Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Midfielder Samantha Chang, who captained the Vancouver Rise to the inaugural Northern Super League title in November, is joining the AFC Toronto team she helped beat in the final. It’s a homecoming for the 25-year-old midfielder, who hails from suburban Mississauga. Chang, whose Vancouver contact had expired, has not lived in her hometown […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place. The urban park on the Toronto waterfront, opened in 1971, included a theatre that showed movies on a huge screen, children’s play areas and several pavilions […]

Victims’ families will mark the six-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Iran with events in Ontario and British Columbia today. The plane was shot down on Jan. 8, 2020 by two Iranian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board including 55 Canadian […]

OTTAWA — A man who pleaded guilty after defacing Canada’s National Holocaust Monument has received a suspended sentence and two years of probation. His lawyer says Iain Aspenlieder received credit for his time in custody and partial credit for some of the bail conditions he was under. Michael Spratt says the probation conditions stipulate his […]

When Taylor Reese-Hansen was asked to provide a life goal for her yearbook entry in Grade 12, an appearance at the Canadian women’s curling championship made the list. It’s an ambition the 28-year-old skip will finally realize this month in Mississauga, Ont. “I put (down) I want to go to the Scotties,” said Reese-Hansen. “So […]

A remote First Nation in northern Ontario says it is looking to evacuate the entire community in the coming days due to multiple failures in its water supply and wastewater systems. Kashechewan First Nation, a fly-in community on the western shore of James Bay, says its water level has significantly dropped, triggering an automatic shutdown […]

A man has been charged with murder after an international student was fatally shot on University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus last month. Toronto police Det. Sgt. Stacey McCabe says officers responded to reports of a person with serious injuries on the Highland Creek Trail on Dec. 23 around 3:30 p.m. She says officers found a […]

TORONTO — A Toronto man has been charged with first-degree murder after a shooting on a bus near one of the city’s busiest shopping malls. Toronto police say officers arrested a 40-year-old man earlier this week. They say in a news release the man appeared in court on Monday, but no other details were offered. […]

TORONTO — Toronto Sceptres head coach Troy Ryan isn’t concerned about the mood of his locker room. The Sceptres were shut out in a 2-0 loss to the New York Sirens on Tuesday night, with Ryan mentioning that his team’s performance was “unacceptable.” It was one of several games Toronto has outshot its opponent (30-23) […]

TORONTO — Greater Toronto home sales fell again on an annual basis last month, as buyers remained on the sidelines much like they did for the majority of the year amid a lack of confidence in the economy. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 3,697 homes swapped hands throughout the Greater Toronto Area in […]