Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Damonte Coxie will never complain about all of the extra attention he’s attracting this season from CFL defences. That’s what comes with being one of the CFL’s top receivers, something Coxie had hoped to achieve since joining the Toronto Argonauts in 2022. “Pressure is not really a thing because this is what you […]

TORONTO — Aidan Gomez, CEO of Canadian AI company Cohere, says a “small group of companies in Silicon Valley” shouldn’t be left in charge of ensuring AI is safe. AI industry leaders have been warning about the dangers of the technology since an Anthropic researcher who quit last week said people in the industry fear […]

TORONTO — When Angela Zhu was newly pregnant, she knew that finding a daycare spot in Toronto would be challenging so she and her husband joined 40 different waitlists, thinking surely that would be sufficient. It wasn’t. “My friend joked to me, ‘As soon as you get the positive pregnancy test, don’t even wait to […]

GUELPH — Police in Guelph allege a man stole thousands of dollars by setting up “cash traps” at automated banking machines across the city that diverted the money customers were trying to withdraw. Police say they were contacted in late June by an ATM technician who had been dealing with several reports of cash machines […]

TORONTO — The date has been set for a coroner’s inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a Toronto woman who fell from a highrise balcony while police were in her home more than six years ago. The inquest will begin on Oct. 13, with Dr. David Cameron as the presiding officer, and is expected […]

Police have identified a 17-year-old Toronto boy as the victim of a Monday afternoon shooting. Toronto police say officers responded to a shooting near Jane Street and Finch Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Police say 17-year-old Cashie Auguste had been shot and was rushed to hospital. They say he was pronounced dead shortly after. Police have […]

FREDERICTON — A 25-year-old New Brunswick woman only a few months into her new job as a town crier is getting ready to compete at a world tournament of her peers — many of them twice her age. Summer Gallant spent her early adult years travelling before she returned home to Riverview, N.B., where she […]

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard is returning to Toronto seven years after leading the Raptors to the franchise’s only NBA championship. Here’s a look at key dates from Leonard’s first stint with the Raptors to his return to Toronto: July 18, 2018 — The Toronto Raptors acquire Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green from the San Antonio […]

TORONTO — Zach McKinstry scored on Louis Varland’s fielding error in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers slipped past the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday. Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle grounded to Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with Varland running from the mound to cover the base. Varland missed Guerrero’s throw and […]

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard is officially returning to the Toronto Raptors. After a months-long delay, the NBA approved a trade between the Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers on Monday that sent Leonard back to Toronto where he won an NBA championship in 2019. All-star forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round picks in 2031 […]