Author: The Canadian Press

HALIFAX — Lauren Rowe’s goal in the 79th minute snapped a scoreless tie and lifted the visiting AFC Toronto to a 1-0 Northern Super League victory over the Halifax Tides on Tuesday at Wanderers Grounds. Eight minutes earlier Toronto’s Victoria Pickett drilled a shot off the goalpost as the first-place visitors applied pressure on the […]

Ontario’s main beer retailer says it’s closing another 10 stores across the province due to changing market conditions. The Beer Store says locations in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and several other cities are scheduled to close by the end of the business day on Sept. 14. The Beer Store’s vice-president of retail, Ozzie Ahmed, says the […]

Peel Region police say they’re providing protection to the mayor of Brampton, Ont., after he and his family were allegedly threatened. Speaking at an unrelated press conference, Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich says the force is providing Mayor Patrick Brown with security “out of an abundance of caution.” Milinovich says the alleged threats came from within […]

Summer camps and daycares are being forced to shift their plans amid stifling heat and poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke drifting across Central Canada, Prairies and other parts of the country. Special air quality statements or warnings are in effect for a second day across several provinces and territories, combined with heat warnings […]

TORONTO — Lawyers representing nine Ontario First Nations say they are launching a constitutional challenge against provincial and federal laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects that the Indigenous communities say infringes upon their rights. Details of the legal challenge have not yet been made public, but the lawyers say they will reveal more at a […]

Special air-quality statements caused by wildfire smoke remain in effect for many areas of the country, and in some places, people are also handling stifling heat and humidity as well as the haze. Much of Central Canada, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were placed under special air quality statements or warnings on Monday due to smoke from […]

TORONTO — Four men are facing mischief charges after police allege they forced their way into a member of Parliament’s constituency office in northwest Toronto earlier this year. Police say the four were part of a demonstration outside an MP’s office in the area of Keele Street and Lawrence Avenue West on the evening of […]

A Toronto man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after two women were found dead in a west-end home last year. Police say officers responded to a call for a well-being check in the area of Sheldon Avenue and Silvercrest Avenue in Etobicoke on Aug. 23, 2024. They found an 82-year-old woman and […]

TORONTO — The union representing hospitality workers at Toronto’s CN Tower says members have voted to ratify a tentative agreement with the employer, ending a two-week lockout. Unifor Local 4271 members voted in favour of the new agreement with Canada Lands Company, the federal Crown corporation that owns and operates the iconic tourist attraction. The […]

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more power — authority that could create a “mini American presidency” in communities across the province — says a political scientist. Tom Urbaniak, a political scientist at Cape Breton University, said the province would be wise to wait and see how […]