Author: The Canadian Press

Provincial police are warning the public to be on the lookout for an armed man who allegedly fired shots at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning. Police say they’ve obtained an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old Toronto man who allegedly shot at more than 10 cars travelling on the highway in Mississauga just […]

TORONTO — Kelowna will host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026. It will be the first time the B.C. city has hosted the annual junior hockey competition since 2004. The Canadian Hockey League says the Kelowna Rockets were one of five Western Hockey League franchises to bid for the event. It will be […]

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for employers repeatedly convicted of fatal and other serious health and safety violations. Labour Minister David Piccini is tabling an omnibus bill today that expands cancer coverage for firefighters, introduces a job-protected leave for people who become parents through adoption or surrogacy, […]

OTTAWA — The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said, after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, or ITK, serves as the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. In a statement the organization said the funding will […]

OTTAWA — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday that he’s confident all the premiers will get on board with a unified “Team Canada” approach to deal with Donald Trump’s tariff threat. His confidence comes despite signs of early cracks in that unity ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s emergency meeting with the premiers this afternoon. […]

OTTAWA — The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says the dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation. The organization, which represents 70,000 Inuit, says the funding will allow ITK to build key capacities and advance academic plans and course development. The […]

TORONTO — Ontario is eyeing three sites across the province for new electricity generation facilities, including the possibility of large-scale nuclear plants. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the province is on track to meet rising electricity demands through to 2035, but after that point the need will continue to skyrocket and Ontario needs to secure […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index climbed higher in late-morning trading, helped by strength in telecommunication and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 81.50 points at 25,486.64. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 15.90 points at 44,844.41. The S&P 500 index was down […]

TORONTO — The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says responders have fielded more than 300,000 calls and texts since the launch of the national 988 suicide helpline a year ago. Dr. Allison Crawford, the chief medical officer for the helpline, says people having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can get help 24 […]

Peel police say a 22-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly posed as a ride-share driver in a series of violent sexual assaults. Police allege the accused targeted South Asian women in their early 20s in three separate attacks in Brampton, Ont., earlier this month. Police say all three women were at bus stops […]