The mayor of Niagara Falls, Ont., has apologized for comments about Kashechewan First Nation evacuees made during a recent council meeting that discussed homelessness in the city.

The city has been hosting in hotels hundreds of evacuees from the First Nation for almost six months after a water crisis in the northern Ontario community forced them to leave their homes.

Niagara Falls’ former chief administrative officer Ken Todd said in a presentation to city council on June 23 that many residents think Indigenous people staying in the community are homeless when they see

BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play despite an earlier red card.

Balogun was shown a red card during the U.S. victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, which normally would make him ineligible to play in team’s next game, but FIFA lifted his suspension for a match on Monday after U.S. President

Although Kyle Lowry’s career as a Toronto Raptor has ended after signing a one-day contract to retire with the team , a new chapter of his basketball career in the city is set to begin.

Lowry and his wife, Ayahna Cornish-Lowry, have joined the Toronto Tempo ownership group, the team announced Tuesday.

The couple joins a wide-ranging group of investors and owners, including former Raptors principal owner Larry Tanenbaum, former Raptors president Masai Ujiri and legendary athlete Serena Williams.

“We are a huge

A 41‑year‑old Oshawa man is facing multiple charges after police say he assaulted a woman while allegedly brandishing a knife during a dispute in downtown Oshawa last weekend.

Durham police were called to the area of King Street and Simcoe Street around 10:30 a.m. on July 4, following reports of an armed person. Investigators say the incident began as a physical altercation between two men over a cellphone.

During the confrontation, police allege the suspect pulled out a knife. When an unrelated

A drama about U.S. disability rights activist Judy Heumann, whose advocacy helped transform accessibility laws around the world, will open the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday.

“Being Heumann” is an Apple Original film from Siân Heder, the American director behind 2021’s Oscar-winning drama “CODA.” The Toronto-shot film stars Ruth Madeley as Heumann, alongside Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O’Brien, Madeline Delp, Ray Fisher and

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named his principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate and says he is dropping the non-partisan criteria for appointments to the upper chamber.

Pitfield is one of four new appointments to the Senate announced today, the first Carney has made since he took office more than a year ago.

Conservative MP Richard Martel is also on the list, who along with Pitfield will represent Quebec.

Pitfield is a longtime Liberal strategist who has served as Carney’s principal secretary since he became prime minister in March 2

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named his principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate and says he is dropping the non-partisan criteria for appointments to the upper chamber.

Pitfield is one of four new appointments to the Senate announced Tuesday, the first Carney has made since he took office more than a year ago.

Conservative MP Richard Martel is also on the list, who along with Pitfield will represent Quebec.

New Brunswick cancer researcher Dr. Rodney Ouellette and Manitoba chartered professional accountant Geeta Tucker round out Carney’s first round of

It’s time to say goodbye to a Toronto — nay, a Canadian — sports icon.

Fulfilling a promise he made after he left the franchise, Kyle Lowry announced his retirement as a member of the Toronto Raptors in a social media post on Tuesday.

Though he arrived not expecting to stick around in the summer of 2012 — and not even wearing No. 7 yet because Andrea Bargnani was still on the team (he wore No. 3 at first) — Lowry ended up playing nine seasons with

Toronto police say a 40‑year‑old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a violent assault that left one person injured near Danforth Avenue and Broadview Avenue late last month.

Officers were called to the area on Sunday, June 28, at about 10:18 a.m. after the victim sought medical treatment and reported the incident to police. Investigators later determined the alleged assault happened the previous day.

According to police, the suspect and victim were waiting for a streetcar at around