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TORONTO — For years, Justin Gray has been imagining music that, for the listener, feels like it is coming from every direction. That vision is now pointing him toward the Grammys. Gray is the first Canadian to ever be nominated in the best immersive album category — for a project brought to life with 38 […]

TORONTO — A group of Toronto cyclists are in Ontario’s highest court on Wednesday to defend their successful challenge of the province’s plan to rip up three stretches of the city’s bike lanes. The cyclists, including a bike courier and a university student, have so far successfully argued the unproven plan to improve traffic by […]

A series of collisions involving about 50 vehicles on Tuesday morning forced a prolonged closure of Highway 401 in both directions east of Toronto, Ontario Provincial Police said. Police said there was no indication that the crashes caused life-threatening or serious injuries, but several people were brought to hospital with minor injuries. An update Tuesday […]

TORONTO — Craig Berube isn’t interested in learning anything more about his hockey team. The former NHL enforcer believes the pieces are there for the Maple Leafs to make a playoff push and salvage their season. A disastrous homestand means that hill has become an even tougher climb. Long a doormat in the Atlantic Division, […]

If it felt like the earth moved beneath your feet late Tuesday night, it did, if you were in Southern Ontario. Earthquakes Canada recorded a magnitude 3.7 quake north of Toronto just before 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The agency noted the tremor was centred near the community of Orillia and occurred at a depth of […]

TORONTO — Dozens of people gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on Tuesday for a vigil in memory of Alex Pretti, who was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday. The 37-year-old was an intensive care nurse at a veterans affairs hospital and his family said he took part in […]

LONDON — Four people have been charged after hazardous chemicals capable of being used to make explosives were found in a home near Western University. London police say they were called to the university early Saturday to help campus police with a trespasser in custody. Police say a loaded handgun was found at the scene […]

MISSISSAUGA — Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes rolled to a 9-4 victory over Yukon’s Bayly Scoffin on Tuesday to become the first team to secure a playoff spot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Lawes opened with a three-point end and led 7-1 at the mid-game break. She improved to 6-0 and was the only undefeated team […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a series of collisions involving about 50 vehicles on Tuesday morning forced a prolonged closure of Highway 401 in both directions east of Toronto. Police say there is no indication that the crashes caused life-threatening or serious injuries, but some minor injuries were reported. As of mid-afternoon, the highway remained closed […]

Fourteen years after being selected in the first round of the CFL draft, Shamawd Chambers is preparing the next generation of Canadian football players to pursue a variety of high-performance pathways. On Friday, the former CFL receiver will host the second annual Canadian High School Football ID Camp in Vaughan, Ont., through Out the Chamber […]