Author: The Canadian Press

The federal privacy watchdog says it has discontinued the investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, citing its satisfaction with the company’s response and commitment to added security measures. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe was launched in February after his office received a breach report from U.S.-based […]

TORONTO — Local health officials are ending weekly measles reports for a southern Ontario hot spot that had led the country in infections. Southwestern Public Health says that doesn’t mean the outbreak is over and it encourages residents to check for weekly updates from Public Health Ontario, which are released Thursdays. The health unit began […]

Police say six adults and six youths face a total of 136 charges after an investigation into violent home invasions and jewelry store robberies in the Greater Toronto Area. Peel Regional Police say the investigation dubbed Project Night Train focused on 17 violent incidents that took place between May and December 2024. In one incident […]

TORONTO — As provincial leaders prepare to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later this morning, the premiers of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the construction of new pipelines using Ontario steel. The premiers are gathered in Ontario’s cottage country to talk about eliminating internal trade barriers and […]

TORONTO — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Toronto’s west end. Toronto police say they were called around 5 a.m. to the area of Davenport Road and Osler Street and found a man with gunshot wounds. They say life-saving measures were performed but the man died at the scene. Police have not released any […]

TORONTO — The growing trade war with the United States will be top of the agenda when Canada’s premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney today. The premiers say they want to hear more about Carney’s plans to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline to get a trade deal done. In a […]

As five former Canadian world junior hockey players await a ruling in their sexual assault trial, legal experts say videos shown in court of the complainant saying she was OK with what had happened highlight a broader misunderstanding of consent and sexual assault law in Canada. Two cellphone videos in which the woman says she’s […]

TORONTO — Bo Bichette’s two-run double sparked a four-run fifth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays opened a three-game series against the New York Yankees with a 4-1 win on Monday. Myles Straw hit an RBI single three batters later to drive home Bichette as Toronto (59-41) won its fourth straight. Leo Jimenez reached first […]

HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Ontario, British Columbia, Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories have announced agreements to boost internal trade, improve labour mobility and remove barriers to doing business together. Canada’s premiers are meeting in Huntsville, Ont., about trade, U.S. tariff threats and other issues, and a statement from the five leaders announced the signings of […]

TORONTO — Another high-profile junior hockey player is making the jump to U.S. college hockey. Porter Martone, the Philadelphia Flyers’ sixth-overall pick at the 2025 NHL draft, said in an Instagram post Monday that he is joining NCAA Division I school Michigan State next season. The 18-year-old Martone, from Peterborough, Ont., had 37 goals and […]