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TORONTO — The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers’ college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, documents obtained by The Canadian Press suggest. A freedom-of-information request on teacher supply and demand came back with research and jurisdictional scans the Ministry of Education conducted last year on the supply issue […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a driver is dead after his truck collided with a TTC bus in the city’s east end Tuesday evening. Officers and paramedics responded just after 6 p.m. to reports of a two-vehicle collision involving a truck and a TTC bus near the intersection of Meadowvale Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E. […]

TORONTO (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday night to cut the deficit in the teams’ first-round NHL series to 3-2. Thomas Chabot and Dylan Cozens gave the Senators a 2-0 lead before Tim Stutzle […]

TORONTO (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as the Ottawa Senators edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday night to cut the deficit in the teams’ first-round series to 3-2. Thomas Chabot and Dylan Cozens gave the Senators a 2-0 lead before Tim Stutzle and […]

TORONTO — It was a fun night for Carly Jackson. The 27-year-old third-string goaltender from Amherst, N.S., made 25 saves in her first-ever start — and first time entering a PWHL game — in the Toronto Sceptres’ 2-1 shootout victory on Tuesday night over the New York Sirens. Jackson stopped all four shots in the […]

OSHAWA — Luke Torrance scored at 8:44 of the second overtime period and lifted the Oshawa Generals to a 7-6 victory over the visiting Barrie Colts in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Tuesday night at Tribute Communities Centre. Colby Barlow had two goals and an assist for the Generals, who grabbed a commanding 3-0 […]

TORONTO — Wilyer Abreu’s three-run blast capped a four-run inning as Boston’s big bats carried the Red Sox to a 10-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Rafael Devers crushed a 422-foot home run to the second deck in right field to lead off the third inning for Boston (17-14) before Abreu’s home […]

HAMILTON — The office of Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath says she has been hospitalized after being injured in an accident. A statement issued late Tuesday says Horwath is awaiting surgery and may need to take a “short medical leave” to focus on rest and recovery. It does not specify the nature of her injury or […]

OTTAWA — Ottawa Police say one of their officers shot a man downtown Tuesday afternoon after responding to a firearms call on a nearby street. Police said in a statement that at approximately 1:30 p.m. they responded to a firearms call in the Sparks Street area, a short walk from Parliament Hill and the Rideau […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a woman was critically injured Tuesday afternoon after a large tree branch fell and hit her in the city’s midtown. Police say they responded to the scene near St. Clair Avenue and Avenue Road just before 3:30 p.m. for a report of a large tree branch that had fallen onto […]