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Neighbours accuse Toronto builder of gaming system to uproot beloved tree for parking pad

Neighbours accuse Toronto builder of gaming system to uproot beloved tree for parking pad

TORONTO — The big, backyard honey locust had a seating area set up under its canopy and a swing hanging from a sturdy branch.
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Toronto Zoo to become home of Cedar, a blind baby moose rescued near Ottawa

Toronto Zoo to become home of Cedar, a blind baby moose rescued near Ottawa

The Toronto Zoo will soon become home to a blind baby moose who was rescued near Ottawa earlier this month. The two-month-old baby moose, now named Cedar, was found by an animal rescue group on a rural road in Hawkesbury, Ont.
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How lessons can be learned from B.C.'s Red Chris mine to help future rescues

How lessons can be learned from B.C.'s Red Chris mine to help future rescues

A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground said lessons from a rescue operation at British Columbia's Red Chris mine can help teams across the country. Mine operator Newmont Corp.
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Police watchdog investigating after man killed during arrest in Deer Lake First Nation

Police watchdog investigating after man killed during arrest in Deer Lake First Nation

DEER LAKE — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after a police officer in Deer Lake First Nation shot and killed a 40-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon.
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts both look to snap their losing ways

Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts both look to snap their losing ways

TORONTO — Home field hasn't been an advantage this season, but there's something about hosting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers that agrees with Derek Parish and the Toronto Argonauts. Winnipeg (3-2) visits Toronto (1-5) on Saturday night.
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More lease deals reached for Hudson's Bay locations

More lease deals reached for Hudson's Bay locations

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.
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Supreme Court affirms murder conviction of man who argued he was unfit for trial

Supreme Court affirms murder conviction of man who argued he was unfit for trial

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.
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CFL issues Amos a maximum fine for hit on Ottawa quarterback Dru Brown

CFL issues Amos a maximum fine for hit on Ottawa quarterback Dru Brown

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.
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Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling

Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling

LONDON — The acquittal of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who were accused of sexual assault continued to reverberate Friday in the southwestern Ontario city where the trial — and the encounter that gave rise to it — took pla
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'He was the catalyst': Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth

'He was the catalyst': Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth

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.
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