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 […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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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 Associated PressDan Gelston Chalk one up for the seeded favourites in the NCAA Tournament. The biggest upset this March isn’t a wild heave at the horn for a winner from a No. 15 seed or a First Four team somehow weaving into the second weekend–it’s the lack of genuine […]

By Catherine Lucey The Associated Press 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 […]

By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In the first test of its kind, the Pentagon on Monday carried out a “salvo” intercept of an unarmed missile soaring over the Pacific, using two interceptor missiles launched from underground silos in southern California. Both interceptors zeroed in on the target […]

The Associated Press AMSTERDAM — A Dutch art detective says he has recovered a valuable painting by Pablo Picasso 20 years after it was stolen from a wealthy Saudi’s yacht in France. Arthur Brand said Tuesday that he took possession two weeks ago of the 1938 painting “Buste de Femme” […]