Author: The Canadian Press

CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say Highway 401 remains closed in both directions in Whitby, Ont., due to an ongoing investigation into a deadly crash involving police. The busy highway is closed between Lake Ridge Road and Brock Street. Provincial police say they hope to open the westbound lanes first, but the eastbound lanes […]

TORONTO — When Shake Shack crosses the border into Canada later this year, it will make its debut at one of the country’s most prominent intersections with a menu largely borrowing from what it serves in the U.S. The fast-food company’s first Canadian location will take over the northeast corner of Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — The smell of South Asian spices wafts from the “Blends and Curries” food counter.  Conversations in Hindi and Gujurati flood the bustling hallways, which quickly get packed as students pour in and out of classes. Cliques of Indian youth, who appear to make up a majority of the student population, take full […]

TORONTO — Animal advocates are celebrating after parts of a controversial Ontario agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside were deemed unconstitutional. Justice Markus Koehnen struck down parts of Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, earlier this […]

CLARINGTON, Ont. — Police say a pursuit that began with a call about a robbery in a community northeast of Toronto has ended with a deadly crash. Durham Regional Police say in a social media post late Monday that officers were called to a robbery in Clarington. They say the suspect fled when police arrived, […]

TORONTO (AP) — Justin Turner hit two home runs, Danny Jansen added a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday night. Turner hit a two-run home run in the first inning and had a leadoff homer in the third. It was the 16th multihomer […]

TORONTO — Justin Turner had a two-run homer in the first inning and added a solo shot in the third as the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday. Danny Jansen also had a home run as Toronto (15-15) won back-to-back games. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., drove in […]

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist and the visiting Oshawa Generals scored three unanswered goals in the second period en route to a 5-2 victory over the North Bay Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference final on Monday. Beckett Sennecke, Stuart Rolofs and Connor Lockhart also scored […]

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has had hybrid Tommy John surgery. The ligament replacement and internal-brace procedure on his left elbow will likely take 12 to 18 months to heal. Nate Heisler, Barriera’s agent, announced the operation on Monday morning and Blue Jays manager John Schneider confirmed it later that day. “It’s unfortunate, […]

Toronto centre Sarah Nurse, Montreal goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens and Boston centre Hannah Brandt have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three stars of the week.  Nurse recorded her first PWHL hat trick as league-leading Toronto defeated New York 6-2 on Sunday. Desbiens posted two wins, a 1.00 goals-against average, a .969 save percentage and […]