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Fellow officers, dignitaries and family members will pay their respects to an Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job at his funeral in Mississauga today. Const. Tarun Bali was fatally struck by a vehicle last week in the northern Ontario town of Hearst, as police tried to stop a man who had escaped from […]

TORONTO — Against the backdrop of U.S. tariffs battering local automakers, uncertainty linked to upcoming trade talks and the “incursion” of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, the union representing nearly 19,000 Canadian auto workers says it’s bracing for the most significant labour negotiations in its history. Talks between Unifor and the Detroit Three automakers are […]

TORONTO — Glenn Nyberg put the referee’s whistle to his lips and halted play. Ghana and Panama were going toe-to-toe in a rambunctious opening game to kick off the countries’ World Cup adventure. Around the 22-minute mark — as has been the case midway through the first and second halves of every match at the […]

TORONTO — The Panama-Ghana matchup for Toronto’s second World Cup game drew Ghanaian royalty and thousands of fervent fans who were undeterred by the rain and gusty winds that replaced sunny skies as the game kicked off. Many Ghana supporters started their day early at Sankofa Square in downtown Toronto, where attendees were greeted by […]

TORONTO — A plodding, choppy affair between Ghana and Panama at the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday was salvaged with some late-game drama at a wet Toronto Stadium. Caleb Yirenkyi scored in the 95th minute to give Ghana an upset 1-0 victory in the group-play opener for both teams. “I ran forward and then hoped […]

Former Liberal MP and MPP Han Dong says he’s running for Toronto city council. Dong says in a social media post that he declared today to run for the ward of Scarborough North in the municipal election this fall. He represented the Ontario Liberals as a member of provincial parliament in Trinity-Spadina from 2014 to […]

Sigma FC usually holds its training sessions on Thursday evenings, but co-founder Bobby Smyrniotis is giving everyone the night off when Canada plays Qatar in the FIFA men’s World Cup. Many of Sigma’s players are from Brampton, Ont., the hometown of six players on Canada’s men’s senior team, the most of any city in the […]

TORONTO — Jim Hiller wasted no time talking about coaching philosophy. Beating reporters to the punch, the newly hired Maple Leafs coach said the greatest impact a coach could have is in “guiding the spirit of the team” in his opening remarks to the Toronto media horde Wednesday. Hiller also offered a vote of confidence […]

TORONTO — Two more boys are facing charges after a 12-year-old allegedly struck a Toronto police officer with a stolen car and was shot at by police before he fled the scene. The 12-year-old driver, who was arrested on Monday and taken to a hospital, faces charges including attempted murder, dangerous operation and theft of […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says a World Cup watch party downtown was cancelled Tuesday night after a firecracker was set off, just days after a separate FIFA fan event was cut short due to weather. The city confirmed Wednesday that on-site staff at Nathan Phillips Square ended a viewing party Tuesday for the […]