Author: The Canadian Press

It is October but the abnormally high temperature is making it feel like July in much of Ontario for a few more days, so don’t turn off you AC just yet. Rob Kuhn, a severe weather meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the normal high temperature for the first week of October is […]

Police say two people died and one sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle collision in Mapleton, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say police and first responder rushed to the scene of the crash on Eighth Line on Friday at around 9:30 p.m. The OPP says the collision involved a farm tractor and a pickup truck. It […]

TORONTO — As the Toronto Blue Jays prepare to host the New York Yankees in the first game of the American League Division Series on Saturday, local businesses and industry groups say they welcome the expected boost in tourism and consumer spending amid a tough year for the Canadian economy. The first-ever playoff meeting between […]

LONDON — Sam O’Reilly’s second goal of the game, scored 58 seconds into overtime, lifted the London Knights to a 5-4 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Flint Firebirds on Friday at Canada Life Place. Linus Funck, Cohen Bidgood and Jared Woolley also scored for the Knights (1-2-2-0), who outshot the visitors 44-31 and […]

TORONTO — Time hasn’t cured what ails Scott Milanovich. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach/offensive co-ordinator hasn’t got over his club’s lopsided 40-3 road loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last Saturday. The contest began badly for the East Division leaders as Trey Vaval returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. “I’ll let you […]

TORONTO — There was no wild-card series sweep this time around for the Toronto Blue Jays. Quick playoff exits over three of the last five years have become learning experiences. Bigger things are expected this October after the Blue Jays topped the American League standings. A 94-win performance gave Toronto a bye to its first […]

Provincial police say they’ve seized cannabis plants worth more than $122 million as part of an investigation into illicit cannabis production sites on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in eastern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police and Tyendinaga police say the production sites were controlled by non-Indigenous organized criminal networks, aided by a “limited” number of community members. OPP […]

TORONTO — The odds are good that Chad Kelly won’t play a down this season for the Toronto Argonauts. The CFL’s outstanding player in 2023 has spent the entire season on the injured list recovering from the serious leg injury he suffered in last year’s East Division final. Veteran Nick Arbuckle will start Saturday when […]

BARRIE — For the past 15 years, Shania Steeves has slept on sidewalks and stayed in overcrowded, sometimes unsafe shelters. She has been homeless off and on for nearly half of her life, and she has always preferred living in encampments, where she found community and support among people who are going through the same […]

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees have battled all year. Now the two division rivals will settle the score in the post-season — for the first time. Toronto opens its American League Division Series against New York on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Here’s a tale of the tape heading into the best-of-five […]