Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been charged in an alleged hit-and-run crash that injured an officer last week. Police say a motorcyclist disobeyed an officer who was directing traffic on Lake Shore Boulevard West around 7:15 p.m. last Wednesday. They allege the motorcyclist collided with the officer and the took off. Police […]

ESSEX, ONT. — The council of a southwestern Ontario town where a mother and two children were found dead in their home from gunshot wounds is writing a letter to the provincial government asking it to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic. The Essex, Ont., town council passed a motion this week to send a […]

The co-CEO of Cargojet Inc. says rising e-commerce demand will fuel major business gains in the second half of the year after boosting revenues last quarter. Jamie Porteous, co-chief executive at the air freight company, told analysts Wednesday the remainder of 2024 will be “much stronger” than the first six months due to resurgent online […]

The co-CEO of Cargojet Inc. says rising e-commerce demand will fuel major business gains in the second half of the year after boosting revenues last quarter. Jamie Porteous, co-chief executive at the air freight company, told analysts Wednesday the remainder of 2024 will be “much stronger” than the first six months due to resurgent online […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s opposition parties are criticizing Premier Doug Ford for joking about sending “overflow” human patients to a new animal hospital. Ford spoke Tuesday at the opening of a large new veterinary facility north of Toronto, an event attended by several other cabinet ministers, and said, “by the looks of it we know where […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s opposition parties are criticizing Premier Doug Ford for joking about sending “overflow” human patients to a new animal hospital. Ford spoke Tuesday at the opening of a large new veterinary facility north of Toronto, an event attended by several other cabinet ministers, and said, “by the looks of it we know where […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews tried his best to suppress a smile as he climbed on stage at a press conference Wednesday. But when Toronto general manager Brad Treliving announced Matthews as the next captain of the Maple Leafs, he couldn’t hold it in any longer. “I got chills, honestly,” the star centre said. “I’m so […]

TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. reported its second-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago. The power utility says its net income attributable to common shareholders amounted to $292 million or 49 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30. The result was up from a profit of $265 million or 44 cents […]

TORONTO (AP) — Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews, the NHL’s leading goal scorer in three of the past four seasons, was named Toronto’s captain on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Matthews succeeds John Tavares, who had worn the “C” for the Maple Leafs since 2019 and is set to become a free agent next summer. Matthews signed […]

OTTAWA — Corus Entertainment Inc. has filed a complaint with Canada’s broadcasting regulator alleging Rogers Communications Inc. is “engaging in predatory behaviour” to suppress potential competition. In a July 26 letter to the CRTC, posted online in redacted form this week, Corus vice-president and associate general counsel Matt Thompson asks for regulatory intervention to prevent […]