Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Music blasted through speakers as people chatted enthusiastically outside a Toronto venue, moving between tents, a hotdog cart and an ice cream truck on a sunny October day. What looked like an outdoor festival at Lawrence Heights Community Centre was a fair held to raise civic engagement and encourage the city’s residents to […]

SAN DIEGO — A California aquarium says a beluga rescued from Marineland in Ontario has died, adding to the number of deaths of animals relocated over the summer from the now-closed Canadian facility. SeaWorld San Diego says in a Facebook post that Cyprus, a nine-year-old male beluga that arrived at the park on Aug. 22 […]

TORONTO — Kenya’s Leonard Langat defended his title Sunday at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Langat won the men’s race in two hours six minutes 51 seconds. Langat finished ahead of compatriots Fanny Kiprotich (2:07:21), Noah Kipkemboi (2:09:25), Asbel Rutto (2:07:32) and Elvis Cheboi (2:07:37). Andrew Davies of Vancouver was the top Canadian, finishing ninth in […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Alberta referendum Albertans vote on Monday on 10 referendum questions including whether or not to hold a binding referendum on the province leaving Canada. Elections Alberta officials say the separation question will be counted first with the result expected […]

TORONTO — Sergei Bobrovsky arrived in Toronto with a long and decorated resume. A pair of Stanley Cup rings along with two Vezina Trophy nods as the NHL’s top goaltender sat right at the top. Early on in his Maple Leafs’ tenure, however, the 38-year-old and his teammates are still looking for traction. Bobrovsky’s record […]

TORONTO — An Ontario career college has suspended its academic operations as a result of a province-wide pause on student financial assistance to all private post-secondary institutions. Trillium College, with campuses in St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury and Cobourg, says in a notice to students that as of Friday it paused classroom and online instruction. […]

A hospital in London, Ont., is cutting more than 100 registered nurse positions in its mental health programs as it tries to balance its budget. St. Joseph’s Health Care London says in a statement that it is removing 83 full-time and 31 part-time RN roles, and adding close to the same number of registered practical […]

One of the ringleaders of the thwarted Toronto 18 terror plot has been granted full parole after the Parole Board of Canada found he no longer showed “any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies.” Zakaria Amara, who helped recruit members for a group that aimed to storm Parliament Hill and bomb several […]

Self-driving taxi operator Waymo is poised to launch a test phase in Toronto, with the goal of carrying its first passengers in 2028 as part of a push to breach the broader Canadian market. The California-based ride-hailing company says the Ontario government has given it the green light to take part in a provincial pilot […]

A Durham regional police officer has been charged with assault over an incident the force says happened during an arrest. Police say Const. Brandon Welsh-Battiste faces one count of assault and has been released on an undertaking. They say Welsh-Battiste has served three years with the force and has been reassigned to administrative duties until […]