Author: The Canadian Press

WELLAND — Two mental health counsellors have been arrested after allegedly using excessive force on a child at a school in Ontario’s Niagara Region. Police say they began investigating last month after an alleged assault at the Mountainview Centre for Innovative Learning in Welland. They say the school has a teacher and a mental health […]

TORONTO — The University of Toronto has rescinded folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s honorary degree. It’s the latest recognition Sainte-Marie has lost since a 2023 CBC News investigation called her Indigenous heritage into question, including the Order of Canada and Polaris Prize. Sainte-Marie disputed the CBC’s reporting but acknowledged in a statement to The Canadian Press […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s ministry of health said it is now testing asymptomatic people with connections to a hantavirus-stricken cruise, a shift from government remarks made earlier this week, as health officials around the world grapple with the role of testing in the current effort to contain spread of the rodent-borne illness. The province said the […]

TORONTO — A man accused of serving as the “de facto bank” for a violent criminal enterprise allegedly helmed by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding will stay behind bars after Ontario’s highest court upheld a decision to deny him bail. Rolan Sokolovski filed an application for bail review in March, asking the Appeal Court to […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s ministry of health says it is now testing 10 asymptomatic people with connections to a hantavirus-stricken cruise, a shift from government remarks made earlier this week. The province says the three “high-risk” travellers — two who were on the cruise and one who was on the same flight as a person who […]

GUELPH — The harsh business of pro football has often reared its ugly head to Dakoda Shepley, but it hasn’t dampened the Canadian offensive lineman’s enthusiasm for the game. Since signing with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2018, the six-foot-five, 290-pound Shepley has spent time with six NFL teams — […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has dismissed an appeal filed by former fashion mogul Peter Nygard, upholding his sexual assault convictions and prison sentence. Nygard, 84, was convicted of four counts of sexual assault in 2023 and sentenced to 11 years in prison, amounting to nearly seven years behind bars after factoring in the time […]

TORONTO — Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is asking supporters for advice on what his next steps should be, with his potential bid to become Ontario Liberal leader in doubt following a nomination loss. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection but lost a nomination race last weekend. He […]

TORONTO — For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto’s downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs without worrying about dying of an overdose. The Moss Park supervised consumption site has become a refuge, a family, a walk-in clinic and a community where Bisson […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is expected to release today the second batch of free tickets for its World Cup fan festival. Fans can secure general admission tickets once the online portal opens at 10 a.m. The first allotment of 220,000 free tickets was snapped up within hours of becoming available last week. Toronto […]