Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser says he understands fan unrest at the MLS team’s recent struggles, but says the club is working hard to change its fortunes. Toronto has not made the playoffs since 2020 and currently sits 28th in the 30-team league at 1-6-4. “Without a doubt I understand and appreciate the […]

OTTAWA — A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were “wrongly rejected.” He says that the Ontario Superior […]

TORONTO — A suspect in a hit-and-run that injured five people on Toronto Metropolitan University’s downtown campus last month has been arrested and charged with multiple offences including attempted murder, police said Friday. Police initially said that four people were injured on April 15 when the suspect allegedly drove a vehicle onto a pedestrian walkway, […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man convicted of firearms trafficking was arrested in the United States after almost four years on the run. They say 43-year-old Kamar Cunningham was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Atlanta region and is being held pending extradition. Police say Cunningham was arrested in June 2018 as […]

TORONTO — Police say they have arrested the suspect in a hit-and-run that injured five people on Toronto Metropolitan University’s downtown campus last month. The incident happened at a pedestrian walkway on the campus around 2 p.m. on April 15. Police initially said that four people were injured when the suspect allegedly drove a vehicle […]

TORONTO — There was more bad news on the injury front for Toronto FC on Friday with word that defender Nicksoen Gomis had undergone surgery to repair his Achilles tendon. Toronto said Gomis, who went under the knife Tuesday, is out for the remainder of the season. The 23-year-old Frenchman had to be helped off […]

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking emergency relief from the federal government to address the “critical” state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court. Pikangikum First Nation submitted a motion Thursday asking the court to compel the government to provide emergency funds to deliver adequate […]

Morgan Rielly will bundle up and head out for a walk with his dog in the winter months. The Maple Leafs defenceman and his canine sidekick cruise around their Toronto neighbourhood in the crisp air. One of Canada’s soundtracks is impossible to ignore. “I can hear pucks bouncing off the outdoor rink at the park […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they are investigating the death of a female pedestrian who was struck by two vehicles in Scarborough on Thursday night. Police say an unidentified pedestrian was walking in the northbound lanes of Birchmount Road, north of Anaconda Avenue, when a white cargo van travelling northbound struck her. She was then […]

TORONTO — A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Marina Salvadori warned of the possibility Thursday as cases in Ontario grew by nearly 200 infections, adding that would only occur […]