Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is expected to join several other cities across Canada in raising the Palestinian flag this morning at city hall. The city is set to raise the Palestinian flag at 10 a.m. in commemoration of the 37th anniversary of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence after a petition from the International […]

SOUTH GLENGARRY — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the pilot killed in a Sunday mid-air collision in eastern Ontario was taking part in a training exercise. The TSB says it has deployed a team to Martintown in South Glengarry, about 115 kilometres away from Ottawa, after a mid-air crash involving a 172 Cessna […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say an 84-year-old woman has died after a house fire in the city’s Annex neighbourhood. Police say emergency responders were called to a house on fire in the area of Avenue Road and Boswell Avenue just after 11 p.m. Saturday. In a social media post, police said a woman of an […]

OTTAWA — As provincial governments wait to hear details of Ottawa’s new immigration targets, some are warning that coming cuts to the number of international student visas will put colleges and universities in a tighter financial bind. “The federal government’s decision to unilaterally proceed with another change impacting international students continues to force post-secondary institutions […]

TORONTO — The Imperial Pub is closing its doors after 81 years of business in Toronto. The pub at the corner of Yonge and Dundas first opened its doors during World War II. Ricky Newman, whose great-grandfather bought the building back in 1944, said the pub has been open every single day except Christmas each […]

WINNIPEG — Regina’s Mitchell Picton will make his first Grey Cup appearance Sunday for the hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders. Picton, 30, and fellow Canadian Ajou Ajou were added to the roster Saturday with Dhel Duncan-Busby and Joe Robustelli out due to injury. “It’s exciting,” said Picton, who will back up starter Ajou Ajou. “We have such […]

WINNIPEG — Regina’s Mitchell Picton will make his first Grey Cup appearance Sunday for the hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders. Picton, 30, and fellow Canadian Ajou Ajou were added to the roster Saturday with Dhel Duncan-Busby and Joe Robustelli out due to injury. “It’s exciting,” said Picton, who will back up starter Ajou Ajou. “We have such […]

SOUTH GLENGARRY — Provincial police say a pilot is dead after an accident involving two small airplanes in eastern Ontario. OPP say officers were called to a report hat two airplanes had possibly collided north of Martintown in South Glengarry on Saturday just after 11 a.m. They say one plane had landed safely while another […]

TORONTO — Housing advocates say Toronto’s winter services plan to help those experiencing homelessness is an improvement, but there’s still more work to be done to keep people warm and dry this winter. Starting today, the City of Toronto has added 1,275 shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness to its shelter system for the winter. […]

PICTOU — Volunteers are searching for two missing Nova Scotia siblings who vanished in May. Six-year-old Lilly and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were reported missing on May 2 from Lansdowne Station, N.S. The family believes they wandered away from their home, but despite extensive searches, there’s been no sign of the children. An Ontario-based charity called […]