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TORONTO — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is cutting 466 jobs across the province, in a move the union calls a “gut punch.” The organization says it has made a “difficult business decision to consolidate” the roles of some back-office staff who work remotely. Affected employees are in Sudbury, Windsor, Thunder Bay, St. Catharines, […]

HAMILTON — Myron Mitchell never doubted himself or the process. The 28-year-old receiver recorded his first CFL touchdown last week in the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 26-19 home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. It came not only in his 14th career regular-season game but also in his third season in Canada and with his second team. “For […]

NEW YORK — Canada will be well represented in the relaunch of World Team Tennis. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., will play for Toronto North Racquet Club when the mixed-gender professional tennis league restarts this December. Jessica Pegula will represent the New York Empire and Tommy Paul will be a member of the Florida […]

Neskantaga First Nation chief says his northern Ontario community had to be evacuated again after a contractor hired by the federal government caused a sewage flood at the community’s only nursing station. Gary Quisess says Neskantaga residents had to leave earlier this month for the second time this summer, just days after they returned home […]

TORONTO — Ontario students will soon return to school, but a new contract for their teachers and education workers may be far off as substantive bargaining has not even started. Current education contracts are set to expire at the end of the month, but negotiations for a new deal have stalled before they even really […]

TORONTO — With the window to run in this year’s Ontario municipal elections about to close, observers and advocates are paying attention not only to those vying to lead their communities, but also to the number of people who aren’t. While a lot can still change before nominations close Friday afternoon, the amount of seats […]

TORONTO — Nearly four years ago, Sokvin Vann felt like her life was in a rut. Her brother encouraged her to find a positive outlet through her love of K-pop and BTS, the globally popular boy band. Vann took her brother’s advice and formed BTS Army Toronto. The local fan club — a reference to […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC midfielder Niklas Dorsch has made quite an impact since his arrival in Major League Soccer last month. Signed via transfer from Germany’s FC Heidenheim, he scored a late equalizer to lift Toronto FC to a 3-3 draw against Charlotte FC on Wednesday, just four days after notching a highlight-reel game-winner in […]

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada has hired Caroline Mulroney as vice chair and she is to report to Derek Neldner, the head of capital markets, starting Sept. 14. Mulroney is a former Ontario cabinet minister who stepped down in June and is the daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Neldner says in an […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released receiver Shemar Bridges and defensive lineman TyJuan Garbutt on Wednesday. Both players are Americans. The six-foot-four, 208-pound Bridges was in his third season with Hamilton but hadn’t played in any games in 2025. He resumed practising with the CFL club after being listed on the injury report with a […]