Ontario News

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is assessing trees in a popular park after a woman who was struck by a falling branch last week died of her injuries.

TORONTO — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is withdrawing from the National Bank Open in Toronto due to a knee injury, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday. The 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont.

TORONTO — A majority of Proline players saw Canada advancing to the second round of the women's World Cup soccer tournament. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 52 per cent of bets had Canada defeating Australia on Monday.

TORONTO — Unifor says nearly 130 Canadian truck drivers were told not to report for work after the Teamsters Union said U.S. trucking giant Yellow Corp. was shutting down operations and filing for bankruptcy.

TORONTO — As a teen and into her 20s, Debra Wells-Hopey bought women's magazines by the dozen and devoured all the articles about weight loss she could find. She tried diet after diet and counted every calorie.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says a 25-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot by a Toronto police officer. The Special Investigations Unit says Toronto police responded around 2:30 a.m.

TORONTO — Urbanation Inc. says Greater Toronto Area new condo sales experienced their slowest first half of the year since 2013.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed free agents Garrett Temple, Mouhamadou Gueye, and Kevin Obanor, the team announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it saw its highest July box office of all time as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" sent droves to theatres last month. The Toronto-based cinema chain says the record month surpassed $86 million in net box office revenues.

TORONTO — The Avion rewards program is opening up to people who aren't clients of Royal Bank of Canada. The Toronto-based bank says Canadians will now be allowed into the free rewards program regardless of where they bank or shop.