Author: The Canadian Press

KAWARTHA LAKES, ONT. — The city of Kawartha Lakes in Ontario says fire crews are continuing to battle what is described as a significant forest fire in the Burnt River area. Officials say about 27 hectares or a little more than one-quarter of a square kilometre of forest is still burning in the community northeast […]

Ontario’s highest court has upheld a ruling that found Ukraine International Airlines legally responsible to pay full compensation to families of victims who died in the downing of Flight PS752. On Jan. 8, 2020, the plane was shot down by two Iranian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on […]

Canadian and U.S. authorities are warning people not to participate in this year’s annual Port Huron Float Down, saying it is a dangerous activity that could “result in serious injuries or fatalities.” Every year on the third Sunday of August, thousands of people from both sides of the border float down the St. Clair River […]

OTTAWA — The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who receives the most votes in a given riding or electoral district become the member of Parliament. Fair Voting BC and the Springtide Collective for Democratic Society […]

The city of Kawartha Lakes in Ontario says water bombers and firefighters have been battling what is described as a significant forest fire in the Burnt River area since Friday. Officials say about 27 hectares or a little more than one-quarter of a square kilometre of forest was burning in the community northeast of Toronto […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it earned a six-month net return of 2.1 per cent for the first half of 2025. The fund’s 12-month net return was 7.1 per cent. The pension fund manager says net assets totalled $269.6 billion at June 30. Ontario Teachers’ chief executive Jo Taylor says the […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what’s needed to achieve Premier Doug Ford’s goal of getting 1.5 million homes built, even with various new categories the government is adding such as university dorms. The government recently updated its housing tracker for the first time in eight months, and […]

TWEED — Ontario Provincial Police say a motorcyclist is dead after a crash northeast of Tweed. OPP say they were contacted shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday about a deceased male and his motorcycle in the ditch along Flinton Road. Police say the investigation is in its early stages and that OPP Collision Reconstructionist and Forensic […]

Since its last appearance in the MLS playoffs in 2020 under Greg Vanney, Toronto FC is on its sixth manager and has posted a league record of 35-88-38. TFC has finished 26th, 27th, 29th and 22nd in the Supporters’ Shield standings. Under current boss Robin Fraser, it stands 12th in the Eastern Conference — and […]

OTTAWA — First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation say nearly $1 billion in federal funding went to a group they allege is fraudulently claiming Métis identity. The Chiefs of Ontario, which represents 133 First Nations in the province, shared with The Canadian Press data on more than 20 years worth of federal […]