Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto police say one person has been arrested after an officer was shot in the early hours of Thursday during a call for a stolen e-bike. Police say officers responded to a robbery call for the stolen e-bike around 3 a.m. Investigators say that once found, the suspect shot an officer. Police say […]

TORONTO — Iga Swiatek arrived a few days earlier than usual for the National Bank Open, hoping the extra preparation time would help her make a deep run at the tournament. It turned out to be a wise decision. Swiatek defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night to secure her first appearance in […]

TORONTO — Jose Soriano made a great first impression in his new backyard. The Blue Jays right-hander struck out four batters and allowed one run on four hits with two walks across six innings in his first Rogers Centre start for Toronto in Wednesday’s 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. “Jose was great … […]

GUELPH — Police in Guelph say they have charged a man and a woman in the death of their infant son in 2023. The 20-month-old boy was found dead in the family’s apartment near downtown Guelph in late January of that year. Police say a four-year-old also lived in the home at the time. Officers […]

FREDERICTON — A national judicial review body has ruled a New Brunswick judge used his authority inappropriately during an interaction with a junior lawyer — but also found there was no reasonable basis to remove the justice. The Canadian Judicial Council review panel says Court of King’s Bench Justice Frederick Ferguson discussed privileged information with […]

NIAGARA FALLS — Marineland has begun moving a third batch of whales to aquariums outside of Canada. A team of specialized workers at the shuttered tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont., is guiding six beluga whales into a custom sling one by one before hoisting them into tanks. A police-escorted convoy is then set to […]

Oakville has enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centres, becoming the first Ontario municipality to take the step as local lawmakers grapple with the concerns surrounding the new wave of facilities powering artificial intelligence. Councillors in the town southwest of Toronto have directed staff to study whether its own regulations need to be updated […]

Police say they have identified the woman whose remains were found during a home demolition in Niagara Falls, Ont., nearly three years ago and are now treating her death as a homicide. Niagara police say the body of Brenda Marie LeBlanc had likely been at the property for “many years,” potentially as far back as […]

HAMILTON — Police in Hamilton say they have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man from the area on Sunday. Police say Zenin Roussel was at King Street Billiards with the suspect, and a fight broke out outside once the bar closed. Officers say they don’t know what the fight was […]

OSHAWA — Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating a man’s death after he refused to leave a home east of Toronto over the weekend. The Special Investigations Unit says a woman called police late Sunday night to say an unwanted man was inside her Oshawa, Ont., home. Officials say Durham Region police arrived to find […]