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TORONTO — Toronto FC leaves the cold and snow of Toronto for the warmth of Spain on Tuesday, still missing a marquee attacker but with a sense of optimism going into the 2026 season. Head coach Robin Fraser, starting his second year at the helm, has liked what he has seen to date in training […]

MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada started hearing a case on Monday about whether it’s constitutional for police to make random traffic stops, after Quebec’s highest court ruled that the practice leads to racial profiling. The case involves Joseph-Christopher Luamba, a young Montrealer of Haitian descent who said he was repeatedly stopped by police […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Liberal caucus has named John Fraser as their pick for interim leader, a role he is poised to hold for a third time. Per the party’s constitution, the riding association presidents and executive council still have to vote on that choice, but the Ontario Liberal Party president told members in a […]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo in 2017, envisioning the day of looking out his office window and seeing a throng of fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory. That possibility ended on Monday, when McDermott was abruptly fired by team owner Terry Pegula following a nine-year tenure in which the coach […]

SUDBURY — Classes at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., are suspended after faculty, librarians and counsellors went on strike Monday as they call for better working conditions. The Laurentian University Faculty Association says mediated talks reached an impasse on Sunday and its members walked off the job Monday morning. The school says that during the […]

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s deal with China on electric vehicles has hurt Ontarians and the two have not spoken since. Ford says he was disappointed Carney did not give him a heads-up about a potential deal before the prime minister’s trip to China last week. Carney struck a deal […]

MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has started hearing a case about whether it’s constitutional for police to make random traffic stops without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence. The case involves Joseph-Christopher Luamba, a Montrealer of Haitian descent who said he was repeatedly stopped by police for no apparent reason when […]

TORONTO — It was a swing and a miss for the Toronto Blue Jays on two of the biggest prizes of the current Major League Baseball free agency period. Bo Bichette, a homegrown talent and one of the faces of the franchise, has reportedly bolted for the New York Mets. That news came shortly after […]

The fire chief in Niagara Falls, Ont., says the city is now hosting hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees after a water crisis in the northern Ontario community forced many to leave their homes. Jo Zambito says 858 people from Kashechewan are currently living in two Niagara Falls hotels and the city is ready to […]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The move came two days after the Bills were eliminated in a heart-wrenching 33-30 overtime loss at Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs. The people spoke to the […]