Author: The Canadian Press

HAMILTON — Canadian striker Kwasi Poku has been transferred from Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League to Belgian side RWD Molenbeek for an undisclosed fee and future considerations. Forge said in a release that the transfer fee is a CPL record. The 21-year-old Poku made 71 appearances for the Hamilton-based Forge over parts of […]

TORONTO — Air Canada pilots say they have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate, putting them in a position to walk off the job as early as Sept. 17. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents more than 5,400 aviators at the country’s largest carrier, says the vote passed by 98 per cent on […]

TORONTO — Economists say the work stoppage that began last night at Canada’s two major railways will have a significant effect on the country’s economy. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out their workers after talks broke down with the union, bringing freight trains across the country to a halt. […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say a 31-year-old man has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old boy at a Brampton, Ont., hospital. Peel Region police say the boy was in a stroller inside the hospital when the man allegedly approached him Sunday afternoon. They say the man allegedly touched the boy and […]

TORONTO — TD Bank Group swung to a rare loss in its latest quarter as it took a US$2.6-billion charge related to ongoing U.S. investigations into its anti-money laundering program. The charge led to a reported quarterly loss of $181 million, but it also provided clarity on the expected total cost of the investigations after […]

TORONTO — Dystopian themes and real-world issues take centre stage in the Canadian titles at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. R.T. Thorne’s post-apocalyptic thriller “40 Acres,” Ann Marie Fleming’s population-control drama “Can I Get A Witness?” and political black comedy “Rumours” by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson are among the 59 Canadian […]

The RCMP say they’ve laid terror charges against a person in the Greater Toronto Area after a lengthy national security investigation. The Mounties say the suspect is charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist group for the purpose of enhancing the ability of the terrorist group to carry out terrorist activity. The person […]

MARKHAM, Ont. — Police say burned remains found last week have been identified as those of a Markham, Ont., woman who was reported missing earlier this month. York Regional Police say the coroner has confirmed the burned remains found in Parry Sound, Ont, on Aug. 12 are those of Yuk-Ying Anita Mui. Mui’s family reported […]

TORONTO — TD Bank Group reported a loss of $181 million in its latest quarter as it was hit by a charge related to ongoing U.S. investigations into its anti-money laundering program. The big bank says its loss amounted to 14 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended July 31. The result compared with […]

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more Canadians are feeling the direct impacts of extreme weather, but that has not changed overall opinions about climate change. The results from a recent Leger poll suggest more than one in three Canadians have been touched directly by extreme weather such as forest fires, heat waves, floods or […]