Author: The Canadian Press

MacKenzie Scott continues to make medical debt relief a priority in her mysterious giving. This week, Undue Medical Debt, formerly RIP Medical Debt, announced it had received a rare third gift — $50 million — from the billionaire philanthropist, signaling her satisfaction with the group’s efforts to purchase medical debt in bulk from hospitals and […]

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — The Theodore Tugboat replica that was long a fixture in the Halifax Harbour has partially sunk while docked in St. Catharines, Ont. A news release says the life-size version of the TV character took on water late Tuesday night and is now mostly submerged in shallow water beside a dock. The […]

HAMILTON — The home of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats will soon have a new name. Hamilton Sports Group announced Wednesday that Tim Hortons Field, the stadium where the Ticats and Forge FC of soccer’s Canadian Premier League play, will be rebranded with a new sponsor after a 10-year naming rights agreement with the restaurant chain […]

TORONTO — A defence lawyer for a teen who pleaded guilty to assault in the alleged swarming of a homeless Toronto man says the girl should be sentenced to a year of probation. In a sentencing hearing today, defence lawyer Karen Lau Po Hung argued the teen is taking responsibility for her role in the […]

TORONTO — An expert in gaming law expects former Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter will likely be sentenced to a prison term and face other punishments. Porter’s sentencing hearing, originally scheduled for Wednesday, is set to take place May 20 at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire […]

TORONTO — All-star Scottie Barnes has been upgraded to questionable by the Toronto Raptors. Barnes participated in practice at OVO Athletic Centre this morning ahead of a game tomorrow night against the visiting Brooklyn Nets. He has missed two games after spraining his right ankle in a 113-108 loss to the New York Knicks on […]

TORONTO — Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are bringing their comedy chops back to Canada for a single TV series deal with Bell Media. Bell Media says the Vancouver-born collaborators and their production house Point Grey Pictures will produce an original scripted show for CTV and the Crave streaming platform. The agreement was lined up […]

TORONTO — Ontario is warning dog owners in downtown Windsor about a viral outbreak that has left more than a dozen pets dead. The province’s Animal Welfare Services says concerned dog owners should check in with their veterinarians amid a parvovirus outbreak. Chief Animal Welfare Inspector Melanie Milczynski says 14 dogs have died so far […]

Olivia and Noah have once again clinched first place as the most popular baby names in Ontario as the provincial government unveiled the 2023 top ten list of boys’ and girls’ names today. The province says Olivia was the No. 1 baby girl name in Ontario for the 15th consecutive year. It says Charlotte came […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the base metal and telecommunication sectors, while U.S. stock markets edged higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 52.00 points at 25,067.71. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 126.18 points at 43,576.08. The S&P 500 index […]