Author: The Canadian Press

Provincial police say two people have been charged with murder in the death of an infant on Manitoulin Island last year. Police say they responded to a call at a Burpee Township residence on Oct. 1, 2024 about an infant without vital signs, who was later pronounced dead in hospital. Investigators say a 40-year-old man […]

DRYDEN — Provincial police say a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl drowned in northwestern Ontario on Thursday afternoon. Police say they responded to reports of two children entering the Wabigoon River in the city of Dryden shortly after 4 p.m. They say neither child resurfaced and both were located and recovered from the water […]

TORONTO — A teen girl found guilty of manslaughter in a deadly swarming attack on a homeless Toronto man will spend 16 months under probation with up to a year in an intensive support and supervision program. Ontario Superior Court Justice Philip Campbell sentenced the girl this afternoon to three years, the maximum available for […]

KINGSTON — A 22-year-old woman is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a newborn baby in Kingston, Ont. Kingston police say officers started investigating a suspicious death that happened on Albany Drive in the city’s west end on Sunday. Police say the suspect was arrested on Tuesday and initially charged with improperly […]

TORONTO — Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain reached the round of 16 at the National Bank Open in Toronto with a straight-sets victory over Jakub Mensik of Czechia. It was an upset of sorts as the 20th-seeded Davidovich Fokina ousted 12th seed Mensik 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round. Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo is […]

TORONTO — The fledgling Northern Super League has scored a win on the international stage with AFC Toronto forward Esther Okoronkwo helping Nigeria to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title. With Nigeria trailing host Morocco 2-0 in the final last Saturday, Okoronkwo scored from the penalty spot in the 60th minute before setting […]

Police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after one horse was killed and several others were injured in Niagara Region. Niagara regional police say the “disturbing act” occurred at a horse boarding farm near Buchner Road and Highway 140 in Welland. Police were called Thursday after farm staff found eight horses with injuries and cuts […]

Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who is awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges related to sexual assault, is now also facing a civil lawsuit from a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her decades ago when she was a student sponsored by Magna, the auto parts company he founded. In a statement of claim […]

TORONTO — Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000 artifacts. On July 9, Halton Regional Council voted in closed session to “cease delivering heritage services” by the end of the year and […]

A family spokesperson says Cécile Dionne, one of the world-famous Dionne quintuplets, died earlier this week at the age of 91 following a long illness. Cécile and her sisters became an instant global sensation from the moment of their birth in Callander, Ont., on May 28, 1934 as they became the first quintuplets known to […]