Author: The Canadian Press

HAMILTON — General manager Ted Goveia of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has died. The Ticats confirmed Goveia’s death Friday. He was 55. In a release, the Ticats said they were “deeply saddened” and would honour Goveia’s impact on Canadian football during Friday evening’s “Team Ted” game against the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers. “Ted was a highly […]

TORONTO — An organization that bills itself as Canada’s oldest HIV service agency says it will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced the need for its services. AIDS Committee of Toronto says plummeting demand coincided with financial challenges and broader changes in the health-care system, leading to the […]

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals are set to hold a leadership vote this weekend, amid grumbling from some members about whether Leader Bonnie Crombie is the right person to take them back into government. The party is gathering in Toronto for its annual general meeting, its first since the mixed-bag February election that saw them regain […]

HAMILTON — General manager Ted Goveia of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has died. The Ticats announced his death Friday, saying they were deeply saddened and would honour Goveia’s impact on Canadian football during that evening’s “Team Ted” game against the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers. “Ted was a highly respected leader, colleague, and friend whose passion and […]

TORONTO — Michael Mallinson had never met Charlie Kirk, nor had he ever heard the name of the American right-wing commentator who was shot dead in broad daylight at a Utah college event on Wednesday. But the retired Torontonian has done some research about him after his death. “I gather that he appeals to young […]

The Ontario government is proposing measures aimed at boosting safety at child-care facilities after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto, killing a toddler and injuring six other children. Three staff members were also hurt in the crash on Wednesday at First Roots Early Education Academy in Richmond Hill, Ont. Education Minister Paul […]

TORONTO — As Kevin Gausman took his first steps out of the home dugout to start the ninth inning, the crowd of 41,224 fans at Rogers Centre got up with him, giving the Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher a standing ovation. They understood what he was trying to accomplish. Gausman pitched a complete game shutout […]

VANCOUVER — Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik, South Africa’s Quinton de Kock and England’s Alex Hales are among the international talent joining Canadian cricketers in the inaugural Canada Super60 tournament in Vancouver next month. Malik and de Kock both are former national team captains. Six teams — the Brampton Blitz, Mississauga Masters, Montreal Royal Tigers, Vancouver Kings, […]

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will have the chance to debate two different pieces of legislation this fall intended to make it harder for people accused of certain crimes to get bail. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday that his party’s bail reform bill would create a new category of major offences that includes things […]

A 70-year-old man is facing dangerous driving charges after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto on Wednesday, killing a toddler and injuring six other children. Vinay Kumar Gupta, who was arrested at the scene in Richmond Hill, Ont., faces one count of dangerous operation causing death and two counts of dangerous driving […]