Author: The Canadian Press

Drake might officially be the new king of pop. The Toronto rap star has shattered the long-standing record previously held by Michael Jackson for most No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 by a solo male artist. His song “Janice STFU” entered at the top of the chart this week following the release of his […]

TORONTO — Ontario municipal councillors could soon be removed from office for violating a code of conduct under a provincial bill that passed today. Municipalities and advocates have long called for stronger penalties for councillors who break the rules including workplace harassment, and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack says he hopes to have […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have charged a 30-year-old man with murder after a person was found dead in a downtown garage. Police say the victim has still not been identified. Police say they responded to a call for a medical complaint Saturday morning near Dundas Street and Seaton Street. They say officers were […]

STRATFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA — Antoni Cimolino is ending his tenure at the helm of Canada’s most influential theatre institution on a reflective note. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his farewell season is rich with metaphor. Its name, “This Rough Magic,” is tied to a line from “The Tempest,” which was the last play written by Shakespeare alone. The […]

KELOWNA — Jack Pridham scored twice, Cameron Reid had a goal and three assists, and the Kitchener Rangers knocked off the Everett Silvertips 6-2 to record their second consecutive victory at the Memorial Cup tournament on Monday. Christian Humphreys, Gabriel Chiarot and Cameron Arquette also scored for the Ontario Hockey League champions, who led 2-1 […]

TORONTO — A $25,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the safe return of a Toronto teen who has been missing for more than a week. A spokesperson for Esther’s family says the reward is being offered anonymously and comes from donations from community members across the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto police […]

TORONTO — Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains has entered the Ontario Liberal leadership race. Bains worked as a science and industry minister in Justin Trudeau’s government before leaving politics in 2021. He recently resigned as an executive from Rogers in order to explore a provincial Liberal leadership bid. Bains has released a 16-second video […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is reversing its decision to go to court to prevent the release of documents about its ill-fated blue licence plates. Lawyers for the government applied for a judicial review of decisions by Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner ordering the province to release documents in response to a freedom-of-information […]

Seventeen people are facing more than 100 charges after an investigation into a string of violent extortion incidents that predominantly targeted South Asian businesses in the Greater Toronto Area. Peel regional police said a joint operation involving provincial, federal and U.S. authorities began last December and “dismantled a co-ordinated campaign of intimidation, threats, and escalating […]

Thousands of community and social workers across Ontario have walked off the job today, calling on the province to boost funding for their services. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union, which represents the workers, says “chronic underfunding” has forced them to work additional jobs to make ends meet while leaving vulnerable people struggling to access […]