Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontario workers who are injured on the job could soon receive higher loss-of-earnings benefits, under legislation the labour minister plans to introduce. David Piccini says it would be the first increase to income replacement benefits in nearly 30 years. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board loss-of-earnings benefits would rise from 85 per cent […]

TORONTO — Cancer experts say a new study highlights the need for more support and screening of people who survived cancer as adolescents and young adults as they face an increased risk of getting cancer again later. Senior author Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia, a cancer epidemiologist at the University of Calgary and Cancer Care Alberta, said the […]

SARNIA — Sarnia police say they have arrested one man and are looking for another in connection with a fatal shooting at a Lambton College campus bar early Friday morning that left a 20-year-old former student dead. Police charged a 23-year-old man from London, Ont., with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder after […]

BRAMPTON — Peel Regional Police say they’re investigating a man’s death after a canoe capsized at a Brampton lake. Spokesperson Tyler Bell says police received a report on Saturday of boaters in distress at Heart Lake Conservation Area and that a man and woman were in the water. Bell says police and firefighters arrived at […]

The unions representing faculty and support staff at Fleming College and St. Lawrence College say the decision to merge the two colleges blindsided workers and is the result of the province’s failure to properly invest in post-secondary education. Marcia Steeves, president of OPSEU Local 351, representing Fleming College support staff, says unions at both colleges […]

SARNIA — Sarnia police say they have arrested one man and are looking for another in connection with a fatal shooting at a Lambton College campus bar early Friday morning that left 20-year-old Dane Nisbet dead. Police charged a 23-year-old man from London, Ont., with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder after executing […]

TORONTO — Craig Berube stood behind a stunned and bitterly disappointed Maple Leafs’ bench last spring. As the clock wound down and the Panthers started to celebrate their emphatic Game 7 victory in the second round of the playoffs at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto’s head coach pivoted to the off-season believing there was something to build […]

SAINTE-THÉRÈSE — The funeral for longtime Quebec baseball commentator Rodger Brulotte was held Saturday morning in Sainte-Thérèse, north of Montreal. Hundreds gathered to pay their respects, including several political and media figures. His wife, Pascale Vallée, delivered an emotional tribute, alongside others from the world of sports broadcasting. Brulotte, who died of cancer on March […]

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays rookie Brandon Valenzuela has been rapidly checking off a bunch of career firsts in his introductory week to Major League Baseball. Six days after his first hit and 48 hours following his first win behind the plate, the rookie catcher smacked his first home run for his first RBI in […]

TORONTO — An Ontario man accused of serving as the “de facto bank” for a violent criminal enterprise allegedly helmed by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is challenging a judge’s decision to deny him bail. Ryan Sokolovski, a jeweller and former professional poker player, filed an application for judicial review last month, arguing the judge […]