Author: The Canadian Press

Eyes burning. Throats searing. Heads aching. Many outdoor workers sweated through the heat and haze on Thursday, clocking hours even while others stayed home amid health concerns as wildfire smoke continued to waft across Ontario. Environment Canada said the air quality in Toronto was “very high risk,” with warnings in place from Thunder Bay to […]

TORONTO — Kayla Alexander hasn’t had to do this much studying since her days at Syracuse University. Alexander and the Tempo agreed to a second seven-day hardship contract on Thursday, the same day that she had her first practice with her new teammates even though she has already played two games with Toronto. Alexander said […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police have identified the slain man who was dumped in a culvert near the city’s harbourfront as a 29-year-old Brampton, Ont., truck driver. Police say Taranpreet Singh Sidhu was found dead near the north end of Fruitland Road on Wednesday morning. They say investigators are confident he was not killed there, but […]

LONDON — Some U.S. lawmakers pressed Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to do something about wildfires that are sending smoke south of the border. Dozens of fires burning in northern Ontario have forced people from their communities and destroyed homes in Namaygoosisagagun First Nation north of Thunder Bay. Smoke from those fires has blanketed […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s chief of staff is cutting the size of the office by 10 jobs and about $1 million. Ford has increasingly come under fire for the size of his office as its size and cost has grown at a rate his critics say does not fit with his mantra of […]

Outdoor workers donned masks, took more breaks or stayed home altogether Thursday as wildfire smoke continued to waft across Ontario and health officials raised concerns. Environment Canada said the air quality in Toronto continues to be “very high risk,” with warnings in place from Thunder Bay to Windsor and Kingston. An orange air quality warning […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says a man was seriously injured after Toronto police fired several stun guns at him. The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to reports of an assault in North York early Tuesday morning. The police watchdog says officers shot multiple stun guns at the 36-year-old man during his arrest. He was taken […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the practice of Toronto-area members of his caucus billing taxpayers for thousands of dollars’ worth of hotel stays in the city is “unacceptable” and has told them to reimburse the money. Publicly available expense records show that some of Ford’s cabinet ministers and other caucus members who live in and […]

Outdoor workers are donning masks, taking breaks or staying home altogether as wildfire smoke wafts across southern Ontario and health officials raise concerns. Environment Canada says the air quality in Toronto continues to be “very high risk,” with warnings in place from Windsor to Kingston. Chris Smith, who runs Toronto home building company Woodsmith Construction, […]

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. says it will centralize some production of its Global News broadcasts for Alberta while cutting an undisclosed number of roles. The Toronto-based company said the move is part of programming changes across the country that are meant to improve efficiency and allow it to continue producing journalism. Corus spokesperson Annie […]