Author: The Canadian Press

An Ontario judge has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend to life in prison without parole eligibility for 18 years. The case is one of dozens affected by alleged violations of Maplehurst Correctional Complex inmates’ rights during their incarceration at the facility in Milton, Ont. Court heard that […]

PICKERING — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. He says the premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont. Ford says provinces frequently share firefighting resources to […]

TORONTO — Sports bettors will have a second option Saturday for the $1-million King’s Plate. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races across Ontario. Proline will be accepting bets for the Plate, which goes Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Bettors can access Woodbine Entertainment Group’s horse racing wagering product through […]

A demonstration by more than a dozen members of the union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants prompted the airline to shut down a press conference on Thursday as tensions between the two sides continue to mount ahead of a weekend work stoppage. Dozens of flights were expected to be cancelled by the end of Thursday […]

The Ontario government says it’s requiring its public servants to return to the office full time, with employees going in-person five days a week by January 2026. Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney says the province has been monitoring in-workplace standards across the public and private sectors, and the decision “represents the current workforce landscape.” She […]

TORONTO — Cohere says it’s raised US$500 million, giving the Canadian artificial intelligence firm a US$6.8 billion valuation. The funding round was led by Radical Ventures and Inovia Capital, with additional cash from AMD Ventures, Nvidia, PSP Investments, Salesforce Ventures and the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. Cohere says the money will accelerate the Toronto-based […]

TORONTO — While just turned 23, midfielder Malik Henry has paid his dues with Toronto FC. Attending the Toronto academy as a teenager, Henry used to carpool daily with winger Theo Corbeanu from their homes in Hamilton. “It was definitely a long drive sometimes, but there were a lot of good memories from those times,” […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the sentencing appeal of a man who opened fire in Toronto’s Eaton Centre mall in 2012, killing two people and leaving several others injured. Christopher Husbands was found guilty in 2019 of two counts of manslaughter in the deaths of Ahmed Hassan and Nixon Nirmalendran. […]

Janelle Powell and her husband went to their local library branch for an electric saw and grabbed a pasta maker while they were at it. The Markham, Ont., couple were contemplating buying the power tool for a one-off home reno project, but didn’t think they would use it again. So to the library they went. […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say they have charged a man for a deadly crash that killed a 10-year-old girl and her mother last month. Police say they responded to a multi-vehicle crash in the area of Trinity Church Road and Guyatt Road on the evening of July 6. They say a vehicle travelling southbound on […]