Author: The Canadian Press

KELOWNA — No head coach is welcoming of the favourite label at the Memorial Cup. Not Steve Hamilton of the Everett Silvertips, nor Jussi Ahokas of the Kitchener Rangers. They were both given that opportunity during Thursday’s Meet The Coaches press conference ahead of the Canadian Hockey League’s championship tournament. The two shared the stage […]

TORONTO — An expert on public health and communicable diseases says Canada should remain vigilant about an Ebola outbreak in Africa with the FIFA men’s World Cup coming to Toronto and Vancouver in two weeks. Tim Sly, a professor emeritus at Toronto Metropolitan University’s school of occupational and public health, said there’s currently no need […]

TORONTO — As a rare strain of Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, here’s what Canadians need to know. ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EBOLA? Yes. There are a few strains of viruses that cause Ebola disease. The most common are the Ebola virus, also called the Zaire […]

Researchers have confirmed that a tornado struck a community southeast of London, Ont., after severe thunderstorms earlier this week. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says a preliminary investigation using videos and radar data has provided the “necessary evidence” that a tornado touched down in Derwent on Tuesday. Project researchers said Wednesday in a […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ first exhibition game comes at a good time for head coach Scott Milanovich. The Ticats host the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Stadium in the first pre-season contest for both clubs. It comes almost two weeks after CFL teams opened their training camps. Milanovich said the opportunity for […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve intensified a search for a teen girl who has been missing for six days as her parents plead for her to come home and officers appeal to the public for information. Police say 14-year-old Esther was last seen in the Earl Bales Park area in North York on Friday […]

HAMILTON — The American Hockey League team coming to Hamilton is drawing inspiration from the city’s steelworking history, and its nickname, for its branding. Team owners Oak View Group (OVG), TD Coliseum and the NHL’s New York Islanders jointly announced Thursday that the team playing in the city known colloquially as “The Hammer” will be […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says a former Durham Region police officer is facing a slew of sexual assault charges related to alleged incidents dating back more than two decades. The Special Investigations Unit says the alleged offences took place in 2003 and the agency investigated them at the time, but then reopened the case in 2024 […]

KELOWNA — Kelowna Rockets owner Bruce Hamilton isn’t thinking about legacy. He is still trying to live in the moment, with the Rockets hosting the Memorial Cup for the first time since winning on home ice in 2004. That tournament produced some of his fondest memories in hockey, and he hopes to replicate that atmosphere […]

BOSTON — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Canadian citizen who has been living in the United States for decades has been charged with voting illegally. The 40-year-old accused faces one count of unlawful voting by an alien and one count of casting a ballot known to be fraudulent. Prosecutors said in a news release […]