Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto FC is parting ways with Italian designated players Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi, ending an expensive and unsuccessful partnership. The struggling Major League Soccer club said their contracts had been mutually terminated, with TFC using its two permitted buyouts of their guaranteed deals. “After several meaningful discussions, we are happy to have […]

Police are asking the public to shelter in place and keep their car doors locked if caught in traffic following an incident that has closed a stretch of Highway 11 in both directions. Ontario Provincial Police say vehicles are currently being removed from the closure area in the Severn township beginning with the northbound lanes, […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner both dazzled and frustrated Maple Leafs fans across nine roller-coaster seasons. The local kid dreamt of pulling on the Original Six franchise’s blue-and-white jersey and starring under his hometown’s intense spotlight. Now he’s exiting stage left, his long march out the door complete. The Leafs officially shipped the skilled winger to […]

Police say an 18-year-old from London, Ont., has drowned in the waters of Lake Huron at Ipperwash Beach. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a call of two swimmers in distress yesterday shortly after 4 p.m. in the municipality of Lambton Shores, about 75 kilometres west of London. They say the 18-year-old swimmer was […]

SIOUX LOOKOUT — Police say 25 people were injured when a bus rolled over on a northern Ontario highway on Sunday. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to the single-vehicle crash on Highway 516 in Sioux Lookout around 6:45 p.m. Police say the bus was carrying more than 30 adult passengers who were planting […]

The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post criticizing Israel’s military operations in the Middle East. An open letter from James L. Turk, the director of the centre at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a group of lawyers […]

TORONTO — Fans who attended the inaugural concert at Toronto’s new Rogers Stadium on Sunday night are calling for better crowd control after some say it took up to two hours to exit the venue. With performances set to take place throughout the summer at the 50,000-capacity open-air venue in north Toronto, concertgoers say the […]

Samantha Sannella shed happy tears as she stood to sing the national anthem at her citizenship ceremony in early June, nearly three decades after she moved to Canada. She had sung “O Canada” countless times before, but this was the first time she’d done so as a Canadian. Originally from Houston, Texas, Sannella moved to […]

Police north of Toronto are urging caution after a coyote bit a child in the community of Nobleton on Sunday. York Regional Police say officers were called to the area of Highway 27 and King Road just after noon for an animal complaint. Police say a 12-year-old boy was bitten by a coyote. They say […]

TORONTO — AFC Toronto has signed Canadian international defender Zoe Burns and Canadian youth international forward Lauren Rowe. Burns, 23, arrives from France’s FC Fleury 91 while Rowe joins from North Toronto Women after a stellar career at Cape Breton University. A native of Issaquah, Wash., Burns is a dual citizen and represented the U.S. […]