Author: The Canadian Press

For Maryam Amini’s family, Persian new year has always been an important date on their calendar. Each year, they would get together to exchange laughs and well wishes to mark the arrival of spring as part of the historical and cultural celebration of Nowruz. But for the first time since the family moved to Canada […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is proposing a $10 charge for admission to its World Cup fan festival after initially promoting it as a free event. A report presented to the city’s executive committee Wednesday proposes a ticket tier for the soccer festival, starting at $10 for general admission with VIP passes ranging from […]

A Canadian man who lived in Windsor, Ont., was killed last week by Israeli forces outside the family’s home in southern Lebanon, his family says. Mohamad Hussain Haidar says his 38-year-old brother Hassan Haidar went to Lebanon in November to be with his wife and five children and care for the horses he raised on […]

Visitors to Ontario provincial parks this summer will be able to drink alcohol in more areas starting this summer. Todd McCarthy, minister of environment, conservation and parks, says updated rules around where alcohol can be consumed “are intended to improve the overall park experience and support local tourism.” The new rules will allow adults 19 […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Christine Fréchette to be sworn into office today as Quebec’s second female premier Christine Fréchette is set to be sworn in as Quebec’s premier today with less than six months to go before the provincial election. She […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s plan to build many more jails, saying the billions in cost will be worth it. Ontario’s jails are well over capacity and the overcrowding has been worsening for years under Ford’s tenure as premier. The province plans to add upward of 6,000 new jail beds by […]

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of southwestern Ontario as a severe thunderstorm hunkers down over the region. Environment Canada says residents in and around Windsor, Essex and Chatham-Kent should exercise extra care and attention. The weather office says a line of storms capable of producing a tornado was spotted from 11 kilometres […]

HAMILTON — A Hamilton restaurant has been temporarily shuttered as public health officials investigate an outbreak of salmonella that has sent several people to hospital. Hamilton Public Health says nine confirmed cases of salmonella infection have so far been linked to the Piper Arms Stoney Creek location on Stone Church Road East. Among them, seven […]

SAINT THOMAS — A teenager has been charged in a crash that killed a 16-year-old in a Lake Erie community last year. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a crash involving a tractor trailer and a sedan in Central Elgin just before 1 p.m. on Nov. 14. They say the passenger of the sedan, […]

AJAX — Police say a man has died after a targeted incident that was initially reported as a break-in at a home in Ajax, Ont. Durham Region police say they were called around 12:40 a.m. today for a break-and-enter in progress at a home in the area of Harwood Avenue North and Taunton Road East. […]