Author: The Canadian Press

The Shaw Festival is hopping across the pond — just not the one you might be thinking of. The theatre festival based in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., will take up a three-year artistic residency at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre next year, marking Shaw’s first entry into the busy theatre scene on the other side of Lake Ontario. The […]

OPASATIKA — Provincial police in northeastern Ontario are investigating a crash that killed three people. OPP say officers were called to a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and pickup truck just after midnight on Sunday in Opasatika Township. Police say three passengers in the pickup truck — aged 41, 15 and 12 — were […]

MONTREAL — The Quebec independent investigation bureau has launched an investigation following an intervention in Inukjuak involving the Nunavik Police Service. Information provided to the bureau suggests two people were severely injured. The independent bureau reports gun shots were exchanged, but that it is too early to know the cause of the injuries. The intervention […]

Ben Danford has a tutor with championship pedigree. He’s looking to add some hardware of his own in a few weeks. The Toronto Maple Leafs defence prospect is set to help patrol Canada’s blue line at the world junior hockey championship as a dependable, no-nonsense option for a country looking to rebound off a pair […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a TTC streetcar derailed at a busy intersection in the city’s downtown core after a collision with a vehicle. Police say officers responded at around 5:40 a.m. Sunday to the reported collision at Bay Street and Richmond Street West. They say officers arrived on scene to find the streetcar had […]

CALGARY — Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart will be the first of five former Canadian junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault earlier this year to appear in a professional game in Canada. Hart, from Sherwood Park, Alta., is scheduled to start for the Golden Knights on Sunday against the Oilers in Edmonton. The […]

TORONTO — Payton Pritchard had a double-double with 33 points and 10 assists as the undermanned Boston Celtics topped the Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturday. Pritchard added eight rebounds for Boston (17-11), while Derrick White added 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds. The Celtics were without all-star forward Jaylen Brown, who was sick with […]

CALGARY — Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart will be the first of five former Canadian junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault earlier this year to appear in a professional game in Canada. Hart, from Sherwood Park, Alta., is scheduled to start for the Golden Knights on Sunday against the Oilers in Edmonton. The […]

A 59-year-old man suspected of shooting a police officer in a city southwest of Niagara Falls has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a nearly 24-hour standoff, police said. Niagara Regional Police said the suspect was arrested just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday and the shelter-in-place order and road closures in the area of […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they are investigating a homicide in the city’s west end. They say in a social media post that officers attended a residence on Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street West this morning. Officers found a dead person inside. Police say the homicide unit has taken over the investigation. No other information […]