Author: Emmett Wallace
DUNEDIN – One big question hung in the warm, humid Florida air Thursday as the Toronto Blue Jays held their first official workout at spring training. Will the team be able to sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a long-term extension before his deadline for contract talks arrives early next week?“We’ve worked extremely hard on keeping Vlad here for a long time,” Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said. “That desire is strong and we will continue to do that.”Guerrero has set a negotiating deadline for Tuesday — the first day of full-squad workouts — before he puts his future plans…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size While many Ontarians are probably sore and tired after shovelling out from the overnight snowstorm on Thursday, they won’t have long to relax. “We’ve got more snow on the way,” Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell said on Thursday afternoon.“It’s still early and our forecast is likely to change as we get closer to the weekend but a long duration snow event is looking very likely.”Farnell said parts of Ontario should start to see the snow arrive early Saturday as the Greater Toronto Area could see between 10 and 15 cm accumulate…
The Ontario NDP is asking the integrity commissioner and Elections Ontario to investigate a campaign video from PC Leader Doug Ford’s trip to Washington D.C. this week, portions of which were supported using taxpayer resources. The complaint was lodged after a new video was posted on social media Thursday morning showing Ford and two Progressive Conservative candidates walking around Washington D.C.The video also included footage from an event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and meetings with elected officials, which were paid for and organized by the government.The video, uploaded to Ford’s social media page ended with the PC Party’s…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 54-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving 20 kilometres in the wrong direction on the QEW from Hamilton to Grimsby. On Wed. Feb. 12, around 2:43 a.m., OPP in Burlington and Niagara received multiple calls about a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the QEW in the Toronto-bound lanes from Nikola Tesla Boulevard in Hamilton. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. An officer from the Burlington detachment, driving the proper…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto is digging itself out Thursday morning after a major winter storm dumped around 20 cm of snow prompting widespread school closures and a parking ban. Toronto Pearson said 22 cm of snow had fallen by 6:30 a.m. marking the “heaviest snowfall of the season” surpassing what the city saw a few days earlier on Feb 8 with 15 cm of snow.The Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board, among several other boards across the Greater Toronto Area, were closed to staff and students on Thursday because of…
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted February 13, 2025 10:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size DUNEDIN – Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he thinks his club is better this year — on paper, at least — and a lot of players have a chip on their shoulder as they look to put last season behind them. He held a media availability this morning at the team’s player development complex on the first official day of spring training. Related Videos 0:29 Bo Bichette going viral for openly flirting with…
It’s been nearly a decade since men’s international hockey has seen the best players from those countries face off against one another. And on Wednesday night in Montreal, Canada and Sweden showed all those who watched what the hockey world has been missing out on.An overtime thriller saw Canada down Sweden 4-3 in the opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off that saw a vintage performance from captain Sidney Crosby, a statement goal from forward Mitch Marner and a rocking home crowd.Here are 5 highlights from the game.There were doubts Crosby, 37, would even be able to suit up for…
As Ontario’s snap winter election campaign reaches its halfway point, Progressive Conservatives’ main opponents are still scrambling to pitch themselves to voters, while polls suggest the incumbents maintain a significant lead. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford called the early vote for Feb. 27, more than a year before the next fixed election date, in what some observers say was a strategic move intended to catch his rivals at a disadvantage.Ford has said his government needs an even bigger mandate from Ontarians in the face of looming tariffs and four years of U.S. President Donald Trump.But other party leaders have accused…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Here is a list of the status of schools, if they are open or closed, in the Greater Toronto Area for Thursday, February 13, 2025: Toronto District School Board: Schools are closed.Toronto Catholic District School Board: Schools are closed.York District School Board: Schools are closed.York Catholic District School Board: Schools are closed.Peel District School Board: Schools are closed.Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board: Schools are closed. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Durham District…
Bobbi Ann Brady says she pulled off the “unthinkable” in 2022 when she won a southwestern Ontario seat in the legislature running as an independent candidate. The former Progressive Conservative chose to run an independent campaign after a disagreement over how the local Tory candidate was appointed before the last election — and won.“What we pulled off in 2022 was really the unthinkable,” Brady told Focus Ontario. “And because it was the unthinkable, they’re really coming for us hard right now — we are the underdog.”The riding of Haldimand—Norfolk which Brady has represented for the past three years was among…
