Author: The Canadian Press

WALKERTON — The school looked about the same, except for a huge pile of flowers outside the entrance. But a palpable sadness hung thick in the air. Students returned to Walkerton District Community School on Monday feeling that it was a very different place, knowing there were five faces they would no longer see in […]

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city will allocate $2.1 million this year to help festivals stay secure, after 11 people were killed in a vehicle ramming at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival last month. Chow announced the renewal of a special events funding program at an event today that gathered about 150 […]

TORONTO — Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon as First Nations ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up large mining projects in the north. Provincial ministers say they have heard the outcry and will make improvements to Bill 5, but are […]

Provincial police say a 36-year-old woman is facing multiple charges linked to a head-on collision that killed two people in January. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews responded to the two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in West Nipissing just after 11 a.m. on Jan. 23. A 69-year-old person from Wawa was pronounced dead at the […]

WALKERTON — Students and staff heading back to school today in a central Ontario town can expect to see increased mental health resources as the community continues to grapple with the deaths of four students and a teacher. Bluewater District School Board spokesperson Jamie Pettit says mental health and tragedy response teams are ready as […]

An Ontario teacher who was killed alongside four students in a car crash is being remembered as a cherished coach and friend. The Owen Sound NorthStars Junior B Lacrosse club says they are “heartbroken and crushed” about the death of assistant coach Matt Eckert. In a social media tribute, the team’s general manager says Eckert […]

TORONTO — English forward Sam Surridge scored twice in the second half and Nashville SC held on for a 2-1 win over Toronto FC in MLS play Saturday, extending its unbeaten run to eight games in all competitions (6-0-2). Two goals, one from each side, in the dying minutes made for a frenzied finale before […]

TORONTO — Toronto police are looking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in a string of alleged hate-motivated vandalism at synagogues in the city’s north end. Police say a man vandalized signs on the front lawns of three separate synagogues along Bayview Avenue between Finch Avenue East and Lawrence Avenue East last Sunday. They […]

MIDDLESEX — The five people killed in a southwestern Ontario car crash have been identified as high-school students and a staff member who were coming home from an out-of-town sports event. The Bluewater District School Board says they were from a school in Walkerton, a small town northwest of Toronto. The board released a statement […]

The man accused of killing a police officer and shooting two others at his eastern Ontario home has been found guilty of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Alain Bellefeuille’s lawyer says he was handed a life sentence for first-degree murder with no chance of parole for 25 years, and 20-year sentences for each […]