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A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground, says lessons learned at a rescue operation at British Columbia’s Red Chris mine can help teams across the country. Mine operator Newmont Corp., has promised an independent investigation into the factors that led to the rockfall that trapped three workers […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the murder conviction of a man who argued he was unfit to stand trial because he experienced auditory hallucinations and schizophrenic delusions throughout the proceedings. In a ruling issued Friday, the top court accepted the trial judge’s finding that there were no reasonable grounds to believe […]

TORONTO — The CFL issued a maximum fine against DaShaun Amos of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday for his hit last week on Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown. The exact amount of the fine wasn’t disclosed. But according to the CFL’s collective bargaining agreement, the most a player can be fined is half of his […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay has reached deals to sell the leases of six store locations as legal wrangling continues on work to close a deal to sell up to 25 leases to B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu. Legal filings show clothing retailer YM Inc. has struck a deal to buy five leases for $5.03 million, while […]

Two of Canada’s top triathletes hope that a new race in Toronto will inspire more people to take up the sport. Charles Paquet and Mathis Beaulieu will be racing in SuperTri Toronto this Saturday, kicking off the international league’s season. They feel the short-course version of the multisport race is more exciting for spectators and, […]

TORONTO — Even as Hulkamania was catching fire around the world, former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas says Hulk Hogan always treated him like “one of the boys.” When Korderas joined what was then called the WWF in 1985, one of his first jobs was picking up wrestlers from the airport and driving them to Toronto’s […]

Ontario’s lower courts are introducing restrictions on who can attend proceedings virtually after what they describe as an escalation of interruptions, a move that law experts and observers say raises questions about transparency. The Ontario Court of Justice released a new policy last week that would stop observers from accessing court proceedings online unless they […]

An investigation is underway after a Canadian National Railway Co. train derailed in southwestern Ontario this morning, halting passenger train service. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is sending a team of investigators to Paris, Ont., to gather evidence and determine what happened. CN says about two dozen railcars and one locomotive derailed […]

Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating after a three-year-old child drowned at a provincial park on Thursday. Police say officers were sent to Sandbanks Provincial Park at around 5:30 p.m. after a toddler went missing while playing with family members in a shallow area of water. They say bystanders found the child before emergency […]

The five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team were acquitted in the high-profile London, Ont., sexual assault trial Thursday, but the jury is still out on whether or not they’ll be able to resume their NHL careers. A few hours after the judge’s decision, the NHL said Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, […]