Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The length of teachers’ college in Ontario will soon be cut in half, from two years to one. Most programs are currently four semesters and under upcoming legislation, teachers’ college across the province would be delivered in three consecutive semesters over 12 months. The government says it will also establish a minimum practicum […]

Ontario is pulling funding for the last remaining provincially funded supervised drug consumption site, after announcing funding cuts at seven others last month. The province says in a press release that the site in Kingston will close on Sept. 30 and immediately transition to the government’s abstinence-based model — a homelessness and addiction recovery treatment, […]

SARNIA — Police in Sarnia, Ont., say a man was killed in a shooting at a Lambton College campus bar early this morning. Officers say they were called to the bar for a report of a shooting just before 1 a.m. Police say three people were found hurt including one with life-threatening injuries and two […]

TORONTO — All season the Toronto Raptors have insisted that they don’t check the standings, the schedule, or the out-of-town scoreboard. As the regular season started to wind down, however, a handful of Raptors admitted to peeking at the Eastern Conference standings to see how close they are to clinching a playoff spot. Except Brandon […]

If World Cup songs are meant to sound like the world linking arms, Jelly Roll’s entry for 2026 is striking a more divisive chord. Last month, FIFA released “Lighter,” the first official track for the tournament, pairing the American country artist with Mexican singer Carín León and Canadian producer Cirkut. On paper, it’s a cross-border […]

TORONTO — Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points as the Raptors rolled to a 128-114 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday as Toronto closed in on a playoff berth. Ingram added seven rebounds and seven assists as Toronto (45-35) won both games of a back-to-back with Miami. The victory put the Raptors into […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s electricity system operator is giving long-term energy generation contracts to 12 new solar and two wind projects. The Independent Electricity System Operator says it marks the first large-scale renewable development in the province in more than a decade. It comes as the IESO projects an increase in electricity demand of up to […]

TORONTO — A man who admitted his role in the massive gold and cash heist from Toronto’s Pearson airport has been sentenced to four years in prison. Court documents show that 44-year-old Arslan Chaudhary was sentenced in a Brampton, Ont., courthouse on Wednesday and given 40 years to pay back $22 million in restitution. Chaudhary […]

TORONTO — Lawyers for Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach argue prosecutors and police were “unacceptably negligent” in capturing what went on during meetings to prepare complainants for his sexual assault trial. Defence lawyers have brought an abuse of process motion in the final stretch of legal submissions at the businessman’s Toronto trial, arguing important […]

Provincial police say two more people have died from their injuries after an SUV collided with a transport truck in southwestern Ontario last week, bringing the death toll to five. The crash happened on March 31 in Norwich Township, east of London. At the time, police said three people in the SUV — including a […]