Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Thoroughbred horse-racing purses will be increasing this season. Woodbine Entertainment, the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario and Ontario Racing announced Monday purse enhancements for the 2026 campaign. Last month, the Ontario government earmarked an additional $35 million annually to the racing industry over the next five years. Last week, Ontario Racing […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s iconic CN Tower paid tribute late Sunday to the victims of the shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival that left two people dead and sent thousands running for cover. Officials on social media said the tower’s bright lights would dim at the top of every hour following Saturday’s shooting. The […]

TORONTO — All of Ontario appears to be in for another heat wave this week as Environment Canada meteorologists forecast feels-like temperatures of up to 45 C. The weather office has much of northern Ontario under a severe orange warning, from Kenora and Thunder Bay to Fort Hope and Timmins. Forecasters say those areas could […]

EDMONTON — Alberta’s regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market. It makes Alberta the second province to officially open the doors to private online gambling operators, behind Ontario. Nearly 50 companies paid $200,000 in registration and […]

REGINA — According to head coach Corey Mace, the football gods smiled upon the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday. The Riders, despite entering the game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with a 3-1 record, were struggling on defence when it came to forcing turnovers. The physical and ball-hawking defence that topped the CFL last year with 23 […]

After a short stint leading the Ontario Liberals, Bonnie Crombie is looking to get her old job back as mayor of Mississauga, Ont. Crombie wrote to supporters in a message obtained by The Canadian Press that she intends to register as a mayoral candidate on Tuesday. She will be up against incumbent mayor Carolyn Parrish, […]

ORILLIA — A handful of Quebec municipalities and organizations are offering to take a controversial statue of Samuel de Champlain from an Ontario city in Simcoe County. The nearly four-metre-tall bronze monument of the 17th Century explorer and founder of Quebec City was removed from a park in Orillia, Ont., and placed in storage in […]

TORONTO — A Toronto street that should have been packed with vendors and dancing people was all but deserted on Sunday after a shooting the night before at the Salsa on St. Clair festival left two people dead and sent thousands running for cover. The street festival on St. Clair Avenue West was scheduled to […]

TORONTO — Several people were injured following a chaotic scene in Toronto that involved gunfire, a carjacking and pedestrians hit by a car. Police say they responded at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday to a report of gunshots fired east of downtown Toronto, hours after an unrelated shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival left […]

TORONTO — The remainder of Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair festival has been cancelled as police continue to investigate a shooting that left two people dead and others injured at the event on Saturday night. Organizers say in an Instagram post the street festival will not resume today and their thoughts are with everyone affected […]