Author: The Canadian Press

Scott Bloomquist, a dirt track race car driver who was known for his bravado and for being one of the sport’s best, died Friday in a plane crash on his family’s farm in Mooresburg, Tennessee, friends and local officials said. Bloomquist, 60, stood out with his long hair and a race car that was emblazoned […]

OTTAWA — The federal government is backtracking on a move to limit funding for searches of former residential school grounds. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government has heard concerns from Indigenous leaders and communities “loud and clear.” Communities could previously receive up to $3 million per year through the Residential Schools Missing Children […]

TORONTO — The CFL handed out a pair of fines on Friday. Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Trevor Reid was handed a fine for making unnecessary contact with Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman Kene Onyeka. The play came in a 22-22 tie last week Thursday between the two teams. Edmonton Elks defensive back Devodric Bynum was also […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index saw a relatively quiet trading day Friday, as investors held off on major moves in anticipation of next week’s annual meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 21.89 points at 23,054.61. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was […]

Toronto’s public health unit is reporting the city’s first probable human case of the West Nile virus this year. Toronto Public Health says in a news release on Friday that an adult resident contracted the virus. This is the fourth human case of West Nile virus in Ontario this year. The West Nile virus can […]

TORONTO — He’s always in it to win it but Kevin Attard would gladly settle for a four-horse dead heat Saturday in the $1-million King’s Plate. The veteran trainer will send four horses postward for the opening jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Racetrack. Leading the way will be Woodbine Oaks runner-up […]

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith resigned his seat and from cabinet Friday to accept a job in the private sector less than three months after being given the education portfolio. Smith has served in cabinet since Premier Doug Ford’s government was first elected in 2018, but spent the longest amount of time in […]

OTTAWA — The Liberal government said today it has not yet made a decision on whether it will grant a bonus for the head of CBC after the public broadcaster eliminated hundreds of jobs. But because of the Privacy Act, it will likely be up to CEO Catherine Tait to publicly disclose if she does […]

FORT FRANCES, Ont. (AP) — A century-old rail lift bridge that crosses the U.S.-Canada border near the cities of International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, has collapsed, and it’s unclear when the area will reopen to water traffic along the Rainy River. No trains were involved, and no one was injured in Wednesday’s collapse, […]

TORONTO — Toronto Fire Services say a two-storey downtown building has been evacuated and is at risk of collapsing due to a compromised roof. Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop says around 10 a.m., fire services responded to a report of a structural collapse at Dundas Street West near Kensington Market, following an emergency call from […]