York Region

TORONTO — Toronto’s iconic CN Tower has paid tribute to the officer who was gunned down during a police raid in the city’s northwest. Officials on social media said its bright lights would dim for the first five minutes of every hour late Thursday in honour of Const. Marc Pinizzotto. The 43-year-old died after being […]

TORONTO — The body of an Ontario police officer killed in the line of duty this week will be brought to Thornhill this afternoon ahead of his funeral. Const. Tarun Bali was hit by a vehicle Tuesday in the northern town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, as fellow officers searched for […]

It’s the MVP that herds of fans gathered at the newly branded Toronto Stadium probably won’t notice when they take in six FIFA World Cup matches: a 12-metre-tall COW. Standing just outside the venue, it’s one of four temporary cell towers — known as Cells on Wheels — deployed by telecom giant Bell across key […]

TORONTO — Alanis Morissette is set to have soccer fans head over feet as she performs at Canada’s opening ceremony ahead of its first FIFA World Cup game on home soil today. The Ottawa-born alt-rocker will sing the national anthem before Canada faces Bosnia-Herzegovina at Toronto Stadium. The pre-match ceremony will also feature performances by […]

WINNIPEG — Bo Levi Mitchell threw a pair of touchdown passes to Kiondre Smith as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats spoiled the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ home opener with a 37-27 victory on Thursday. The Ticats were coming off an overtime loss to Montreal and moved to 1-1, the first time the team hasn’t opened a season 0-2 […]

CALEDON — Most golfers have a few tricks in their golf bag, but Justin Matthews has one carrying his around TPC Toronto at this week’s RBC Canadian Open. Braeden Cryderman, the course’s director of instruction, is Matthews’s caddie at the men’s national golf championship. The 22-year-old Matthews has been coached by Cryderman for nearly a […]

The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicked off Thursday, as the Canadian host cities prepared for matches, cultural events, an influx of fans and the international spotlight. Thousands of delirious Mexico supporters rejoiced at the official FIFA Fan Festival at Hastings Park in Vancouver, as their team racked up the first goals and […]

TORONTO — A veteran Toronto police officer was killed Thursday during a raid linked to investigations into multiple shootings, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March, Chief Myron Demkiw said. Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was shot while officers were carrying out a search at an apartment building in the city’s northwest and died in […]

The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicked off Thursday, as Canadian host cities prepared for matches, cultural events, an influx of fans and the international spotlight. But the weather put a dampener on the party in Toronto, where the threat of lightning triggered the evacuation of the official FIFA Fan Festival. There were […]

A Toronto police officer was shot dead Thursday morning while carrying out what the police union called a “high-risk takedown” at an apartment building in the city’s northwest. The death of Const. Marc Pinizzotto set off an outpouring of grief from politicians and law enforcement, who said it’s a grim reminder of the dangers police […]