Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Kiesza is feeling herself. Nestled in the corner of a hotel restaurant, the Canadian hitmaker is grooving along to one of the lusty dance-pop songs from her new album. Blasting over her phone’s tiny speaker, the heavy bass has been reduced to a faint tap. But it doesn’t stop the singer from taking […]

Canada will host Ecuador in a men’s soccer friendly in Toronto during the November FIFA international window. The Nov. 13 game at BMO Field marks only the second meeting between the Canadian men, currently ranked an all-time high at 28th in the world, and No. 25 Ecuador. The first matchup, also at BMO Field, was […]

TORONTO — Greater Toronto commuters are likely bracing for traffic and transit congestion to worsen over the coming months as a number of major employers get ready to increase in-office days. Even before return-to-office mandates take effect, experts say vehicle traffic in the city is at a tipping point, while delays, construction and public safety […]

HAMILTON — Dejon Brissett added his own unique twist to the wild, often crazy Labour Day series between the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Brissett’s 63-yard catch to Hamilton’s four-yard line with one second remaining set up Lirim Hajrullahu’s 11-yard field goal that gave Toronto a stunning 35-33 victory Monday afternoon. Brissett caught Nick Arbuckle’s […]

TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they are looking for a man believed to have thrown a bicycle off a bridge and onto one of the city’s busiest expressways. Police say officers responded to a call on Sunday afternoon just before 4 p.m. after a car travelling north on the Don Valley Parkway was struck […]

HAMILTON — Lirim Hajrullahu’s 11-yard field goal on the final play of the game earned the Toronto Argonauts an exciting 35-33 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Monday afternoon. Hajrullahu’s boot came after Nick Arbuckle hit Dejon Brissett on a 63-yard completion to the Hamilton four-yard line seemingly with no time remaining. But upon review, […]

RENFREW — Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating a home invasion at a local inn in Renfrew. Police say shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday officers responded to an inn on Gibbons Road after hearing reports that two males had entered a room, assaulted its occupants with what is believed to be bear spray and […]

Korie Heartz grew up with the Family Channel just like her mother, who also watched the iconic station’s shows during her own childhood. She said she hoped her own children would be the third generation in the family to enjoy the series, dramas, and programs that the television channel aired for Canadian teens and children […]

RICHMOND HILL — Authorities say five people were rushed to hospital after a residential fire in Richmond Hill north of Toronto. York Region Paramedic Services says it received a call about the fire in the area of Skywood Drive and Rollinghill Road shortly after 3 a.m. Monday. Paramedics say they assessed all five patients, four […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s provincial government says it will remove interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country. The Labour Day announcement says the province has signed 10 agreements with provinces and territories to remove barriers to let workers come to Ontario to find work in […]