Ontario News

TORONTO — Joshua Orson sits on the edge of a bed in a bright, clean room, thinking about his journey from addict to health-care worker.

Toronto police are probing a fatal crash that killed a 71-year-old man in the city's east end Thursday night. Officers received a report of a personal injury collision in the Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue area just before midnight.

SAGINAW — The London Knights extended their Ontario Hockey League win streak to 14 straight with a 6-5 win over the host Saginaw Spirit on Saturday. Sam Dickinson had a goal and five assists for the Knights.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Regional Police say they have arrested seven suspects, including a 13-year-old, in a case of a violent, targeted home invasion. Police say officers were called at about 9 p.m.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews is back in Toronto and says a return to action Wednesday is possible after the injured Maple Leafs captain visited a doctor in Germany.

KINGSTON, Ont. — The Laval Rouge et Or are celebrating their record 12th Vanier Cup victory. The Quebec champions defeated the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 22-17 to win the Canadian university football championship.

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023.

MAGNETAWAN, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say they are treating a recent death in northern Ontario as a homicide.

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low.

The Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Oshawa Generals in a shootout 5-4. Cole Brown scored twice while Tomáš Hamara and Jake O'Brien scored once for Brantford. Bulldogs goaltender David Egorov kicked out 32 of 36 shots.