Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — When Clement Virgo read a book about an enslaved teenager who fled to Canada, he was captivated by the story, but after helming the harrowing CBC miniseries “The Book of Negroes,” the Toronto director was hesitant to take on another historical adaptation. “I didn’t want to make another costume drama about the effects […]

LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is spending $2 billion over the next four years to build up Canada’s fleet of armoured vehicles. The planned addition of 190 armoured combat support vehicles will bring the military’s total fleet up to 550 vehicles. Carney is in London, Ont., today at the Canadian […]

A trade union representing railworkers is calling on Canadian National Railway to stop operating through active wildfire zones after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in fire. A video of the incident shared widely on social media showed orange-red flames closing in on the train as trees burned on […]

HAMILTON — Calvin Tiggle is heading back to Hamilton. The veteran linebacker, who helped the Hamilton Tiger-Cats capture their last Grey Cup title in 1999, was named for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on Thursday. Tiggle joins receiver Brandon Banks, Canadian fullback Sean Millington and defensive lineman Charleston Hughes as members of […]

Here is the latest on wildfires in northern Ontario as communities evacuate and much of the province is blanketed in thick and dangerous smoke. All times Eastern. — 10:40 a.m. Devastating wildfires are also causing health concerns and event cancellations across southern parts of the province as thick smoke plumes linger in the sky for […]

TORONTO — Wildfires that have devastated communities in northern Ontario are also causing health concerns and event cancellations across southern parts of the province as thick smoke plumes linger in the sky for another day. Toronto is still not feeling any relief after wildfire smoke turned the city’s skyline orange on Wednesday, prompting some residents […]

Ontario is requesting assistance from the federal government to get ready to evacuate communities across the north by aircraft as dozens of forest fires burn out of control. Ontario Emergency Preparedness Minister Jill Dunlop says in a letter to federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski that 15 communities in the north have already started evacuations […]

TORONTO — Many regions of Ontario have traded heat warnings for air quality warnings as gritty, dusty wildfire smoke permeates the skies. Environment Canada has lifted many of the heat warnings spanning the province, though hot weather is expected to linger in some areas. Air quality warnings are now in place from Thunder Bay to […]

Winds out of the northwest could fan the flames of dozens of forest fires that have already devastated communities in northern Ontario. Environment Canada says the community of Armstrong can expect widespread smoke with wind gusts of up to 40 kilometres per hour for most of today. The fires have prompted evacuation orders for several […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s colleges and universities ministry has disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving student assistance loans this coming year, after raising concerns with some of the schools’ course enrolment practices. The move comes as career college students across the province are barred from accessing grants through the Ontario Student Assistance Program, […]