Author: The Canadian Press

Amid the sprawling canola fields, white spruce and jack pine trees, fireweed and goldenrods of northern Alberta, Pat McNamara is having a case of nuclear déjà vu. Two decades ago, he lived in Port Hope, Ont., northeast of Toronto, in a community dealing with decades of nuclear ground contamination, including at his own daughter’s schoolyard. […]

MISSISSAUGA — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an 18-year-old boy fell to his death from a parking garage at a Mississauga shopping mall. The Special Investigations Unit says somebody called Peel Regional Police on Wednesday about a man in distress who was going to Square One Shopping Centre. An officer found the 18-year-old man […]

There isn’t much in combat sports that Denis (The Bosnian Menace) Puric hasn’t done. The 40-year-old Hamilton-based fighter has competed around the world, including the unlikely venue of Thai prison (as a guest rather than inmate). While Puric has competed in mixed martial arts for Bellator and other promotions, these days he is focusing on […]

Provincial police say two people have been arrested and another is wanted in an investigation into an attempted murder and a homicide in southern Ontario. OPP say York Region police officers responded to a report of a shooting in Vaughan, Ont., the night of Nov. 12, 2020 and one person was injured and taken to […]

KENORA — Provincial police say two suspects have been arrested in the death of a missing Kenora, Ont., resident, and one of them is facing a murder charge. Police say Mekhi Pelly of Grassy Narrows First Nation was reported missing on Oct. 26. They say the 21-year-old has since been confirmed dead. A 24-year-old suspect […]

A correctional officer in Windsor, Ont., is facing charges after an alleged sexual assault of an inmate at a local detention centre. Windsor police say they started investigating earlier this month after receiving information that a female inmate had been sexually assaulted at the facility. The alleged assaults are reported to have occurred between May […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government is considering taking control of the province’s real estate regulator after an audit into its handling of what it describes as iPro Realty’s “misappropriation” of funds. The minister of public and business service delivery says in a statement that the review of the Real Estate Council of Ontario identifies significant […]

OTTAWA — Today is the first of three fundraising deadlines for the NDP leadership race, and while most candidates say their payments are in, two are at risk of falling short. A campaign spokesperson for Tanille Johnston, a Campbell River B.C. city councillor, says she will “most likely” be able to make the $25,000 payment. […]

TORONTO — A team at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto has successfully completed 10 brain angiograms using a robot controlled remotely by a neurosurgeon, paving the way to eventually providing critical stroke care to patients in northern Ontario. A brain angiogram is a minimally invasive diagnostic procedure where doctors place a catheter in the femoral […]

TORONTO — Craig Berube saw some positive signs. The Maple Leafs came out strong Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings. Toronto’s head coach watched his team check and defend well on the way to building a deserved first-period lead. The rest of the game was a different story — and it’s clear Berube still […]