Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Elina Svitolina knew this match meant slightly more. And the Ukrainian tennis star was down a set to a Russian opponent. The fans in the stands — many from her country’s large, flag-waving diaspora in the Greater Toronto Area — were living with every point across the National Bank Open quarterfinal on an […]

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal leadership candidates are taking to the stage for the first debate in their race to lead the third-place party, with the early focus on whether it is important to have a seat. The person Liberal members select in November will be the party’s fourth leader since 2018, when the Liberals were […]

HAMILTON — Police in Hamilton say they have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing on Sunday as a 21-year-old man from the area. Police say Zenin Roussel was at King Street Billiards with the suspects, and a fight broke out outside after the bar closed. Investigators say a taxi driver found Roussel with stab […]

TORONTO — Unifor and General Motors kicked off negotiations on a new labour contract at a downtown Toronto bargaining table Monday, with job security high on the priority list. The union represents more than 4,600 members at Ontario GM facilities, including the Oshawa assembly plant, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll as well as operations in […]

The child whose refusal to buckle up prompted the cancellation of a Porter Airlines flight last week was “obviously terrified” and should not be blamed, says a passenger who was on the plane bound for Toronto. The aircraft could not take off from Victoria in what Porter called an unsafe situation, so the crew decided […]

TORONTO — York regional police say a third suspect has been arrested after shootings at two Toronto-area synagogues earlier this year. Police say they are not seeking any other suspects after the arrest of the 23-year-old man from Barrie, Ont. The man has also been charged in two other separate shootings in the York region. […]

TORONTO — Unifor and General Motors have begun negotiations on a new labour contract, with talks kicking off at a downtown Toronto bargaining table Monday. The union represents more than 4,600 members at Ontario GM facilities, including the Oshawa assembly plant, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll as well as operations in St. Catharines and Woodstock. […]

Officials in the United States say a Toronto man who falsely posed as a commercial pilot to get hundreds of free flights has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Hawaii says court documents show Dallas Pokornik, 34, admitted to using a fake employee identification card to get free […]

TORONTO — Unifor is set to begin contract negotiations with General Motors. The union represents more than 4,600 members at Ontario GM facilities, including the Oshawa assembly plant, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll as well as operations in St. Catharines and Woodstock. In July, Unifor named General Motors as the next U.S. automaker for contract […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it earned a six-month net return of 9.5 per cent for the first half of 2026, with net investment income of $26.6 billion. The fund’s 12-month net return was 14.5 per cent. The pension fund manager says net assets totalled $303.2 billion at June 30, up […]