Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been charged after allegedly posing as a surgeon, then injecting four women with what they believed were Botox, Salmon DNA and Ozempic treatments. Police say they arrested a 29-year-old man Saturday on seven counts of assault with a weapon as well as a common nuisance charge. Investigators […]

TORONTO — Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes could hang in the balance Sunday when the slumping club visits league-leading Liverpool. The trophy they are both battling for is 5,450 kilometres away — in Toronto. It is one of three trophies on the move as part of Manchester City’s “4-In-A-Row Trophy Tour.” Former Man City […]

Thousands are without power in parts of Ontario hit hard by a blast of winter weather delivering gusty winds and heavy snow, with more to come. Snow blowing off lakes Superior and Huron has closed a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway, knocked out power and buried some communities under nearly a metre of snow. Hydro […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — Cole Brown scored a hat trick and the Brantford Bulldogs routed the Oshawa Generals 7-3 in Ontario Hockey League play on Friday. Tomas Hamara chipped in a goal and three assists for the Bulldogs (12-9-3), while Jake O’Brien scored and contributed a pair of helpers. Patrick Thomas and Noah Nelson also scored […]

OTTAWA — The union representing Canada Post workers has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board over the layoffs of striking employees. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the layoffs are an “intimidation tactic” that violates the Canada Labour Code. No details have been provided on the extent of […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, a source has confirmed to The Canadian Press. Trudeau’s plane landed in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday evening, not far from where Trump’s transition team is based at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The source, who is not authorized to […]

OTTAWA — The Manitoba Métis Federation will be the first Métis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal government, bringing a near conclusion to a more than 150-year fight for recognition. “I need to get some chapstick because I can’t stop smiling,” said Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand. “This is one of […]

OTTAWA — Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications. The notice was published on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website today. The pause is effective immediately and runs until Dec. 31, 2025. The government says applications received annually […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plane landed in West Palm Beach, Fla., this evening, not far from where incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s transition team is based at his Mar-a-Lago estate, but the Prime Minister’s Office is refusing to comment on whether the two are meeting. This comes days after Trump threatened to impose […]

TORONTO — In the end, John Herdman saw the writing on the wall and walked away from it. Embroiled in the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal that has already cost Canadian women’s coach Bev Priestman her job, Herdman resigned Friday as coach of Toronto FC. With the scandal not going away, Herdman opted to step aside […]