The WNBA has officially arrived in Toronto. In their first game in franchise history, the Toronto Tempo lost 83-78 to the Connecticut Sun in pre-season action on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Fittingly, it was Hamilton’s Kia Nurse who landed the first basket in Tempo history, swishing a three-pointer and sending the crowd into a frenzy […]

For three quarters of Game 5, the Toronto Raptors were the better team. But in the fourth quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers reasserted the pattern that has defined the first-round series as they outlasted the short-handed Raptors club for a 125-120 win that gives them a 3-2 series lead. The home team has yet to lose […]

The Toronto Blue Jays held their “State of the Squad” on Wednesday morning for the first time this season. The meeting, which includes the coaching staff and various front office personnel, typically occurs biweekly but was held off for a bit given the heavy roster churn the club has undergone over the season’s opening month. […]

Peel police are asking for help from the public in a sudden death investigation in Brampton. Investigators say they were called to the area of North Park Drive and Dixie Road around 8:15 a.m. on April 16 for reports of an injured and unconscious man. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he […]

MONTRÉAL — A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in an Atikamekw community north of Montreal reflects a broader crisis putting Indigenous people’s health, safety and rights at risk across Canada. In Manawan, about 250 kilometres north of Montreal, community leaders say families are regularly reaching out for emergency housing […]

OTTAWA — Canada has been selected to host a multinational bank to provide “long-term, low-cost financing” for defence projects by NATO members and allies, the federal government said Wednesday. The Globe and Mail newspaper first reported the decision following the end of multinational negotiations earlier Wednesday that were hosted in Montreal. A news release issued […]

Clouds of tiny flying black insects, known as midges, are causing frustration around Toronto’s waterways. A video captured by Pat O’Rourke shows him covered head to toe in midges as he biked over the bridge by Roncesvalles and Queensway. “There’s just swarms of midges everywhere … you kinda get used to them, though. They are harmless, but […]

Doug Ford and his Conservatives are no longer the choice of most Ontarians when it comes to the latest public opinion poll. According to a new Liaison Strategies survey, the Ontario Liberals – who are in the midst of a search for a new leader – have 38 per cent support, two points up on […]

HAMILTON — Public health officials say a Hamilton restaurant linked to a salmonella outbreak has been allowed to reopen after passing a re-inspection of food safety standards with no new illnesses reported. Hamilton Public Health says there were 29 confirmed cases of salmonella linked to the Piper Arms Stoney Creek restaurant, with 57 probable cases […]

OTTAWA — Conservative MPs are calling out the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney after its representatives failed to follow allies in proactively challenging Iran’s nomination to two United Nations bodies — including one tasked with reviewing a landmark treaty on nuclear weapons. On Monday, Iran was nominated to the vice-presidency of the UN’s month-long […]