Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontario is establishing a $20-million fund in the name of a toddler who was killed this fall when a vehicle crashed into his daycare centre in Richmond Hill, and the province says it is meant to help prevent that from happening again. Education Minister Paul Calandra says child-care centres will be able to […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is partnering with the city of Ottawa to put $400 million toward building up to 3,000 affordable homes in the capital. Carney says the city will speed up the construction of homes by waiving development charges, permit fees and property taxes. Build Canada Homes, the […]

VAUGHAN — Ontario Provincial Police say two men are dead after a car crash involving a vehicle and a tractor trailer on a highway in Vaughan early Sunday morning. Police say officers were called to a report of the crash in the northbound lane of Highway 400 south of Teston Road at 3:45 a.m. Investigators […]

DUTTON — Provincial police say one person is dead after a collision on Highway 401 in southwestern Ontario. OPP say emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision on the eastbound lane of Highway 401 at Iona Road in Dutton. They say a 64-year-old woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening […]

TORONTO — Torontonians commuting across the city’s northwest are being treated to a day of free fares Sunday as service opened on the long-awaited Finch West Line. The route, which is about 10 kilometres long, is the first new line added to the city’s transit network since 2002. It connects service to 18 stations and […]

The drive to the office may not feel as swift as it did a couple years ago, nor is the train as comfortable, as you’re forced to lean against a stranger during your standing-room-only commute. For some companies, work-from-home and hybrid models persist more than five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing […]

DAVIE — AFC Toronto exited the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament on a winning note Saturday, edging the Kansas City Current 3-2. But two prior losses meant the Northern Super League team will not make Sunday’s semifinals at the eight-team US$5 million tournament. It’s the inaugural North American edition of the seven-a-side tournament. The Bayern […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say two people are facing aggravated assault charges after an incident in a downtown subway station that saw a TTC employee and patron allegedly stab each other. Police say officers were first called to Dundas Station on Nov. 26 just after 1 p.m. for a report of a stabbing. Police say […]

TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they’ve called in Ontario’s police watchdog to investigate after a man was shot early this morning at a train station. Police say officers received a report of an armed person at the Danforth GO Station just after 1 a.m. They say officers located the man at the station who […]

TORONTO — The draw for next summer’s World Cup has opened the possibility that Canada will face Italy in its June 12 opener in Toronto, and hopes in the city’s Little Italy neighbourhood are running high. The Canadian men’s soccer team drew Switzerland, the fifth-ranked team in Pot 2, and Qatar, the 10th-ranked side in […]