Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontarians with mild hearing loss could soon have access to over-the-counter hearing aids, under a regulatory change the government is considering. The Ministry of Health has launched a 30-day consultation on allowing the sale and use of certain devices that function as hearing aids, without a prescription. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says access […]

Police in Windsor, Ont., say a man has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy. Police say they responded to a report of a person with a weapon on Tecumseh Road around 6 p.m. Sunday. They say officers found the boy with an apparent stab wound and performed CPR until […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say they are investigating a workplace fatality at a waste transfer facility in the city’s industrial sector. Police say officers responded to the site on Strathearne Avenue around 4:20 p.m. on Monday afternoon following reports that a worker had been struck by heavy equipment. They say a 48-year-old man was found […]

SARNIA — A suspect in a fatal shooting at a college bar in southwestern Ontario has been arrested after more than two weeks in hiding. Sarnia police say they were called just before 1 a.m. on April 10 about gunfire at a bar on the Lambton College campus. Police say 20-year-old Dane Nisbet died in […]

TORONTO — Boston starter Ranger Suarez was brilliant over eight shutout innings to help the Red Sox extend their winning streak to three games with a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Suarez (2-2) didn’t allow a hit until Jesus Sanchez led off the sixth inning with a double down the […]

COBOURG — Ontario Provincial Police say an officer has died after a crash on Highway 401 east of Toronto. O-P-P say they responded to reports of a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Monday afternoon in Cobourg. They say an O-P-P officer was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer’s identity was being withheld pending […]

NEWMARKET — The driver who struck and killed a father of three in August 2025 has pleaded guilty in a case that prodded the Ontario government to pursue tougher dangerous driving penalties. The victim’s brother says Jaiwin Kirubananthan pleaded guilty today to five charges, including dangerous driving causing death, in the Aug. 3 crash. Andrew […]

TORONTO — It will be a one-and-done festival, but one the City of Toronto has great expectations for. Toronto’s FIFA fan festival plans were unveiled Monday, with Mayor Olivia Chow, Ontario sports minister Neil Lumsden, Toronto’s Executive Director for the FIFA World Cup Sharon Bollenbach and others on hand at the Fort York National Historic […]

TORONTO — The idea started with a live television interview. Steve Paikin, a longtime TVOntario journalist and former host of current affairs show “The Agenda,” was interviewing author Ronnie Shuker about his hockey book “The Country and the Game,” back in December 2024. One of the chapters in the book was about Toronto Maple Leafs […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto has unveiled plans for a FIFA fan festival that showcases a destination with a reputation for diversity. Mayor Olivia Chow, Ontario sports minister Neil Lumsden, Toronto’s Executive Director for the FIFA World Cup Sharon Bollenbach and others were on hand for Monday’s announcement at the Fort York National Historic […]