Author: The Canadian Press
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TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is denying a request from more than 20 mayors across the province to tweak instead of scrap the speed camera program. The mayors say a total ban on automated speed cameras would reverse years of progress on safety in school zones and place more pressure on police. But Ford […]
TORONTO — Ikea has announced it will close its small format store at the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall in Toronto sometime early next year. The furniture retailer says shifting consumer behaviour toward online shopping and the limited range of products that could be offered at the smaller store resulted in weaker-than-expected performance. The small […]
TORONTO — By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years old, she had missed out on a lot of the government-funded support she desperately needed. Her childhood and adolescence is marked by painful memories. She stopped going to school after teachers called the police to handle her, and kids peed […]
As the Toronto Blue Jays look to sweep the American League Division Series in Game 3 tonight, some Canadian fans say they’ll be cheering proudly from the stands at Yankee Stadium. The Jays currently lead the series 2-0 after two high-scoring games at Rogers Centre against the New York Yankees. Tim Macdonell, CEO of Elite […]
VANCOUVER — The Toronto Raptors finally got a peek Monday at what their starting lineup could look like this season. Brandon Ingram played his first game in a Raptors jersey as Toronto fell 112-108 to the Denver Nuggets in a pre-season tilt at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. The Raptors picked up Ingram from the New Orleans […]
BRONX — New York newspaper headline writers had a field day in Monday’s editions after the scuffling Yankees gave up 23 runs over two American League Division Series losses to the Blue Jays in Toronto last weekend. “D’Oh Canada” was splashed in big block letters across the New York Post’s sports page while “North Scar” […]
Don’t be surprised if the Toronto Blue Jays have a retro look when they take the field at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays have worn a white-panelled cap, a throwback look based on the hats the 1992 World Series champions wore, in critical games this season. Toronto could complete a sweep New York on Tuesday […]
As the Toronto Blue Jays head to New York City for Game 3 of the American League Division Series, some diehard Canadian fans will be cheering for the team from the Yankee Stadium stands. Among them will be Ryan May, who says he’ll be wearing his Jays gear proudly – even if it means fielding […]
Toronto police say a woman has died after she was pinned under a transit bus in the city’s west end. Police say the collision happened this afternoon outside the Royal York subway station near Royal York Road and Bloor Street West. They say paramedics tried to help but the woman was pronounced dead at the […]
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says Marineland’s request for emergency funding, in a letter that warned 30 belugas at the park will otherwise be euthanized, is “inappropriate.” Thompson says the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is accountable for the care of its remaining belugas, after the deaths of 19 such whales at the park since 2019. […]