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Canadian women's soccer team strikes interim labor deal but says plenty more needs to be settled

Canadian women's soccer team strikes interim labor deal but says plenty more needs to be settled

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian women’s soccer team confirmed Friday it has reached an interim labor agreement with Canada Soccer covering compensation for 2023, including prize money from the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup.
'Very proud moment': Valdez becomes first Filipino-Canadian woman to serve in cabinet

'Very proud moment': Valdez becomes first Filipino-Canadian woman to serve in cabinet

TORONTO — Rechie Valdez, who made history this week when she became the first Filipino-Canadian woman named to the federal cabinet, took an unusual path to high political office, transitioning from banking to baking to Parliament.

Canadian venture capital funding bounces back in Q2 but first half lags behind 2022

TORONTO — CPE Analytics says Canadian venture capital funding rose in the second quarter following a pullback in the first three months of 2023, but funding levels for the first half of the year are still well off what they were for the first six mon
Toronto man accused of killing police dog charged in fatal shooting of 24-year-old

Toronto man accused of killing police dog charged in fatal shooting of 24-year-old

Toronto police say they have charged a 44-year-old man who allegedly killed a police dog after fleeing arrest in connection to a fatal shooting.
'It is not right': Some Toronto tenants go on rent strike to protest increases

'It is not right': Some Toronto tenants go on rent strike to protest increases

Beverley Henry paid $900 a month in rent when she first moved into her one-bedroom Toronto apartment nearly a decade ago but that amount has since climbed to more than $1,300.

Peel Regional Police Major Collision Bureau investigating deadly crash

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a vehicle west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police were called to the Dixie Road and Dundas Street area in Mississauga shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday.
Liberals win pair of seats in Ontario provincial byelections

Liberals win pair of seats in Ontario provincial byelections

The Ontario Liberals won a pair of provincial byelections Thursday, including snagging a previously Progressive Conservative seat.
Sho-no: Ohtani not pitching in Toronto disappoints Blue Jays fans

Sho-no: Ohtani not pitching in Toronto disappoints Blue Jays fans

TORONTO — For months Cory Gosselin was looking forward to seeing Shohei Ohtani, a generational baseball talent, pitch in person.
Lainey Lui to leave CTV's 'The Social' end of August, appear full-time on 'eTalk'

Lainey Lui to leave CTV's 'The Social' end of August, appear full-time on 'eTalk'

TORONTO — Lainey Lui is leaving CTV‘s “The Social.” The gossip maven said Thursday that her last appearance on the daytime talk show will be at the end of August.
East Toronto transit line to be closed for three weeks as TTC investigates derailment

East Toronto transit line to be closed for three weeks as TTC investigates derailment

Toronto's transit agency says a rapid transit line in east-end Scarborough will be closed for at least three weeks after a derailment left several passengers injured.