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HAMILTON — Scott Milanovich isn’t the least bit surprised to see Trevor Harris still playing at a very high level. Harris, 40, is in his 14th CFL season but remains an elite quarterback. Last year’s Grey Cup MVP has completed 198-of-269 passes (73.6 per cent) for 2,655 yards with 19 TDs and seven interceptions. More […]
MARKHAM — Organizers of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham have apologized to spectators after delays in preparing the new street circuit prevented cars from taking practice laps. No cars have taken to the 12-turn, 3.52-kilometre road course around downtown Markham, affecting today’s practice sessions for six races on the weekend schedule. Organizers say […]
BARRIE — Police in Barrie, Ont., say they found human skeletal remains close to the scene of a double homicide last summer, but detectives are treating the case as a separate incident at this time. Police say they received a call about the remains on Aug. 13 near Anne Street South and Tiffin Street and […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has cleared the way for the province to remove bike lanes in Toronto, overturning a lower-court ruling that found the plan created an unconstitutional risk to cyclist safety. More coming. The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Toronto police have released new security footage of a suspect in a 2022 murder who they believe was also involved in an attempted murder several months later. Police say 31-year-old Ding Ping Wang was fatally shot inside a car in a plaza parking lot in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area on […]
TORONTO — Iga Swiatek had every reason to be confident entering Thursday’s title match at the National Bank Open. Armed with a 25-5 career record in WTA Tour final appearances, the seventh seed from Poland plays best when the stakes are high. She set the early tone against Elena Rybakina and didn’t look back in […]
TORONTO — Boston lefty Payton Tolle silenced the Blue Jays with a two-hit, eight-inning gem and Caleb Durbin hit an eighth-inning grand slam as the Red Sox blanked Toronto 7-0 Thursday. Durbin’s 12th homer of the season came off Toronto reliever Chase Lee and helped the Red Sox (65-56) escape town with one win in […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in San Francisco say they’ve arrested a Hamilton man who has been on the run since 1991. Charles Peter Billone has been wanted for more than 30 years on child sexual abuse charges in Canada. Billone allegedly failed to re-attend court after being released on a recognizance and Hamilton […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says some Whole Foods Market salsas, guacamoles and prepared foods sold online in Ontario are being recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The agency says the recall is linked to salmonella-tainted jalapenos from Mexico that have been blamed on outbreaks in the United States. The CFIA says there have been […]
TORONTO — A man has been charged with attempted murder and another suspect is wanted after an overnight arrest over a stolen electric bike ended with a Toronto police officer being shot in the leg, police said Thursday. Officials said the shooting is the latest incident in a spate of violence against police this summer, […]