Author: The Canadian Press

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 […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are a little banged up as the midway point of the NBA season approaches, with regular starters RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl missing long stretches. Fortunately, Toronto’s bench is learning to step up. Backup point guard Jamal Shead scored a career-high 19 points and added five assists and four rebounds […]

It’s gearing up to be another messy day on the roads in parts of Ontario and Quebec as storm fronts continue to pound the area. A winter storm Monday brought freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds across Eastern Canada that, at one point, left tens of thousands without power in Ontario. Environment Canada says […]

TORONTO — Jamal Shead scored a career-high 19 points off the bench as the Toronto Raptors rallied past the Orlando Magic 107-106 on Monday. Shead also had five assists and four rebounds in 29 minutes of play for Toronto (20-14). Brandon Ingram added 17 points and nine rebounds. Scottie Barnes had a double-double with 13 […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a fire that broke out in a federal government building Monday morning is being investigated as a suspected arson. Police say first responders rushed to the scene in the area of Yonge Street and Elmhurst Avenue in North York shortly after 11 a.m. They say one victim was taken to […]

Tens of thousands of Ontarians remain without power after blasts of heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds hit a swath of the province. The Hydro One outage map shows that more than 45,000 customers are in the dark as of late Monday afternoon, down from about 61,000 earlier in the day. The province’s largest […]