York Region
VANCOUVER — A late field goal lifted the B.C. Lions to a 27-24 victory over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. Veteran kicker Sean Whyte sent a 24-yard attempt sailing through the uprights with 28 seconds left on the game clock to seal the decision in the back-and-forth contest. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke passed for […]
TORONTO — Things were looking up after an inauspicious start at the National Bank Open women’s tennis tournament. Canada’s Leylah Fernandez earned a berth in the Round of 16. “Eala-Mania” found a higher gear with breakout star Alex Eala’s latest victory. And WTA Tour headliners Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek were still in […]
TORONTO — Thousands of people flooded Danforth Avenue on the second day of the popular street food festival in Toronto’s Greektown amid enhanced security measures. Some visitors formed long lines at their favourite food stalls, while others stood before the stages enjoying live music and dance performances at the Taste of the Danforth, a beloved […]
One person has died in a residential fire in Etobicoke early Saturday morning. Toronto police say officers and fire crew responded to reports of a house fire shortly before 12:30 a.m. Police say a man was located inside a house in the area of Queensway and Royal York Road. They say he was pronounced dead […]
TORONTO — As the clock ticks down on a temporary program that brought a wave of Turkish and Syrian people to Canada after a deadly earthquake, a mother and her son have embarked on a weeks-long journey to press Ottawa for an extension for those stuck in what they call immigration limbo. The pair is […]
TORONTO — A spokesperson for Toronto’s popular Taste of the Danforth festival says they’ve gone “the extra mile” with security arrangements as the event returns from a two-year hiatus amid heightened safety concerns. Howard Litchman says that while the weekend street festival in the city’s Greektown has always been a safe and family-friendly celebration, organizers […]
TORONTO — Police say a pedestrian who was hit by a Toronto streetcar last week has died from his injuries. Toronto police say the 62-year-old man was hit last Friday at around 6:30 p.m. Police say he died Thursday. They say the man was walking north across King Street at St. Lawrence Street when he […]
TORONTO — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over fifth-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva at the National Bank Open on Friday for her first win over a top-10 opponent this season. Fernandez, the No. 30 seed, was in control for most of the third-round match on a muggy, overcast afternoon at Sobeys Stadium. […]
Another flood-hit community in southwestern Ontario has declared a state of emergency as heavy rains move across the region. The township of Southwold, just south of London, says it made the declaration this morning, becoming at least the third Ontario municipality to do so in the past week. Southwold officials say there are multiple road […]
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke will return to the B.C. Lions lineup and start in Saturday’s CFL game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at B.C. Place Stadium. The league’s Most Outstanding Player in 2025 sustained a shoulder injury in his non-throwing arm when he was sacked on the opening drive in a July 17 game in […]