Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A major rally is set to march down Yonge Street in North York today as Toronto police expect more than 200,000 people to gather in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran. Police closed roads, including portions of Yonge Street and North York Boulevard, ahead of the protest, which they say will cause extreme […]

TORONTO — A cold spell that has gripped southern Ontario since mid-January is finally set to break in time for the Family Day long weekend. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures of 2 C this weekend in Toronto, warming up to 6 C on Monday. Environment Canada meteorologist Eric Tomlinson said southwestern winds are bringing in […]

SARNIA — An Ontario Provincial Police officer is among the three people injured following a crash in southwestern Ontario. The OPP say crews responded to a crash on Friday afternoon in St. Clair Township, an area about 13 kilometres south of Sarnia. They say the crash involved an OPP cruiser and an SUV. An OPP […]

TORONTO — Police say they charged an employee of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board in a child luring and sexual exploitation investigation. Investigators say say 50-year-old Michael Pleau was arrested Friday following a multi-jurisdictional probe involving Waterloo, Toronto and Sudbury police forces. They say the suspect is facing half a dozen charges that include […]

TORONTO — A mental health company being sued by the Ontario government over alleged fraudulent misrepresentation has filed a statement of defence and a counterclaim against the province, alleging it has damaged the company’s reputation. Get A-Head Inc. and its parent company Keel Digital Solutions deny the government’s allegations and are in turn seeking damages […]

TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. reported its net income attributable to common shareholders was $233 million during the fourth quarter, rising from $200 million during the same period a year earlier. That amounted to earnings per share of 39 cents during the quarter, compared with 33 cents the prior year. Hydro One says some of […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Crown Royal will remain on liquor store shelves in the province after its parent company agreed to $23 million in spending in Ontario. Ford has been threatening for months to pull the product after Diageo announced it is closing a Windsor-area Crown Royal bottling plant. In recent weeks, […]

Niagara regional police say they are investigating a fatal tent fire in St. Catharines, Ont., earlier this week as a homicide. They say officers were patrolling when they saw a tent fire within a forested area of Mountain Locks Park early Tuesday morning. Police say firefighters extinguished the blaze and a dead man was found. […]

TORONTO — A defence lawyer representing businessman Frank Stronach in his Toronto sexual assault trial is suggesting a complainant’s narrative of what happened has evolved with time. Leora Shemesh is continuing to cross-examine the first of seven complainants expected to testify in the trial, which began Thursday after more than a week of delay. The […]

DUNEDIN — Joey Loperfido will never forget his time with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Loperfido was traded back to the Houston Astros by the Blue Jays on Friday morning for fellow outfielder Jesus Sanchez. Toronto originally acquired Loperfido from Houston as part of a package for pitcher Yusei Kikuchi in July 2024. “I feel […]