Author: The Canadian Press

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Saturday, Feb. 15: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No public events scheduled. — NDP Leader Marit Stiles Thunder Bay: Stiles is making campaign stops at a local market and doughnut shop before making a 12 p.m. announcement at an education centre. — Liberal Leader […]

TORONTO — When Vince Gasparro’s daughter suddenly fell ill last year, the “total chaos” he witnessed in the emergency department of a Toronto hospital spurred his desire to enter electoral politics. Even though his daughter ultimately received “phenomenal” care, the expected wait time displayed on a clock in the ER was more than nine hours, […]

TORONTO — Decades later, Mark McKinney says the pressure of writing comedy sketches for “Saturday Night Live” still haunts him. The Ottawa-born comedian says he occasionally wakes in a panic reliving the deadline stress he felt long ago — back when it would be “four o’clock in the morning on a Wednesday when you don’t […]

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — B.C.’s Corryn Brown, Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik, Saskatchewan’s Nancy Martin and defending champion Rachel Homan opened the Canadian women’s curling championship with victories. Homan’s team started the defence of its Scotties Tournament of Hearts crown with a 13-4 win over Jane DiCarlo of Prince Edward Island. Brown defeated Alberta’s Selena Sturmay 11-4, […]

TORONTO (AP) — Emma Woods broke a tie with 20 seconds left in the second period and the Toronto Sceptres beat the Boston Fleet 3-1 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Jesse Compher and Emma Maltais also scored for Toronto, and Kristen Campbell made 16 saves. Megan Keller scored for Boston. Aerin Frankel […]

TORONTO — Emma Woods fired home the eventual winner late in the second period to provide the surging Toronto Sceptres with a 3-1 win against the Boston Fleet on Friday. Izzy Daniel set up Woods in front for the go-ahead goal with 20 seconds remaining in the middle frame to give the Sceptres their third […]

Residents of two communities in southwest Toronto are calling on the city to take action after several reported coyote attacks and dozens more sightings in the area since the beginning of the year. A press release from the Coyote Safety Coalition – a group representing residents in the Liberty Village and Fort York neighbourhoods – […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell more than 200 points Friday, weighed down by losses in energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 215.28 points at 25,483.23. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 165.35 points at 44,546.08. The S&P 500 index […]

The City of Toronto says it has asked a non-profit builder of tiny shelters for homeless people to remove the structures from a downtown park. Spokesperson Russell Baker says the city has told the founder of Tiny Tiny Homes that five small portable emergency shelters at St. James Park, which is city-owned property, cannot remain […]

TORONTO — Auto parts maker Magna International Inc. is warning tariffs would have a negative impact on the auto industry, but says it’s ready to deal with what comes. “I believe this is going to be disruptive,” said company chief executive Swamy Kotagiri Friday on an earnings call with analysts. “We’re not looking forward to […]