Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Here is a day-by-day chronology of the controversy over Ontario’s advertising campaign against U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods: Tues., Oct. 14: The office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will spend $75 million to broadcast an anti-tariff ad in the United States using video of an address by former U.S. president […]

TORONTO — Sidney Crosby and his teammates landed in Toronto late Saturday night. The Pittsburgh Penguins had just flown in from Winnipeg following a 5-2 loss to the Jets that afternoon. The club’s superstar captain had a singular focus once the plane touched down — tuning into the conclusion of an epic World Series. It […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission chair is apologizing for social media posts that suggested transit service would end at 1:30 a.m. after the final World Series game ran late, calling them a “mistake.” Jamaal Myers says the last subway train left Union Station around 1:45 a.m. and the TTC had planned to run later […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney called him “a couple of times” from Asia to ask him to pull an ad campaign that’s being blamed for ending trade talks with the United States. Carney said this weekend that he told Ford he didn’t think the province should run the ad […]

The Ministry of Natural Resources says nearly 6,000 square kilometres burned in Ontario this wildfire season, much more than last year and well above the province’s 10-year average. The ministry says 643 wildfires were recorded between April and October, with 597,654 hectares — or just over 5,976 square kilometres — burned. The province says 480 […]

Dayne St. Clair added to his case to become Canada’s No. 1 on Monday when he was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. The Minnesota United ‘keeper beat out New York City FC’s Matt Freese and the Vancouver Whitecaps’ Yohei Takaoka in voting by MLS clubs’ technical staff, first-team players and select media. St. Clair […]

TORONTO — Many Toronto Blue Jays fans are set to return to work and school on Monday with lingering sadness as the excitement of the World Series wears down. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Jays 5-4 in a tense Saturday Game 7 in front of a sold-out crowd at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. It was […]

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the circumstances of a 19-year-old woman’s death in Essex County. The Special Investigations Unit says just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, an Ontario Provincial Police officer from the Essex County detachment was driving on County Road 20 near Iler Road when there was a collision involving a pedestrian. The SIU says […]

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays fans across the country are heartbroken after their hopes of seeing the team win its first World Series in 32 years were dashed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-4 in extra innings Saturday after a tense Game 7 in front of a sell-out crowd […]

TORONTO — Blue Jays fans were left in stunned silence Saturday night as Toronto’s early lead in the clinching World Series game slipped away and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5-4 in extra innings. Rogers Centre had been raucous for most of Game 7 after Bo Bichette’s three-run homer in the third inning electrified the […]