Author: The Canadian Press

An Amber Alert for an eight-month-old in Ontario has been cancelled after the baby boy was found safe. Peel Region police had requested the alert. No details were provided about where the child was found. The boy had been last seen in Brampton, Ont. The alert was cancelled shortly after it was issued in the […]

TORONTO — Community members gathered this evening to honour the life of eight-year-old JahVai Roy, who was killed by a stray bullet while he was in bed with his family. The boy’s name echoed around the Toronto apartment building he once called home as community leaders and advocates promised to never forget him. His mother, […]

An Amber Alert has been issued for an eight-month-old baby boy who was last seen in Brampton, Ont. More coming. The Canadian Press

The lawyer for members of an AIDS information group who were targets of an anti-LGBTQ+ smear campaign says a court ruling awarding them more than $1.7 million in damages sends a “strong message” about the consequences of online hate. An Ontario Superior Court judge issued the ruling this week in the case of eight volunteer […]

TORONTO — The union that represents thousands of full-time support staff at Ontario’s colleges has taken a step toward a possible strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says it has requested a “no board” report, and once issued by the province’s labour ministry it would set a 16-day countdown to a legal strike position. […]

TORONTO — Nick Arbuckle won’t have his top offensive weapon when the Toronto Argonauts host the B.C. Lions on Saturday afternoon. Receiver Damonte Coxie (head) won’t play after missing the entire week of practice. Coxie was injured in Toronto’s 28-20 road loss Friday night to the Edmonton Elks. “We’re hoping to get him back next […]

A court document shows a Lindsay, Ont., man who is facing charges for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his apartment is accused of using a knife to defend himself. The document filed by Kawartha Lakes police shows 44-year-old Jeremy David McDonald is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after he “did endanger […]

TORONTO — A candlelight vigil will be held this evening for an eight-year-old Toronto boy killed by a stray bullet while he was in bed with his family last weekend. JahVai Roy, who has been described by friends and family as a curious boy and a fearless anti-bullying advocate, was killed in his North York […]

A second teen girl has died after a watercraft collision on a southern Ontario lake that killed another girl and left two injured last week. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to the collision involving a single personal watercraft on the afternoon of Aug. 14 on Lake St. Clair near Couture Beach, located east of […]

The Disability Screen Office and the National Screen Institute are launching a program in which professionals will work with film and TV productions to ensure accessibility on set. The Production Accessibility Role Initiative will train creatives with disabilities to help identify and remove barriers for staff, cast and crew. Alethea Bakogeorge, the Disability Screen Office’s […]