Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A career that started on the practice roster has earned Chad Owens a spot in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The electrifying returner/receiver topped a stellar 2024 class announced Friday. Also named were players S.J. Green, Weston Dressler, Marvin Coleman and Vince Goldsmith with former CFL coach Ray Jauch and amateur football […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the base metal, telecommunication and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 67.88 points at 21,891.10. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 369.69 points at 38,595.35. The S&P […]

TORONTO — Ontario midwives can now prescribe more drugs and administer routine vaccinations, which the provincial government says will reduce the need for additional medical appointments for patients. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced the expanded scope for midwives, saying it will connect more people to convenient care and reduce the need for referrals to other […]

Police say a 27-year-old man has been charged after a series of alleged overnight shootings at four movie theatres across the Greater Toronto Area.  York Regional Police say the man from Markham, Ont., is facing charges including conspiracy, intimidation, possession of stolen property and four counts of careless use of a firearm.  Police say they […]

TORONTO — A banking analyst says TD Bank Group could be hit with more severe penalties than previously expected after a report that the investigation it faces in the U.S. is tied to laundering illicit fentanyl profits. National Bank analyst Gabriel Dechaine says the worst-case scenario of the multiple U.S. investigations TD faces needs reassessing […]

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe’s team had a decision to make.  The Maple Leafs head coach watched his players put in a terrible Game 4 performance on home ice against the Boston Bruins — one that left them sitting in a 3-1 series hole against an opponent seemingly on cruise control to the second round of […]

TORONTO — The federal government will provide the city of Toronto with $104 million to help host six matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and federal Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough made the funding announcement Friday at Toronto’s BMO Field, where the matches will be held. Toronto has estimated its part […]

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. says its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it recorded US$316 million in asset impairments and restructuring costs related to troubled electric vehicle company Fisker. Magna builds the Ocean SUV for Fisker, which failed to make a required interest payment in March and warned it could seek […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says Greater Toronto home sales in April were down five per cent from last year, but new listings surged, which created more choice for buyers and kept prices stable. The board says 7,114 homes changed hands in the month compared with 7,487 last year, noting April 2023 […]

TORONTO — The University of Toronto says it’s concerned about safety as a pro-Palestine encampment still stands at its downtown campus. A statement from the U of T issued Thursday followed tents, banners and flags being set up on campus as students continue to call on the post-secondary institution to cut ties with Israel in […]