Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Kaylee Hunter scored on a penalty in the 51st minute, Sabrina D’Angelo made two saves, and AFC Toronto edged the winless Calgary Wild 1-0 in Northern Super League action on Tuesday at York Lions Stadium. Toronto’s record improves to six wins, four losses and three draws — three points back of the second-place […]

TORONTO — A popular Latin street festival in Toronto has lost a key sponsor not long after a deadly shooting. In a letter dated last Thursday and obtained by The Canadian Press, Hillcrest Village Business Improvement Association says its board has voted to discontinue sponsorship of the Salsa on St. Clair festival. It comes after […]

TORONTO — Ottawa gave in to the demands of a “fringe group” when it rejected a pitch to expand Toronto’s island airport, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Tuesday. He said the province was disappointed by the federal government’s decision to nix Premier Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say a man has been arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen U-Haul into a home early this morning. Police say an officer ran the U-Haul’s plates after seeing it around 1:30 a.m. and found it had been reported stolen. Investigators say the driver started moving when more police arrived and almost […]

TORONTO — J. Cole is still thinking about the six points he scored in Scarborough. The North Carolina rapper brought up his brief stint with the Scarborough Shooting Stars several times during his Toronto concert Monday, joking about his modest basketball stat line while reflecting on the deeper connection he made with the city. “I […]

TORONTO — Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria vows to forge ahead on expanding Toronto’s island airport despite the federal government’s rejection of the plan. Sarkaria says the province was disappointed by the federal government’s decision to nix Premier Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to allow jets to land and […]

Police west of Toronto say nine suspects have been charged in an investigation into the alleged human trafficking and sexual exploitation of at least a dozen people. Halton regional police say they started investigating after a woman came forward with allegations in September of last year. Supt. Dave Costantini says the force worked with other […]

TORONTO — Two Ontario residents face charges after a Competition Bureau probe found they allegedly misled Canadians into thinking they were dealing directly with the federal government’s passport service. York Regional Police charged John Jesse Breslin and Phoebe Hui Ting Wong last week with fraud over $5,000 and possessing proceeds of a crime. A release […]

A Durham Region police deputy chief will retire after the police board said Monday that an investigation by a watchdog agency found he committed misconduct by using a “racially inappropriate” term. The Durham Regional Police Service Board said it has agreed with deputy chief Chris Kirkpatrick that their “employment relationship be concluded.” In a statement […]

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow wants the land from the city’s islands back. The mayor says the Ontario government should return lands it recently expropriated from the city through new legislation as it pushed an expansion to allow jets to land and take off from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. On Friday, federal Transportation […]