Author: The Canadian Press

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a weekend visit to Barrie, Ont., where he joined Mayor Alex Nuttall in touring the city’s homeless encampments. In a Facebook post shared by Nuttall on Sept. 20, the two can be seen visiting the sites. Nuttall called for provincial support earlier this month after declaring a state of emergency […]

TORONTO — A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured after a collision early Saturday morning in Toronto. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says a Toronto Police Service officer pursued a driver for speeding, and that a collision occurred involving the driver and another vehicle. According to the SIU, the boy was driving the first vehicle and was […]

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles won a leadership review on Saturday. Stiles won 68 per cent of the votes cast at a party convention in Niagara Falls, Ont. Speaking at the convention, Stiles said the Ontario NDP will learn from the last election and make needed changes. In February, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives won a […]

HAMILTON — Marc Liegghio’s 41-yard field goal on the game’s final play earned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats a 29-27 win over the Edmonton Elks in the annual Hall of Fame game Saturday night. Liegghio capped a clutch 13-play, 67-yard drive for Hamilton, which got the ball at its 10-yard line with 1:37 remaining. The march was […]

TORONTO — Protesters gathered at Sankofa Square on Saturday afternoon, which included a coalition of progressive civil society groups organizing against elements of the new Liberal government’s agenda. Protesters’ concerns ranged across Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for new fossil fuel projects, expected public service cuts as well as other issues like Indigenous rights, anti-war […]

MISSISSAUGA — Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says a 58-year-old man who was shot in an altercation with Windsor Police earlier this week died Saturday morning in hospital. The police watchdog says the investigation is ongoing, with five investigators and three forensic investigators appointed to look into the case. The agency says the man told police […]

HAMILTON — Police say a shooting incident is under investigation in Hamilton, Ont. Hamilton Police say they were called to a residence on Manning Avenue early Saturday morning for a medical emergency. Police say that officers responding to the incident found a 27-year-old male with a gunshot injury. The individual was transported to a hospital […]

BRACEBRIDGE — Ontario Provincial Police say the death of a 25-year-old West Nippising man whose body was found earlier this week in Torrance is being treated as a homicide. The body of Tyler Penasse, also known as Tyler Pellerin-Penasse, was found Monday in a remote area near Hardy Lake Road. Police say the determination was […]

A woman who pressured her boyfriend into killing his teenage ex in 2008 has been granted day parole for six months. The decision by a Parole Board of Canada panel will allow Melissa Todorovic, now in her 30s, to live in a halfway house under several conditions as soon as a bed becomes available. Todorovic […]

TORONTO — A small group of homeless people living in an encampment at Toronto’s Dufferin Grove Park say they won’t leave until the city provides them with permanent housing. Tension was high between the group and municipal staff this week after the city served encampment residents with trespass notices asking them to leave the park […]