Author: The Canadian Press

Bartenders at a local Cambridge pub and billiards lounge were left starstruck after Justin Bieber made an unexpected visit on Sept. 10. Chicago Pub & Billiards said they had no idea the singer-songwriter was coming by but were happy to host him for his evening out with a friend playing pool, singing karaoke and posing […]

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie says she will resign as Ontario Liberal leader. More to come. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The newly created Build Canada Homes agency will oversee plans to build 4,000 homes on six federally owned sites, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. Specific locations for the homes have not yet been announced, but Carney said they will be in Dartmouth, N.S., Longueuil, Que., Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Construction is […]

The family of a toddler killed when an SUV drove into a daycare north of Toronto is speaking out and demanding change to boost safety in all childcare facilities. One-and-a-half-year-old Liam Riazati died Wednesday after a vehicle drove into a Richmond Hill, Ont., daycare, leaving six young children and three adults injured. Hundreds of family, […]

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is indicating she will stay on as leader, after party delegates voted against having a new leadership race — though only narrowly. Voting was taking place through the weekend at the party’s annual general meeting in Toronto and 57 per cent of delegates said there should be no […]

Toronto police say a man is dead after a late night shooting in the city’s North York neighbourhood. Officers responded to the sound of gunshots at a commercial plaza at around 11:50 p.m. near Victoria Park and Sheppard avenues. The victim, described by police as a male in his 40s, was found on scene with […]

Waterloo police are investigating what they deem a suspicious death after a body was found in the early morning hours on Friday. Police say the body of a female was found in the area of West River Road and Brant-Waterloo Road in North Dumfries, Ont., located approximately 10 kilometres south west of Cambridge, Ont. Investigators […]

MONTREAL — For about 100 years, the presbytery on De Castelnau street in Montreal’s Villeray borough was home to Catholics who lived and prayed there. Now, the cats are taking over. From paintings, historic photographs, book covers and shiny stuffed animal eyes, they stare down at visitors from the walls of Le Miaousée, which bills […]

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals are set to reveal today the results of voting by members on whether they should have another leadership race, less than two years after Bonnie Crombie won the last contest. Voting was taking place through the weekend at the party’s annual general meeting in Toronto. It should become clear this afternoon […]

TORONTO — The principal of a school in Toronto’s east end says a teacher has been temporarily suspended after showing students a video related to the shooting of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a letter sent to parents on Friday, Jennifer Koptie, the principal of Corvette Junior Public School in Scarborough, says students in […]