Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will retire in 2025. More coming. The Canadian Press

HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Ontario’s police watchdog and the provincial force have both launched investigations following the deaths of two women and one man in Huntsville, Ont. Both the Ontario Provincial Police and the Special Investigations Unit say officers were called to a local home at 9 p.m. on Friday after a man barricaded himself inside. […]

TORONTO — New details are emerging that link a suspected transnational drug trafficking ring allegedly run by a wanted Olympian to an April homicide in Ontario. An affidavit filed by a Toronto police officer assigned to the fugitive squad says evidence collected from the cellphone of a suspected ring member shows how the group orchestrated […]

TORONTO — Seneca Polytechnic says it is temporarily closing one of its campuses north of Toronto because of the federal government’s recent cuts to the number of international student permits. The college says it expects the cuts to result in declining enrollment, requiring the closure of its Markham, Ont., campus. The temporary closure will begin […]

OTTAWA — Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the newest recall spans the Amazon-owned grocer’s organic homestyle and blueberry waffles sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market label. The agency […]

TORONTO — Heather Thompson would love to work. The 26-year-old dreams of going back to university to study politics and environmental science, and ultimately pursue a career to “try and make things better” in society. “I’m not the person I want to be yet and I want to be able to achieve certain goals and […]

Angela Salvatore had been away from her father’s hospital bedside for just over an hour when she says she got a frantic call from a nurse, pleading with her to calm him down. After she rushed back to his room, she alleges ashen-faced staff delivered an alarming message: her father had mistakenly been given 10 […]

TORONTO — Toronto rookie Jamison Battle received a loud ovation from the remaining Raptors fans at Scotiabank Arena on Friday after he fouled out in less than 15 minutes of playing time. The gesture wasn’t cynical, but a tribute to what he and a Raptors bench that included three other rookies accomplished in a 115-107 […]

TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes scored 27 points, Jakob Poeltl had 19, and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 115-107 on Friday night to snap a seven-game losing streak against the 76ers. It had been nearly two years since Toronto’s last win over Philadelphia, a 119-109 victory on Oct. 26, 2022. Raptors rookie Jamison Battle scored […]

OTTAWA — Lewis Ward went five-for-five on field goals Friday as the Ottawa Redblacks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 37-31 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Ottawa will now travel to Toronto next week for the East Division semifinal. Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown threw for 445 yards and three touchdowns in the win. […]