Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — At 35, Jozy Altidore looks like he could still be a handful on the football pitch. But the former U.S. and Toronto FC star striker is making his mark in the boardroom these days. Altidore is a part-owner of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills with investments in golf’s TGL and Bay FC of the […]

A York Region paramedic who says she was fired over a Facebook comment that criticized Israel’s military actions in the Middle East says she is hoping to be reinstated soon. Katherine Grzejszczak says she loves her job and the comment she made was in line with her “professional obligations” as a paramedic to call for […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay has received court approval for two deals that will see it sell six of its leases. Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne gave the collapsed retailer permission to sell five leases to YM Inc. for $5.03 million. YM Inc. owns a slew of mall brands including Bluenotes, Urban Planet, Suzy Shier […]

TORONTO — A northeastern Ontario region that saw its first measles infection this summer is now reporting dozens of new cases. Public Health Ontario is reporting 40 new cases in the Sudbury area’s public health unit, which also covers Chapleau and Manitoulin Island. That accounts for most of the province’s 54 new cases for the […]

A new Toronto bylaw targeting renovictions comes into effect today, requiring landlords to get a licence before carrying out repairs or renovations that force tenants to move out. The City of Toronto says the new bylaw is designed to protect tenants from “bad faith” evictions that happen under the guise of renovations. The city says […]

The case of an Ontario man found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man has come to a close after Canada’s top court declined to hear it. The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a leave to appeal request from Peter Khill, who shot and killed Jonathan Styres after finding the […]

Police say two drivers are dead following a head-on collision in eastern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened on Highway 28 near Trout Lake Road in Denbigh, Ont., located east of Bancroft, just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday. They say the drivers of the vehicles, both male, were pronounced dead on scene. Police […]

A special air quality statement has been issued for parts of southern Ontario, triggered by wildfire smoke from the Prairies. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires can cause reduced air quality and visibility that can fluctuate throughout the day. Toronto’s air quality index was at eight, or “high risk,” this morning. Environment Canada says […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is headed back to court with hopes of getting approval to sell more of its leases and to extend its reprieve from creditors. The collapsed retailer is expected to use the appearance Thursday morning to ask the Ontario Superior Court to allow it to sell five leases to clothing company YM […]

Toronto has moved to ban motorized watercraft from one of its busiest beaches by next year due to concerns over unsafe operators and illegal rentals, but one rental company says the city should instead focus on regulations that weed out “bad actors” in the industry. City council passed a motion last week requesting that PortsToronto […]