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TORONTO — Stewart Johnston is the new CFL commissioner. The league made the move official Wednesday morning, introducing Johnston as its 15th commissioner. He succeeds Randy Ambrosie, who announced in October his intention to retire in 2025 once his successor was chosen. Johnston has served as president of TSN since 2010. He will assume his […]

The first officer who tended to a fellow Ontario Provincial Police constable after he was fatally shot more than two years ago testified in court about a “frantic” scene as he attempted life-saving measures. Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022 while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors are resuming their closing submissions in the case of a teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless Toronto man during a group attack. The Crown began its submissions mid-February but could not continue until this week due to scheduling issues. The girl, who was 14 at the time of the attack, […]

TORONTO — Commissioner Gary Bettman said the money took some work, but the negotiation process was otherwise smooth for its newest broadcast rights deal in Canada. Rogers Communications Inc. and the National Hockey League announced a new 12-year agreement Wednesday valued at $11 billion for the national media rights to NHL games on all platforms […]

ST. THOMAS, Ont. — A local medical officer of health who’s dealing with a massive measles outbreak in southwestern Ontario cautions against associating the spread of the illness with a single demographic. Southwestern Public Health Unit’s Dr. Ninh Tran says measles is an “equal opportunity” virus for the unvaccinated. His comments come as the region, […]

Police say they have charged two men with murder after a double shooting at a Markham, Ont., home earlier this month. York regional police say the 28-year-old and 35-year-old, who were both out on bail on unrelated offences, each face charges including first-degree murder and attempted murder. Police say 20-year-old Nilakshi Raguthas was killed and […]

TORONTO — Impending U.S. tariffs have pushed Canadian companies to stockpile goods, cut back staff, put projects on hold and whatever else they think will help them survive the economic turmoil ahead. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil his administration’s latest tariffs on numerous countries later today, but it’s unclear what their scope […]

The daughter of a woman who died in a 2019 Ottawa bus crash that killed three people told a coroner’s inquest Wednesday that the loss has left her family with unanswered questions. Karen Benvie said her 57-year-old mother Judy Booth was taken too soon, leaving her loved ones in unbearable grief. “Her absence is felt […]

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the United States were up in late-morning trading ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest announcement of tariffs expected after the markets close. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 55.06 points at 25,088.34. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 157.26 points at 42,147.22. The […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Pharmacists Association is urging the federal government to remove all drug-related products from its list of potential retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The association says there are currently eight pharmaceutical tariff codes on the list, but it’s not clear which specific medications or drug products they include. The pharmacists association also […]