Author: The Canadian Press

Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie has taken aim at Premier Doug Ford in a speech delivered at the party’s annual general meeting. Crombie also tried out a new slogan on Saturday at the gathering of party faithful that took place in London, Ont. The campaign-style speech saw her use the phrase “more for you” […]

TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after an overnight shooting in the city’s east end left one person dead. Police say they responded to reports of a person shot just after 11 p.m., on Saturday near Kingston Road and Markham Road in Scarborough. They say police and paramedics located a person with injuries at the […]

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — York Regional Police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with a homicide investigation after a person was found dead in a home north of Toronto. Police say just before 8:30 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a check-welfare call at a home in Richmond Hill, Ont., and when they arrived they […]

TORONTO — The death of the Tragically Hip’s lead singer Gord Downie united fans across Canada in their grief, but in many ways pulled his bandmates apart. The new Prime Video docuseries “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal” reveals that all four surviving members of the Kingston, Ont., rock band took separate paths in the […]

LONDON, Ont. — Evan Van Gorp scored a hat trick to lead the London Knights to a 6-3 win over the Sarnia Sting in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night. Caleb Mitchell, Kaeden Johnston and Logan Hawery had the other goals for London. Ryan Brown had a hat trick for the Sting. WOLVES 9 […]

TORONTO — Marc Liegghio’s 48-yard field goal on the final play rallied the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a thrilling 33-31 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Liegghio’s boot capped a solid seven-play, 35-yard drive with no timeouts for Hamilton. It came after Lirim Hajrullahu’s 28-yard field goal with 56 seconds remaining put Toronto ahead […]

KING CITY, Ont. — Harsh Thaker scored 93 runs and captain Nicholas Kirton added 57 to help Canada defeat Oman by 59 runs Friday in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play. It marked a second straight half-century for Kirton, who scored 73 runs not out in Monday’s decisive 103-run win over Nepal in the […]

OTTAWA — Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Toronto. The funding comes a month after Palestinian officials announced the first cases of polio in 25 years in the Gaza Strip. The funding will support […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was essentially unchanged Friday, while U.S. markets were mixed to end the week, with the Dow ekeing out a new record high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 1.28 points at 23,867.55. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 38.17 points at 42,063.36. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — A 15-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been charged after Toronto police investigated a bank robbery that took place last month. Police allege two suspects entered a bank on Aug. 26 and jumped over the counter, threatening victims with a hammer and demanding cash. A third suspect was waiting at the door […]