Tempo unveil Dot the Arctic Hare and Dez the Snapping Turtle as mascots
An arctic hare and a snapping turtle are the new faces of the Toronto Tempo. The lone Canadian WNBA franchise unveiled Dot the Arctic Hare and Dez the Snapping Turtle as the team’s two official mascots on Tuesday. The mascots were...
Kazuma Okamoto sets Blue Jays rookie record for home runs
It hasn’t taken long for Kazuma Okamoto to make a big impact for the Toronto Blue Jays. Okamoto set a franchise record for most home runs by a rookie when he belted his 25th of the season in the fifth inning off Tampa...
Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday. A Greenville police officer who...
Remains of third missing man found on Smiths Falls property
The remains of another missing man from the Smiths Falls area were found on a rural property near the town last week, provincial police confirmed in a release. The remains of Lawrence Bertrim, who was 42 at the time he...
MPs to examine Canada’s security screening process following NATO espionage arrest
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee plans to hold hearings on Canada’s security screening process following the arrest of a Canadian NATO intern on espionage allegations. The House of Commons public safety and national security committee agreed at a meeting Monday...
Parents frustrated with long wait times for Ontario autism program
A Vaughan mother is frustrated after waiting years to access the provincial autism program, with no clear end in sight. Amy Jones says her six-year-old son Elijah has autism and speech apraxia. “[It] is a neurological problem – it makes...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Hwy. 401 crash, eastbound express lanes closed in Mississauga
A motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital after a crash with a vehicle on Highway 401 in Mississauga. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the eastbound express lanes near Winston Churchill Boulevard around 4 p.m. Monday. A 53-year-old man was...
ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. The agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state...
Demolition underway at Tumbler Ridge school, site of B.C. mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE — Demolition is underway at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northern British Columbia, the site of a deadly mass shooting earlier this year. Photos posted to social media show excavators clawing at the building, tearing down the outside...
NBA refutes report it lacks evidence in Kawhi Leonard probe
The NBA is disputing an ESPN report on the latest in the investigation into allegations that the Los Angeles Clippers paid Kawhi Leonard outside the salary cap via sponsorship deals. ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr., Baxter Holmes and Ramona Shelburne...
