Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Family members, police officers and officials are gathering in Toronto today to honour a constable who was fatally shot during a police raid earlier this month. A procession for Const. Marc Pinizzotto is underway and will be followed by a funeral service at the Toronto Congress Centre at 1 p.m., which will be […]

Chase Reid has tried to keep his head down and tune out the noise. As one of the top prospects heading into the NHL draft, that was always going to be an uphill struggle — especially in the social media age — with projections and opinions peppering the internet. “They’re popping up a lot more […]

PICKERING — A new report says homes valued under $500,000 are taking up a bigger share of Ontario’s real estate landscape, led by a shift in the condominium market. New data released by the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. shows those lower-valued homes now account for nearly 24 per cent of Ontario’s real estate market, up […]

TORONTO — Ontario is raising speed limits on more sections of highways across the province. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says the speeds will increase to 110 km/h from 100 km/h on Friday. He says the changes will mean nearly 90 per cent of the provincial highway network will have a limit of 110 km/h. The […]

U.S. authorities say one of the suspects in the massive gold and cash heist from Toronto’s Pearson airport has been sentenced to 13 years in a federal American prison after attempting to smuggle handguns into Canada. The United States Attorney’s Office says 27-year-old Durante King-Mclean, who had been staying in Florida, pleaded guilty last year […]

After three police officers in Canada were killed over the past two weeks, a criminology expert says the number of on-duty cop fatalities this year remains within historical levels, with data showing that policing is generally safer now than in previous decades. Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, was shot dead on Monday after […]

TORONTO — Mourners are expected to gather today to honour a Toronto constable who was fatally shot during a police raid earlier this month. A procession for Const. Marc Pinizzotto is set to begin at 10 a.m., followed by a funeral service at the Toronto Congress Centre at 1 p.m. Family members, police officers and […]

TORONTO — On a night when Croatia’s Luka Modric earned his 200th cap, his teammates made sure it was an evening to celebrate. Substitute Ante Budimir scored in the 54th minute to lift Croatia to a 1-0 victory over Panama in Group L play at the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night at Toronto Stadium. […]

TORONTO — A sea of red-and-white checkered jerseys has filled Toronto Stadium as Croatia’s large fan base turned out in full force for the country’s World Cup match against Panama. The Croatia fans whistled and waved cardboard cut-outs of their soccer heroes’ faces as they paraded toward Toronto Stadium before the match kicked off, as […]

TORONTO — Joey Loperfido hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the 11th inning as the Houston Astros secured a 9-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays after chasing Shane Bieber early in his season debut on Tuesday. Kazuma Okamoto drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a single in the bottom of the 11th but Houston […]