Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto police say a suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon after a city bus driver was attacked. Police say they were called to Wilson Station Wednesday evening for a report that a driver was being assaulted. The bus driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. Toronto Transit […]

TORONTO — Ontario Racing is giving the province’s standardbred industry a significant boost. Standardbred racing will receive over $14 million in additional money as part of the Ontario government’s boost in funding to horse racing in the province. Last month, the province earmarked an additional $35 million annually to the industry over the next five […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors say they have put their proposed trade for Kawhi Leonard on hold after the NBA said the team would assume the risk of any outcome from the league’s ongoing investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers. The proposed deal would send Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, a 2027 […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s standardbred racing industry will receive over $14 million in additional money as part of the Ontario government’s boost in funding to horse racing in the province. Last month, the province earmarked an additional $35 million annually to the industry over the next five years. However, it tasked Ontario Racing with deciding the […]

An Ontario Superior Court judge has struck down a rule that blocks travellers from sharing the outcome of passenger complaints made to the country’s transport regulator.
 The ruling Wednesday found that regulations barring travellers from disclosing the result of complaints on matters ranging from accessible travel to compensation for a cancelled flight violate Canadians’ Charter […]

ETOBICOKE — A Toronto community housing complex will soon be ready to welcome new tenants, 18 years after recurrent flooding and mould shuttered the site. Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson today toured the 17-unit townhouse complex in Etobicoke that was redesigned and renovated for $9.7 million into a building that meets strict energy efficiency requirements. […]

TORONTO — Marina Mabrey has made longevity the calling card of her WNBA career and it has finally paid off with an all-star game appearance. Mabrey had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Toronto Tempo’s 83-75 loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday, a day after she was named an all-star […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized pistol and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit. Global Affairs Canada says the RCMP is having the weapon decommissioned so it no longer fires […]

TORONTO — Alex Shved is fighting his Stage 4 cancer on two fronts. Medication he is receiving as part of an early-stage trial is working with his body, he hopes, to attack melanoma that has metastasized. At the same time, he is taking up arms against another formidable foe: the health-care bureaucracy. Shved, 37, has […]

TORONTO — Janelle Salaun came off the bench for 26 points as the Golden State Valkyries held off the short-benched Toronto Tempo 83-75 on Wednesday. Reserve Kaitlyn Chen added 16 points as Golden State (16-7) extended its win streak to six games. Kayla Thornton nearly had a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Isabelle […]