Author: The Canadian Press

HAMILTON — Police say a 36-year-old man in Hamilton is facing charges after allegedly taking a city bus on a “joyride” with passengers on board. They say a Hamilton Street Railway bus driver pulled into the McNab Terminal on Tuesday and exited the vehicle for a break when a man got on the bus and […]

TORONTO — Bif Naked wasn’t exactly yearning to revisit her life’s darkest moments for a deeply personal documentary. The pop-punk singer had already mined her painful past for the 2017 memoir “I Bificus,” and she balked when her longtime manager suggested putting those stories on film for “Bif Naked.” “It really wasn’t, nor could it […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Federal budget falls flat on affordability: poll New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week — leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign […]

TORONTO — More than 15 years after it went off the air, “Project Runway Canada” is returning to a country re-examining its own cultural fabric. For judge and designer Spencer Badu, the timing feels tailor-made. He hopes the show, premiering Friday on Crave, will shine a light on Canadian designers at a time when they’re […]

Toronto Blue Jays skipper John Schneider finished second behind Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt in American League manager of the year voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Schneider guided the Blue Jays to a 94-win season and American League East Division title. In results announced Tuesday night, he had 10 of 30 first-place votes and […]

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand opened a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven countries Tuesday by calling for continued collaboration to tackle many of the world’s problems. “Meeting global challenges requires global partnerships,” Anand said. Anand welcomed G7 foreign ministers to Ontario’s freshly snow-covered Niagara region for a two-day gathering […]

TORONTO — Crowds gathered in Toronto this morning for solemn Remembrance Day ceremonies honouring the sacrifices of Canada’s fallen soldiers and veterans. At 11 a.m., artillery fire rang out to the sound of bagpipes at Queen’s Park as part of a 21-gun salute, followed by a moment of silence. Among those in attendance were Ontario […]

WASHINGTON — In a world shaken by volatile geopolitics and U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is making a push for multilateralism as Canada closes out its presidency of the Group of Seven countries. Anand is welcoming G7 foreign ministers to Ontario’s freshly snow-covered Niagara region Tuesday and Wednesday to […]

TORONTO — Ontario has secured a one-year extension with the federal government for the national $10-a-day child-care program, giving parents reassurance their fees won’t rise for at least 12 more months, but with much hard work still to be done. The program that lowers parents’ child-care fees — now $19 a day on average in […]

CHRISTCHURCH — Canada’s James MacDonald is a two-time world driving champion. MacDonald, a native of Prince Edward Island now living in Guelph, Ont., clinched his second title during the final leg of the 2025 world driving championship at Addington Raceway. A seventh-place finish driving trotter Alotoftrouble in the 20th and final race of the event […]