […]

Ontario Provincial Police say two people are facing multiple charges in a drug trafficking investigation that police say led to their largest fentanyl seizure to date. Police say the investigation began a year ago after OPP and Windsor police officers identified two people linked to an alleged drug trafficking network, who also had ties to […]

HANOVER — Police in Hanover, Ont., are investigating a car crash that killed three teenagers from the community. West Grey Police say emergency crews were called to Concession 2 Side Road in the area of Allen Park Road around noon on Tuesday. Const. Alison Iles says officers arrived on scene to find a smoking vehicle […]