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The case of an Ontario man found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man has come to a close after Canada’s top court declined to hear it. The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a leave to appeal request from Peter Khill, who shot and killed Jonathan Styres after finding the […]

Police say two drivers are dead following a head-on collision in eastern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened on Highway 28 near Trout Lake Road in Denbigh, Ont., located east of Bancroft, just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday. They say the drivers of the vehicles, both male, were pronounced dead on scene. Police […]

A special air quality statement has been issued for parts of southern Ontario, triggered by wildfire smoke from the Prairies. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires can cause reduced air quality and visibility that can fluctuate throughout the day. Toronto’s air quality index was at eight, or “high risk,” this morning. Environment Canada says […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is headed back to court with hopes of getting approval to sell more of its leases and to extend its reprieve from creditors. The collapsed retailer is expected to use the appearance Thursday morning to ask the Ontario Superior Court to allow it to sell five leases to clothing company YM […]

Toronto has moved to ban motorized watercraft from one of its busiest beaches by next year due to concerns over unsafe operators and illegal rentals, but one rental company says the city should instead focus on regulations that weed out “bad actors” in the industry. City council passed a motion last week requesting that PortsToronto […]

As a travelling physician in northern Ontario, Dannica Switzer is acutely aware of the health-care crisis in underserved communities. “It’s sad to see how much worse things can get,” said Switzer, who works as a locum, filling roles on a temporary basis in rural or remote areas. Switzer has been in high demand since returning […]

TORONTO — Heather Gardiner couldn’t give her seats away. The Blue Jays owned a record under .500 back in the spring, and looked poised for another middling campaign with little playoff hope. Things then drastically turned around on the field. Toronto now sits first in the American League East. And tickets are a hot commodity […]

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an officer fatally shot a man in Niagara Falls on Wednesday morning. The Special Investigations Unit says the shooting happened around 11:15 a.m. in the area of Stanley Avenue and Peer Street. It says members of the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement squad, which is operated by Ontario Provincial Police […]

AIRDRIE — Alberta’s transportation minister says the province plans to learn from an Ontario court ruling that found a law seeking to remove some Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional. Devin Dreeshen says Alberta will be watching the case with interest, especially since Ontario’s government plans to appeal the ruling. Dreeshen says being the second province to […]

TORONTO — JP Saxe was ready to roll across North America this fall on his latest concert tour, but those plans are now hanging by a thread as the Grammy-nominated musician confronts sluggish ticket sales and the soaring cost of life on the road. The Toronto singer-songwriter took to his social media earlier this week […]