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TORONTO — Lawyers for the province say Ontario’s new law on supervised consumption sites does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares are free to relocate farther away. That’s contrary to numerous public comments from Health Minister Sylvia Jones, who has said no supervised consumption sites will open after […]

OTTAWA — Beijing’s ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue a global trade war. Wang Di says Washington should not force Canada to choose between the U.S. and China because that would further destabilize the global economy. At a trade promotion event today […]

TORONTO — Kevan Staples, co-founder of the groundbreaking avant-garde Toronto rock band Rough Trade, has died. His bandmate Carole Pope and two friends confirmed Staples died on Sunday. His age and cause of death were not immediately available. Staples co-wrote Rough Trade’s songs, including their sexually charged 1980 breakout “High School Confidential,” which appeared on […]

TORONTO — Small and medium business leaders say they could have to make minor adjustments to their operations in the short term to cope with widespread U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. The poll of 50 small and medium enterprise leaders across Canada, conducted by the trade services arm of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, […]

TORONTO — When Osama Al-Hadad arrived from Yemen and applied for asylum at Toronto’s Pearson airport, he was taken into custody because he lacked documentation to prove his identity. He spent over a month in Canada Border Services Agency’s immigration holding centre near the airport and was released on Feb. 19 after his identity was […]

TORONTO — With homegrown stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in the final year of their contracts and a competitive window that’s open — for now — the Toronto Blue Jays need to make a statement over the first half of the season. The trade-deadline sell-off during last year’s disappointing 74-88 campaign could be […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests. The survey, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, reports that 44 per cent of decided voters surveyed would vote […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed 21-year-old centre Luke Haymes on Monday to a two-year contract that begins in the 2025-26 season. The 6-foot-1 Ottawa native will join the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the 2024-25 season on an amateur tryout. Haymes recorded 12 goals and six assists […]

A Muslim woman who was attacked while studying in an Ajax, Ont., library says the incident has left her terrified and worried about her family’s safety. The woman has issued a statement through the National Council of Canadian Muslims, two days after the suspect in the attack allegedly tried to set her hijab on fire. […]

TORONTO — Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova, Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell and Boston Fleet forward Susanna Tapani have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three stars of the week.  Vanisova, the league’s first star, scored three goals in a span of eight minutes 44 seconds in a 5-2 win over New York on […]