Author: The Canadian Press

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police say a man who was allegedly kidnapped from outside his workplace north of Toronto has been found in good health, though the search is still on for multiple suspects in the case. York Regional Police say a member of the public found 57-year-old Roberto Marchioni at around 3 a.m. Sunday near […]

Police say an educational assistant at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the City of Welland has been charged with sexual assault and interference over an alleged intimate relationship with a 14-year-old male. Niagara Regional Police say a 48-year-old female was in a relationship with the victim, who is a former student. Detectives have been investigating […]

TORONTO (AP) — Deandre Kerr scored four minutes after an own goal by Philadelphia’s Jack Elliott to rally Toronto FC to a 2-1 victory over the Union on Saturday night. Philadelphia (4-10-9) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute and took it into halftime when Tai Baribo used an assist from defender Kai Wagner […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — Durham Regional Police say a man and a woman both died after being shot in Oshawa. Police say they were called to the area of Jane Avenue and Glenforest Street in Oshawa at about 12:35 p.m. on Saturday. At the scene, police say offers found a 42-year-old male who had been shot, […]

TORONTO — Police north of Toronto say they are seeking public assistance to identify the suspects in an alleged kidnapping. York Regional Police issued a statement identifying the victim is 57-year-old Roberto Marchioni of Toronto. Police allege Marchioni was assaulted and forced into a grey 2020 Honda CRV LX while he was leaving his place […]

LONDON, Ont. — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe came up just short of winning a second Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1) loss to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend Saturday in the women’s doubles final at Wimbledon. The fourth-seeded team of Czechia’s Siniakova and Townsend of the United States dominated […]

OTTAWA — Canada had an impressive response Friday night at TD Place as they downed Romania 35-22 in a men’s rugby test match. Last Saturday, Canada fell pretty significantly to Scotland as the Scots retained claim of the Douglas JL Horn Cup with a decisive 73-12 romp. It was the first of two test matches […]

TORONTO — Family members of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was swarmed and stabbed by a group of teen girls say the thought of his last moments haunts them. A Crown prosecutor read out victim impact statements from Kenneth Lee’s sister, brother-in-law and cousin Friday at a sentencing hearing for […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index achieved another record high close Friday, after also hitting an all-time intraday record thanks to growing investor optimism about future interest rate cuts. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 129.39 points at 22,673.52. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 247.15 points at 40,000.90. The S&P […]

LONDON, Ont. — Alice Munro’s alma mater has paused the endowed chair program that bears her name over revelations the writer protected her husband after learning he had sexually abused her daughter. Western University says Andrea Robin Skinner has the school’s “unwavering support” after coming forward last weekend about her stepfather’s abuse and mother’s silence. […]