Author: The Canadian Press

Parts of southern Ontario are under weather warnings today, with freezing rain expected in the Windsor region and parts of the Greater Toronto Area into the evening. Environment Canada says some areas north of Toronto could see a mix of ice pellets and snowfall amounts of between five and 12 centimetres. Further north, areas from […]

TORONTO — The tightening of Canada’s international student regime has had ripple effects across higher education, but Ontario college students fear they are set to hurt the most amid cancelled programs and service adjustments. Colleges across the province have announced the suspension of dozens of programs in response to a lower federal cap on international […]

Much of Newfoundland and Labrador is under a winter storm warning with heavy snowfall and strong winds Thursday afternoon and continuing into Friday. Environment Canada is calling for blizzard-like conditions in the Cartwright area along the east coast of Labrador, with up to 50 centimeters of snow expected. Elsewhere in the province the weather agency […]

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have executed four raids on homes linked to a suspect whose description matches that of former Olympic snowboarder and alleged Canadian drug kingpin Ryan Wedding. Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection says in a release that multiple agencies including the Attorney General’s Office, the Navy and the National Guard […]

MONTREAL — Quebec’s provincial police force says the last of four suspects in a homicide last year has been arrested in Ontario. The Sûreté du Québec announced in a news release that a 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Hamilton, Ont., in connection with what police allege was the premeditated murder of Michael Lévesque-Fitzpatrick. Lévesque-Fitzpatrick […]

TORONTO — Toronto police have released more information about a Christmas Eve crash into a storefront that’s left one dead and others injured. Police say officers responded to the collision just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the area of Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West. They say a 93-year-old driving a Nissan Murano entered […]

HALIFAX — A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls “discriminatory” markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has sent a 77-page submission to the office of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer outlining obstacles the […]

Relentless cold and snow are in the forecast for many areas of Western Canada for Christmas, while northern Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador will see blizzard conditions until Boxing Day. Environment Canada says a windy winter storm is on the way for almost all of Newfoundland and Labrador and northeastern Quebec where between 30 and […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for a vegan bacon product sold in Ontario because it contains wheat, which doesn’t appear on the list of ingredients. The agency says the vegan bacon is sold under the brand Veggie Paradise. It says wheat is an allergen and people with celiac or […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say at least one person is dead and several more are injured after a serious collision in the north end on Christmas Eve. Police say officers responded to reports of a collision in the area of Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West just before 2:30 p.m. Police initially said that a […]