Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto public health officials say they are seeing a rise in mpox infections in the city and are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated. Toronto Public Health says 14 cases of the viral illness have been confirmed since September, and wastewater monitoring by the Public Health Agency of Canada has also “consistently detected […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges. The request from colleges and universities critic Tyler Watt comes after reporting by The Canadian Press showed that a rapid increase in Ontario Student Assistance Program spending was concentrated within a small number of […]

TORONTO — A hearing before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has begun for a blind accessibility advocate who is arguing Elections Ontario failed to ensure he can consistently and reliably mark, verify and cast his ballot independently and in private. David Lepofsky filed a human rights complaint more than seven years ago after an incident […]

BRAMPTON — A man accused in what investigators have called one of the largest gold heists in Canadian history has pleaded not guilty to two charges as his trial begins in Brampton, Ont. Parmpal Sidhu is charged with theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence in the 2023 heist that took place […]

The University of Toronto says it’s launching a new $100 million scholarship program designed to attract PhD talent to Canada. The institution says the Presidents’ Impact Scholarship Program will provide $80,000 funding per year for 50 scholars for a total of $320,000 of funding over four years. The school says the program is the largest […]

BRAMPTON — A trial is set to begin today in Brampton, Ont., for a man accused in what investigators have called one of the largest gold heists in Canadian history. Parmpal Sidhu is charged with theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence in the 2023 heist that took place at Toronto’s Pearson […]

The U.S. Coast Guard
says the search is ongoing for four Canadians and two Bermuda nationals who were on board an Ontario air ambulance that went missing on Saturday. The update on the search efforts comes after the coast guard said late Saturday evening it found a debris field confirmed to be from the plane. At […]

Debris from a missing Ontario air ambulance that had been carrying six people, including four Canadians,
has been spotted off the coast of the United States. The U.S. Coast Guard said search crews found a debris field roughly 150 kilometres southeast of Boston and confirmed it belonged to the missing aircraft. A statement said the search […]

TORONTO — Sean Whyte kicked a club-record eight field goals as the B.C. Lions held on for a 24-17 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon. B.C. (9-6) earned a third straight win and seventh in eight games as Whyte broke the club mark he and Lui Passaglia held jointly. The Lions also solidified […]

QUÉBEC — Quebec City police say the death of a 21-year-old man found in a home Friday is being investigated as a homicide. Police identify the victim as Gabriel-Simon Akokane and say he has a criminal record. They say officers found Akokane dead around 11 a.m. while carrying out a search at a home in […]