Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Postal strike A strike by about 55,000 workers at Canada Post heads into its second week ahead of the key holiday season. The union has said it is asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements, while […]

TORONTO — Joshua Orson sits on the edge of a bed in a bright, clean room, thinking about his journey from addict to health-care worker. The room is part of a new, 36-bed detox space in downtown Toronto that largely helps homeless patients, although it’s open to anyone who needs to get clean. There are […]

Toronto police are probing a fatal crash that killed a 71-year-old man in the city’s east end Thursday night. Officers received a report of a personal injury collision in the Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue area just before midnight. Police say a 71-year-old man was walking in the south crosswalk at Kennedy Road when a […]

SAGINAW — The London Knights extended their Ontario Hockey League win streak to 14 straight with a 6-5 win over the host Saginaw Spirit on Saturday. Sam Dickinson had a goal and five assists for the Knights. Sam O’Reilly’s goal at 11:03 of the third period stood up as the winner as Saginaw scored three […]

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Regional Police say they have arrested seven suspects, including a 13-year-old, in a case of a violent, targeted home invasion. Police say officers were called at about 9 p.m. Friday for reports of an armed home invasion at Ventura Way and Beverley Glen Boulevard, finding several suspects inside the home and […]

KINGSTON, Ont. — The Laval Rouge et Or have won the Vanier Cup with a 22-17 victory over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Auston Matthews is back in Toronto and says a return to action Wednesday is possible after the injured Maple Leafs captain visited a doctor in Germany. Matthews has missed seven games with an undisclosed upper-body ailment but skated Saturday morning at Ford Performance Centre ahead of the Maple Leafs’ practice. The reigning Rocket […]

MAGNETAWAN, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say they are treating a recent death in northern Ontario as a homicide. The OPP’s Almaguin Highlands Detachment is investigating after officers found a person dead Thursday morning in Magnetawan, a township about 60 kilometres northeast of Parry Sound. Police have identified the deceased as 34-year-old Preston Daultrey of […]

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023. The Crown corporation said Saturday that customers have been forced to turn to competitors for their deliveries […]

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low. The agency says the travel-related case is associated with an ongoing outbreak of what’s known as clade 1 […]