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TORONTO — As the clock ticks down on a temporary program that brought a wave of Turkish and Syrian people to Canada after a deadly earthquake, a mother and her son have embarked on a weeks-long journey to press Ottawa for an extension for those stuck in what they call immigration limbo. The pair is […]
TORONTO — A spokesperson for Toronto’s popular Taste of the Danforth festival says they’ve gone “the extra mile” with security arrangements as the event returns from a two-year hiatus amid heightened safety concerns. Howard Litchman says that while the weekend street festival in the city’s Greektown has always been a safe and family-friendly celebration, organizers […]
TORONTO — Police say a pedestrian who was hit by a Toronto streetcar last week has died from his injuries. Toronto police say the 62-year-old man was hit last Friday at around 6:30 p.m. Police say he died Thursday. They say the man was walking north across King Street at St. Lawrence Street when he […]
TORONTO — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over fifth-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva at the National Bank Open on Friday for her first win over a top-10 opponent this season. Fernandez, the No. 30 seed, was in control for most of the third-round match on a muggy, overcast afternoon at Sobeys Stadium. […]
Another flood-hit community in southwestern Ontario has declared a state of emergency as heavy rains move across the region. The township of Southwold, just south of London, says it made the declaration this morning, becoming at least the third Ontario municipality to do so in the past week. Southwold officials say there are multiple road […]
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke will return to the B.C. Lions lineup and start in Saturday’s CFL game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at B.C. Place Stadium. The league’s Most Outstanding Player in 2025 sustained a shoulder injury in his non-throwing arm when he was sacked on the opening drive in a July 17 game in […]
TORONTO — Russia’s Alina Korneeva upset 13th-seeded American Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-4 in third-round play Friday at the National Bank Open women’s tennis tournament. Korneeva, the world No. 89, needed one hour 22 minutes to complete the victory. Leylah Fernandez, the No. 30 seed from Laval, Que., was scheduled to play fifth-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva […]
TORONTO — A new report says the average national asking rent fell four per cent in July compared with last year and now stands at $2,037. That marks the 22nd consecutive month of year-over-year declines in the average cost being sought by landlords, according to the latest monthly analysis from Rentals.ca and Urbanation. Asking rents […]
TORONTO — A pair of 18-year-olds have been charged with first-degree murder in last month’s deadly shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair, police said Friday, vowing to heighten security around other major street festivals. Jessiah Massaro-Gill and Lewis Downey each also face five counts of attempted murder, as well as several gun and drug-related […]
BROCKVILLE — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving police east of Ottawa. Ontario Provincial Police say they were helping local police carry out a search at a home in Brockville, Ont. around 8 p.m. Thursday. They say an officer fired a shot during the raid. OPP say one person was taken to […]