Author: The Canadian Press

The U.S. Coast Guard says an Ontario air ambulance carrying six people
has gone missing. In a social media post, the agency says the Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the plane early Saturday as it was travelling from Bermuda to Boston. The coast guard says it has launched a search mission off the coast of […]

TORONTO — There’s something about playing with the Toronto Argonauts that agrees with Adarius Pickett. The five-foot-11, 195-pound linebacker leads the CFL in defensive tackles (92), total tackles (103, with 11 on special teams) and defensive plays (120). Pickett also has three sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and six tackles for a loss. […]

Provincial police say two people have been charged with murder after a dead man was found inside a burned vehicle last month in eastern Ontario. Police say they were called to a vehicle fire in a wooded area in Mississippi Mills, west of Ottawa, on Sept. 11. They found the body of 37-year-old Colin Campbell […]

FREDERICTON — The chief of police in Fredericton says the force has made significant changes after an investigation into an error that forced the Crown to abandon two murder trials last year. Gary Forward told a municipal public safety committee meeting Thursday that the police force had hired staff, introduced new training and implemented better […]

The president of a Belleville, Ont., synagogue targeted in a shooting last month says he woke up Thursday morning to find antisemitic flyers had been distributed to the synagogue and the surrounding neighbourhoods. Norman Weddum says four different flyers blaming Jewish people “for everything under the sun” were distributed overnight to the Sons of Jacob […]

PICKERING — Police say a 16-year-old boy is facing charges after allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at a Pickering, Ont., high school and making firearm parts with a 3D printer. Durham regional police say they received reports from multiple sources, including international policing partners, about comments the suspect allegedly made online about printing […]

Neighbourly affection between Ontario’s Niagara Region and the city of Buffalo, N.Y., is once again on display amid the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war. And once again, sports are a playing a big role. Niagara Falls Tourism has placed an open letter in today’s edition of the Buffalo News, inviting Americans across the border to visit […]

TORONTO — Luke Kirby arrived on the set of “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” with a new co-star to figure out, a new character to establish and a city to rediscover. So he did a little homework. Kirby, who joins the fourth season of the Toronto-set Citytv crime drama as Det.-Sgt. John Darcy, watched […]

TORONTO — Ontario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework — sometimes entire courses in one day — and a few students who couldn’t name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court. Inspection reports for three Academy of Learning locations are among […]

Kyle Bekker knew this would be his last season playing professional soccer. He didn’t know that he’d spend much of it sidelined — first by a cancer diagnosis and treatment, then by a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. Still, as the Forge FC captain prepared to announce his retirement on Thursday, he spoke of the campaign […]