Author: The Canadian Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was awarded a knighthood Wednesday in his native New Zealand’s New Year honors list. “I’ve been called a lot of things, but I never thought that ‘Sir’ was going to be one of them,” Dixon said. “That was kind of crazy. Totally out of the […]

Police in York Region say six people are facing charges after a multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking investigation that led to the seizure of more than 100 kilograms of cocaine. They say several law enforcement agencies — including police forces in Toronto and Durham Region, provincial police and Correctional Service Canada — were part of the investigation […]

A 47-year-old woman from Toronto died after she fell into deep snow while skiing at a Banff ski resort on Saturday afternoon, officials say. Alberta RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said both STARS and local paramedics were called to the Banff Sunshine Village for an injured skier just after 3:30 p.m. local time. The woman was […]

WINDSOR — Police in Windsor, Ont., say they have charged one of their own officers in a sexual assault investigation. Windsor police say a constable who has been with the force for six years is facing two counts of sexual assault involving allegedly inappropriate physical contact. They say the alleged offences occurred while the officer […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say captain Auston Matthews will be a “game-time decision” for their game Tuesday night against the visiting New Jersey Devils. The Leafs said in an update that the star centre is dealing with a lower-body injury. Matthews temporarily left Toronto’s 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit on Saturday after blocking […]

OTTAWA — The people behind the viral “Canada is not for sale” hat say they want to share their lessons on making and selling products at home to other companies who want to get on board the made-in-Canada train. Liam Mooney says it was a desire to unite Canadians and fight back against U.S. President […]

TORONTO — Public health officials say calls for suspected opioid overdoses in Toronto jumped over the holidays compared with the same periods in the last two years. Toronto Public Health says paramedics received 122 calls related to suspected opioid overdoses from Dec. 20 to 28, up 35 per cent from the average number of calls […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been arrested after an investigation into the burning of people’s jackets in a subway station and at a mall. Police say a man approached a person standing on the platform at Kennedy subway station on Sunday at around 6:30 a.m. and he attempted to light the victim’s […]

HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TOWNSHIP, ONT. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after they say human remains were found in a community east of North Bay, Ont. OPP say they were called Sunday morning to an area in Head, Clara and Maria Township after the remains were discovered. They say the remains have since been […]

Ontario’s largest electric utility says high winds in parts of the province could cause more outages today as crews work to restore power to thousands still in the dark after a storm that pelted some regions with snow and freezing rain. Hydro One says challenging road conditions are slowing down crews in some areas, and […]