Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford wouldn’t say Monday if a former minister who stepped down last week after promising to reimburse thousands of dollars in hotel expenses will remain in his caucus, as some critics called for more cabinet members to resign over their expenses. Ford was asked about Stan Cho’s place in the […]

Police say an Oakville, Ont., man involved with local youth hockey is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Officers allege the 25-year-old man met with the girl and sexually assaulted her late last year. Halton Region police say they arrested the suspect on Sunday and charged him with sexual assault and sexual interference. Officials […]

TORONTO — The head of the union representing nearly 19,000 Canadian auto workers says she anticipates “challenging” talks ahead with Stellantis and General Motors after securing a deal with Ford Motor Co. Unifor national president Lana Payne said the new three-year agreement with Ford, which members officially ratified Sunday, marks a precedent with key gains […]

NIAGARA FALLS — Marineland has begun relocating its whales and is shipping six belugas today to aquariums in the United States. The park says in a statement that relocating marine mammals of this size is a “complex” undertaking that required months of planning and cross-border co-ordination. The shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction tried last […]

Around 1,800 people have fled their communities due to wildfires raging across northern Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, as officials consider further evacuations. Fires have destroyed communities, prompted numerous evacuation orders and filled the skies across Ontario and beyond with noxious smoke. Evacuees have fanned out to host cities across the province, including Thunder […]

TORONTO — Morley Torgov, who spun stories of growing up Jewish in small-town Ontario into award-winning works of humour, has died. He was 98. His family says he died on Sunday of age-related complications from a brief illness. Originally a lawyer, Torgov took up writing as a hobby in adulthood and went on to win […]

Customers paid a lot more for travel services last month, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver — the country’s host cities for the World Cup — Statistics Canada said Monday. The cost of traveller accommodation in June rose 10 per cent overall, and about 20 per cent year-over-year in Ontario and British Columbia. Combined, their two […]

NIAGARA FALLS — Marineland has begun relocating its whales and is shipping six belugas today to aquariums in the United States. The shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction tried last year to move its complement of 30 belugas and four dolphins to an aquarium in China, but the fisheries minister blocked that move. Marineland scrambled […]

Around 1,800 people have fled their communities due to wildfires raging across northern Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, as officials consider further evacuations. Fires have destroyed communities, prompted numerous evacuation orders and filled the skies across Ontario and beyond with noxious smoke. Evacuees have fanned out to host cities across the province, including Thunder […]

More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, the national wildland fire summary shows. Many blazes continued to threaten communities in their path, especially in Ontario where evacuations have displaced approximately 1,800 people. Here’s an overview of what is happening across the country. ONTARIO Premier Doug Ford says wildfires have been moving quickly […]