Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A new report has found an overreliance on visual inspections of the train tracks may have contributed to the derailment of a GO Transit train at Toronto’s Union Station that disrupted commuter travel for days earlier this year. The report recently released by Metrolinx confirms an initial investigation that found the Feb. 2 […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say the death of a 54-year-old man found on a sidewalk earlier this week is now being treated as suspicious after investigators reviewed new information. Police say that information raised concerns about the man’s death, but they did not elaborate further. The death has not been labelled a homicide at this […]

DALLAS — Thousands of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most ardent followers gathered in Dallas for “Trump-a-palooza” this week — and many parroted the president’s constant bashing of Canada. Lona Heins from Tennessee said Canada was “communist” and no longer shared the same values as the United States. “It’s contentious. I think Canada is socialist. It’s […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned. Science centre CEO Paul Kortenaar told employees at a meeting Thursday that the organization is being restructured. “As part of the changes, some departments will no longer form part of the new organizational structure,” […]

DEEP RIVER — A shelter-in-place order issued after a stabbing in a town northwest of Petawawa, Ont., was lifted Thursday afternoon. Police say officers responded to the area of McElligott Drive in Deep River, where a victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon. Officers issued a notice urging residents to stay indoors […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he’s open to the idea of involuntary addiction treatment. Ontario’s Big City Mayors group recently repeated a request to the province to review existing mental health laws with the idea of expanding involuntary treatment. “I’d be open to it as long as we can help them and help […]

BRAMPTON — The next wave of Canadian golf talent will be showcased later this month at Brampton Golf Club. Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont., and Nobelle Park of Oakville, Ont., were named to Canada’s two teams at the upcoming World Junior Girls Golf Championship on Thursday. It will be the 11th edition of the international […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made several changes to his cabinet today, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure. Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund. Ford has defended Piccini and the […]

BARRIE — Police in Barrie, Ont., say they have identified remains found last month as William “Blake” Robinson, the victim of an alleged 2025 double homicide. Police say the 45-year-old man’s remains were found in a wooded area near a former encampment at the centre of the homicide case. Last year, police arrested and charged […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shuffling his cabinet today, with at least a few people set to move around as he has three posts to fill. Ford’s office has not given any details on the shuffle other than saying it is happening, and it is being framed as putting Ontario on solid ground amid U.S. […]