Author: The Canadian Press

The president of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham says he’s sorry most fans went home disappointed after the event’s opening day. Friday’s full day of on-track activities at the IndyCar Series race was cancelled because the street course around Markham, Ont., wasn’t yet completed or approved by safety inspectors. Jeff Atkinson, the race’s […]

TORONTO — Kraft Dinner smoothies, nitrogen-infused Oreo treats and pickle-flavoured coffee are among the wild food offerings at the Canadian National Exhibition this year. Media got a preview of the culinary standouts ahead of the annual end-of-summer Toronto fair’s official opening on Friday. Mark Holland, CEO of the fair, says Toronto’s food scene is legendary […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a 73-year-old pilot who failed to return to Oshawa, Ont., from a flight in a home-built plane last week was found dead. Police say the pilot’s remains were found after extensive search efforts in the city of Kawartha Lakes. A large search operation was launched on Friday after the plane departed […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they charged a resident of a home who allegedly opened fire as suspects attempted to steal a vehicle from the driveway. Police say they responded to an attempted car theft early Wednesday morning in a residential neighbourhood in Toronto’s east end. Police say the resident of the Scarborough home fired […]

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia musician has ended a civil lawsuit against Google he filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice earlier this year. Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac claimed the online giant defamed him by falsely identifying him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary. In a statement of claim, he said […]

The mayor of Markham, Ont., is proud of how the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy went last weekend, even if there were major problems at the start. Friday’s full day of on-track activities at the IndyCar Series race was cancelled because the course around the Toronto suburb’s downtown core wasn’t yet completed or approved by […]

TORONTO — A former Liberal MP and federal housing minister is putting his hat in the ring for a Toronto city council seat. Nate Erskine-Smith says he’s running to represent the east-end ward of Beaches—East York after “countless people,” including Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, asked him to continue working in politics. Erskine-Smith resigned his federal […]

TORONTO — It seems like Brittney Sykes should have worked on her negotiating skills during a two-month stint on the Toronto Tempo’s injured list. Sykes had 15 points and five assists in 21 minutes of play in Toronto’s 101-95 loss to the Indiana Fever on Tuesday. It was her first game back in the Tempo’s […]

TORONTO — If you’ve walked around Toronto, you might have noticed plaques scattered around the city. Some are new, some are old, and Heritage Toronto is trying to encourage people to stop and give them a read — through a weekly short-form video series. In a social media campaign dubbed ‘Plaque Fridays,’ they zero in […]

TORONTO — Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 29 points as the Indiana Fever held on for a 101-95 win over the Toronto Tempo on Tuesday. Superstar Caitlin Clark had 24 points and seven assists as Indiana (25-13) won its fifth in a row. Dozens of fans at Scotiabank Arena wore Clark jerseys. Brittney Sykes […]