Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A woman in her 70s has died after what appeared to be an unprovoked stabbing in a Toronto parking lot, police said Thursday. The attack happened just after 9:30 a.m. in the area of Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East, at a commercial plaza near CF Fairview Mall in North York. Duty […]

TORONTO — A year away from the IndyCar Series gave Toronto’s Devlin DeFrancesco time to reflect — and grow, both as a driver and as a person. Now the 25-year-old is literally back in the driver’s seat and will be behind the wheel at his hometown course. DeFrancesco is the only Canadian in the field […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Hunter Knight, Assistant Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies, Western University A recent report entitled Crisis in the Classroom: Exclusion, Seclusion and Restraint of […]

A teenager accused in the attack on an eight-year-old girl in Quadeville, Ont., that investigators initially linked to an animal is set to return to court next month. The 17-year-old suspect made a brief appearance this morning at the courthouse in Pembroke, Ont., where he stood in shackles as his case was put over until […]

TORONTO — Most new measles cases in Ontario over the past week were reported in a popular summer travel area. Public Health Ontario is reporting 32 new measles cases, 19 of which are in Huron Perth. The public health unit located west of Kitchener includes Stratford, known for its annual theatre festival, as well as […]

THOROLD — Ontario’s solicitor general says the province is adding 150 beds to three jails across the province using modular construction. Michael Kerzner made the announcement Thursday at the Niagara Detention Centre, which will expand by 50 spaces, as will the Vanier Centre for Women in Milton, and the Cecil Facer Youth Centre in Sudbury, […]

TORONTO — Police say a woman is dead after a stabbing in a parking lot near a shopping mall in Toronto. Toronto police say it happened just after 9:30 a.m. in the area of Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East near CF Fairview Mall in North York. They say officers found a woman with […]

A new peer-reviewed scientific study suggests logging practices in Ontario are unsustainable and out of line with the province’s own strategy for sustainably managing forests. It’s no surprise to David Flood, a registered professional forester for more than 30 years, who has long thought Ontario was permitting too many trees to be cut down. Flood […]

Police say a man is dead after a morning shooting at a Toronto mall parking lot. Toronto police say they responded to a call just after 6 a.m. in the area of Highway 401 and Dufferin Street near Yorkdale Shopping Centre. They say they found a man who had been shot. Police say the man […]

Daytime temperatures from Windsor, Ontario, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, are going to remain hot a little longer. Environment Canada has several heat warnings in effect this morning, along a 2,400-kilometre stretch of southeastern Canada. The warnings forecast daytime highs in some areas between 31 and 34 degrees Celsius — with a humidex of 37 to […]