The Canadian PressJulian McKenzie MONTREAL–Charlie Montoyo was a 27-year-old infielder still trying to carve out a major-league career the last time he stepped on the field at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. Montoyo, now the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, returned to the city yesterday as his team opened a two-game […]
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The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Jody Wilson-Raybould recommended in 2017 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominate a conservative Manitoba judge to be chief justice of the Supreme Court–even though he wasn’t a sitting member of the top court and had been a vocal critic of its activism on Charter of Rights […]
The Associated PressCatherine Lucey WASHINGTON–He kept up a fist-pumping victory lap over the end of the Mueller probe. Basked in gushy accolades from a foreign leader. Saw a former nemesis humiliated by the feds. To most of America, it was just another Monday. For President Donald Trump, it was perhaps […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of one C (30 F) and south winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and clouds, with a high soaring to 10 (50) and low around minus-four (24). Look for southwest winds gusting up to […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario will not have all of its 25 cannabis retail shops open next week as the government had intended, as several store licence holders still are wading through a lengthy approvals process. While stores that fail to open on Monday could face escalating penalties for delays, […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–Justin Trudeau will be focusing on the training benefits in the recently-released budget as he meets with labour leaders in Winnipeg today. The prime minister arrived in the city yesterday evening and gave a speech at a Liberal donor event about how this fall’s election […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey Six wolves at risk of dying of starvation successfully have been moved off a Northern Ontario island to one on the U.S. side of Lake Superior. A contracted capture crew and Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry performed the operation on Friday and Saturday, taking […]
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The local Legion has proposed to council a new solution to improve the Church Street crosswalk. In a letter received at its meeting last night, Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 president Ann Watson reminded council the local branch is hosting the 49th-annual provincial convention on June 14-17–and it would be […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–The best offensive night of his career still had John Tavares wanting more. Mainly on the defensive side of things. The star centre recorded his first four-goal game in the NHL as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Florida Panthers 7-5 last night. Tavares, who signed […]
The Canadian Press MARKHAM, Ont.–Police say they’ve made an arrest related to the abduction of a Chinese national studying in the Toronto area but have not found the missing man. York regional police said they’ve arrested a 35-year-old Toronto man who they believe is involved in the alleged kidnapping of […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or co-ordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new […]
Ken Kellar The Watoto Children’s Choir of Uganda delivered music and personal stories of overcoming adversity to an enthusiastic crowd at Bethel Baptist Church here Thursday evening. The choir currently is on a tour of Canada that will see them on the road until early July.
