Author: The Canadian Press

A stretch of southern Ontario remains under a special air quality statement today amid smoke from wildfires burning in parts of the country. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires can cause reduced air quality and visibility that can fluctuate throughout the day. It says parts of the province, from Windsor to the Greater Toronto […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC is close to acquiring attacking midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from the Colorado Rapids in a cash deal, according to a source. The transfer is not yet finalized, according to the source granted anonymity because they are not authorized to comment on the negotiations. TFC, without a designated player since buying out the […]

BURLEIGH FALLS — Police say the search has ended for two people who went missing over the weekend on an Ontario lake with their bodies being recovered from the water. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded Sunday to a report of a person going missing from Burleigh Falls, about 30 kilometres northeast of Peterborough. They […]

Provincial police say a 35-year-old man is dead and four people are injured after a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to the crash at around 9:20 p.m. on Highway 48 in the hamlet of Ballantrae, located around 15 kilometres east of Aurora, Ont. Police say the crash […]

BURLEIGH FALLS — Police say the search continues for two people who are believed to have drowned after going missing from an Ontario lake. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded Sunday to a report of a person going missing from Burleigh Falls, about 30 kilometres northeast of Peterborough. They say two people had been swimming […]

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a 37-year-old woman found lying on the pavement early Sunday morning has died. Police say the woman was found in the Lasalle borough of Montreal after someone placed a 911 call. She was rushed to hospital in critical condition, where she died a few hours later. Montreal police arrested a […]

TORONTO — Police say a man has serious injuries after a shooting inside a karaoke bar in the north end of Toronto. Toronto police say they responded to reports of a shooting just after 12:45 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Victoria Park and Sparks Avenues in the North York area. Officers say they found […]

ST. CATHARINES — A rider of an electric bicycle is dead after colliding with a transit bus in St. Catharines, Ont. Niagara police say they responded to reports of a collision at the intersection of King and Carlisle Streets at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Police say a 55-year-old man from St. Catharines was riding […]

PICKERING — Police say a man wanted for murder on a Canada-wide warrant after a house fire in Pickering, Ont., nearly two months ago has been arrested. Durham police responded to the fire on June 11 at around 2:20 p.m. and found a 69-year-old woman dead inside the home. Investigators ruled the death a homicide […]

Provincial police say a 46-year-old woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Huntsville, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened just after 2 p.m. on southbound Highway 11 at Allensville Road, around 200 kilometres northeast of Toronto. Police say the crash happened between a compact car and an SUV, though the […]