Author: The Canadian Press
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Police in Barrie, Ont., say a mother has been charged with first-degree murder after her 10-year-old child was found dead on New Year’s Eve. Police say they responded to a call for a well-being check at a house on Bayview Avenue near Little Avenue around 3 p.m. on Dec. 31. They say a 10-year-old child […]
CORNWALL, ONT. — Police say a weekend triple shooting in Cornwall, Ont., was a murder-suicide allegedly carried out by an 81-year-old man against his ex-partner and another man. Both men died and the 80-year-old woman continues to be treated for serious injuries. Cornwall police Chief Shawna Spowart said the case of intimate partner violence was […]
School buses have been cancelled in some parts of the Greater Toronto Area as the region braces for a blast of icy weather. Student transportation services have been cancelled for those in the Durham District, York Region and Halton District school boards, and for some in the Peel District School Board. Other school boards are […]
TORONTO — A new online portal meant to streamline access to Ontario’s court system is leaving some lawyers grappling with unpredictable delays and facing new hurdles in managing their cases, they say months after the platform’s initial rollout. The Ontario Courts Public Portal launched in Toronto in the fall, with the purpose of allowing people […]
TORONTO — Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions. In August, Premier Doug Ford announced thousands of Ontario civil servants would return to the office full time by January, ending work-from-home and hybrid models that have persisted more than five […]
TORONTO — Toronto FC will hold the bulk of its training camp in Marbella, Spain, for the second year in a row. Players are due to report to camp Saturday in Toronto for medicals. The team will hold two training sessions before leaving Jan. 13 for Spain to begin a three-week camp at the Marbella […]
TORONTO — Toronto FC will hold the bulk of its training camp in Marbella, Spain, for the second year in a row. Players are due to report to camp Saturday in Toronto for medicals. The team will hold two training sessions before leaving Jan. 13 for Spain to begin a three-week camp at the Marbella […]
TORONTO — A mother has been charged after a baby was allegedly abandoned at a Toronto church last month. Police say officers were called to the Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue area around 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. A person who answered the phone at St. Monica’s Catholic Church said the baby was found […]
TORONTO — No stranger to big baseball moments, Kazuma Okamoto seems more than comfortable in the spotlight. The Toronto Blue Jays are hoping his success in Japan will translate to the Major League Baseball game. The American League champions agreed to terms with the slugger over the weekend on a four-year, US$60-million contract. The Blue […]
TORONTO — Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions. In August, Premier Doug Ford announced thousands of Ontario civil servants would return to the office full time by January, ending work-from-home and hybrid models that have persisted more than five […]