Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Now that Joey Votto’s Major League Baseball career is officially over, there’s only one question remaining: will he become the third Canadian enshrined in Baseball’s Hall of Fame? Although there’s no doubt that the 2010 National League MVP and six-time all-star had an excellent 17-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, he’s not as […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a geriatric red panda has died months after she gave birth to two cubs, one of whom died weeks ago. In a statement posted on social media, the zoo says 10-year-old Sakura died overnight sometime in the last week. It says preliminary results suggest she experienced a cardiac arrest, […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve arrested and charged a man who allegedly grabbed a stroller with a child in it and fled before being stopped. Police say a grandparent was pushing their grandchild in a stroller in east Toronto on Wednesday when the suspect approached and allegedly said the baby was not theirs. Police […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower on Thursday, led by weakness in technology and base metals, while U.S. markets were also down, with the Nasdaq falling 1.7 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 84.26 points at 23,037.47. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 177.71 points at 40,712.78. […]

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is putting Health Canada-approved nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters starting next week as part of his crackdown on the sale of new nicotine products to children. He also says he’s banning flavours other than mint or menthol for pouches and any new nicotine products on the market, and putting […]

TORONTO — A national union is calling for the resignation of one of its leaders over an online post but says it did not make the move in response to pressure from Ontario Premier Doug Ford. On Tuesday, the national arm of the Canadian Union of Public Employees passed a motion asking vice-president Fred Hahn […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s two largest railroads have ground to a halt after an ongoing labor dispute couldn’t be resolved before the overnight deadline Thursday. Canadian National and CPKC have shut down all their trains in Canada and stopped shipments into the U.S. after failing to reach new agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference […]

TORONTO — The RCMP say they’ve laid terror charges against a person in Toronto after a lengthy national security investigation. The Mounties say they received information from the FBI in late 2021 and the suspect, a resident of Toronto, was arrested Monday. The suspect is charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist group […]

A Toronto-area woman whose burned remains were found in a cottage-country community is believed to have been targeted and murdered, police said Thursday as they confirmed her death two weeks after she was reported missing. York Regional Police said Yuk-Ying Anita Mui, a 51-year-old Markham, Ont., relator, was reported missing by her family on Aug. […]

LONDON, ONTARIO — Police say a man wanted in a London, Ont., homicide was arrested in Halifax over the weekend. London police say the charges relate to an incident that took place on July 20 and left a man with life-threatening injuries. They say the injured man later died in hospital. A 19-year-old suspect was […]