Author: The Canadian Press

Officials say the Canadian military has evacuated more than 700 people from northern Ontario where a major wildfire is threatening a First Nation. National Defence says CC-130 Hercules aircraft has been airlifting people out of Sandy Lake First Nation. It’s unclear how many residents are still waiting to be evacuated from the community of more […]

SUNRISE — Connor McDavid goes way back with Sam Bennett. The youngsters played together on the same team in the Greater Toronto Area as kids, faced off in the Ontario Hockey League, and have been on opposite sides in the Battle of Alberta. They also went toe-to-toe in last year’s Stanley Cup final, which Bennett’s […]

TORONTO — Two First Nations in and around the Ring of Fire that signed deals with the provincial government are speaking out against a new Ontario law. Aroland First Nation Chief Sonny Gagnon says his community objects to the law known as Bill 5, which seeks to speed up development, particularly mining projects. The legislation […]

A 58-year-old sports coach from Markham, Ont., is facing sexual assault charges after numerous alleged assaults over nearly a decade. York Regional Police say they began investigating last month when a person reported being sexually assaulted several times between 2014 and 2015. Police say the alleged assaults began when the victim was under 16 years […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not vaccinated. Dr. Kieran Moore says these infants recovered, but their infections could have been prevented if their mothers had been […]

KAWARTHA LAKES — Ontario Provincial Police say two men have died after their canoe capsized in the Kawartha Lakes area Sunday afternoon. OPP say emergency responders were dispatched to a boat accident on Sturgeon Lake just after 3 p.m. They say a canoe was carrying three males, one of whom was able to swim back […]

Toronto police say one person is dead after a shooting in the city’s west end on Saturday night. Police say they responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Emmett Avenue and Jane Street just after 10 p.m. They say officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound. Police say he was […]

TORONTO — As police in Ontario increasingly investigate killings of women and girls as femicides, advocates say a firm definition of the term must be embedded in the Criminal Code. It’s a change they hope could be on the table soon after Prime Minister Mark Carney proposed cracking down on intimate partner violence in this […]

VICTORIA — Swimming star Summer McIntosh of Toronto set a world record in the 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday while competing in the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. McIntosh posted a time of three minutes, 54.18 seconds at Commonwealth Place to establish the new mark. She trimmed 1.20 seconds off the 2023 record set […]

CALGARY — Dedrick Mills scored three rushing touchdowns for the Calgary Stampeders in a 38-26 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. completed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 284 yards in his Stampeder debut while also rushing for 33 yards on three carries. He was intercepted twice in the […]