Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September. The agency says the growth came as services-producing industries grew 0.1 per cent for the month. After four consecutive monthly declines, […]

LONDON, Ont. — Sean Horrell walked into the woods holding a basket filled with hot meals, water bottles, juice boxes and snacks for a group of people living in a small London, Ont., homeless encampment. When he approached the camp, he was greeted by a brown dog that barked and wagged its tail. As Horrell […]

TORONTO — The percentage of staff in Ontario child-care centres who are registered early childhood educators has been declining over the past few years, moving the province further away from one of its goals in the national $10-a-day system. A recently published Ministry of Education report shows that while there has been a net increase […]

Beijia Ge’s work duties change on an hourly basis. The Kingston, Ont., resident might be chatting with Chinese students about their secrets and challenges, or helping someone pack a suitcase, or baking cakes with a senior citizen. “If you are alone on your birthday but still want someone to sing birthday songs or take photos […]

TORONTO (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, Jalen Green had 22 and the Houston Rockets won in Toronto for the first time in more than five years by beating the struggling Raptors 114-110 on Sunday night. Alperen Sengun had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who hadn’t won in Toronto since Dec. […]

TORONTO — Ja’Kobe Walter didn’t hesitate. After making three early triples to begin Sunday’s game against the Houston Rockets, the Toronto Raptors’ rookie suddenly found big man Alperen Sengun defending him. Sengun was forced to make a decision: play up against the red-hot shooter and risk a drive with little rim protection, or back off […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors blew an early 16-point lead and saw their NBA losing streak reach seven games in a tight 114-110 defeat to the Houston Rockets on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena. Dillon Brooks of Mississauga, Ont., made the most of his lone scheduled trip to Toronto this season, leading the Rockets (19-9) with […]

Toronto police say four people, including three police officers, are in hospital after a fire broke out in a house in Etobicoke Sunday afternoon. Police and firefighters arrived at Finch Ave West and Highway 427 at around 12:30 p.m. for reports of a two-alarm residential fire. They were informed that residents of the home could […]

MARATHON, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Saturday evening in Marathon, Ont. Police say they responded to a two-vehicle crash at around 6:30 p.m. on Highway 17 involving a commercial motor vehicle and a passenger vehicle. Fire crews and paramedics were also called to the collision site in […]

Tristan Sacrey says he reached rock bottom five years ago. He went through a breakup, lost his job and had to move back in with his mom, and he was still trying to process the death of his father two years earlier. His therapist urged him to find something that would help him feel connected […]