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TORONTO — For 24 minutes, the Toronto Raptors dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves. But then turnovers and the explosive play of Anthony Edwards gave Minnesota momentum in the second half and the Raptors fell to the Timberwolves 128-126 on Wednesday. Brandon Ingram, who led Toronto with 25 points, said that he and his teammates have to […]

York Regional Police are set to provide an update this morning on an investigation involving organized crime and corruption. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw is expected to attend to comment on the investigation. It comes after the union representing Toronto police officers said Wednesday that several had been arrested. A spokesperson for the Toronto Police […]

TORONTO — An update is expected today in the case of Canadian businessman Frank Stronach, whose sexual assault trial in Toronto is facing some delays. The trial was scheduled to begin earlier this week but Stronach’s legal team asked for more time to prepare after receiving what it described as a large volume of new […]

TORONTO — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points, with 21 coming in the second half, to help the Minnesota Timberwolves rally past the Toronto Raptors 128-126 on Wednesday. Jaden McDaniels added 19 points for Minnesota (32-20) and Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 12 rebounds and 10 points. The Timberwolves trailed by as many as 18 […]

TORONTO — The union representing Toronto police officers says several of its members have been arrested. Spokesperson Meaghan Gray says the Toronto Police Association will ensure its members receive due process and wellness support as required. She did not say what allegations the officers were facing. Gray says the union would have no further comment […]

BRAMPTON — Paramedics say 10 people are being treated for minor injuries after a crash in Brampton, Ont., involving a public transit bus. Peel regional police say they were called to the area of Queen Street East and Hansen Road North just before 3 p.m. for reports of a multi-vehicle crash. Police initially said they […]

Some Ontario municipalities and private contractors are mixing salt with sand and other materials to melt ice and snow this winter as the province faces a critical shortage of road salt amid skyrocketing demand. Joe Salemi, the executive director of Landscape Ontario, said the shortage is caused by several factors, including a particularly harsh and […]

Grégory Bulté was snorkelling in the cold waters of Ontario’s Opinicon Lake when he noticed the first dead turtle. The lake ice had just melted, and the northern map turtles stirred from their hibernation. The turtles, named for their topographical-looking shell marks, spend the winter at the bottom of the lake beneath what should be […]

PORT ROWAN — A teenager has been charged with murder in the death of an infant in the Lake Erie community of Port Rowan, about 100 kilometres southwest of Hamilton. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called the afternoon of Nov. 4 to a home on Front Road, where they found a dead infant. The […]

Medical staff have left a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated last month after its water system failed and a parasite that causes gastrointestinal illness contaminated its water supply. Indigenous Services Canada says all remaining nurses left Kashechewan First Nation on Monday after consultation with community leaders. The department says people who remain […]