Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs cast a pall over Ontario’s budget Thursday, dragging down GDP growth and knocking the province off its path to balance, with a $14.6-billion deficit projected this year. Now is the time to spend on infrastructure and job creation in Ontario so the province can come out stronger on […]

TORONTO — Ontario plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars boosting the province’s alcohol sector, including programs to support grape farmers, wineries, distilleries and craft breweries. The province will spend $175 million over five years as part of a new program designed to boost the number of Ontario grapes in blended wine. The province […]

GUELPH — Cameron Judge wasn’t looking for a change, but he is thankful his new football home is a familiar one. The veteran linebacker is preparing for his second stint with Toronto after being traded Jan. 10 by Calgary for defensive lineman Folarin Orimolade. The six-foot, 230-pound Judge, from Montreal, played nine games with the […]

TORONTO — The RCMP says a 36-year-old man from Toronto has pleaded guilty to two charges in what the force calls the largest terrorism financing scheme in Canada’s history. Mounties say Khalilullah Yousuf used cryptocurrency and money transfers to fund a terrorist organization outside of Canada between September 2019 and December 2022. They say Yousuf […]

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned “to the quiet markets we’ve experienced since 2022.” A total of 44,300 residential properties changed hands across Canada last month, compared with 49,135 in April 2024. On […]

TORONTO — William Nylander leaned back, arms folded in a sombre locker room as he attempted to dissect what just transpired. The Maple Leafs winger and his teammates have suffered plenty of demoralizing playoff defeats. Game 7 losses. Missed opportunities. Compete no-shows in key moments. An embarrassing 6-1 drubbing by the Florida Panthers in what […]

TORONTO — Health officials say measles has infected 182 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to 1,622 since an outbreak began in October. Public Health Ontario’s measles report says there have been 119 hospitalizations, including nine intensive care cases. Of those hospitalized, 95 per cent were unvaccinated, including […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meeting of trustees, the board considered a motion to add four new grounds for barring discriminatory practices: gender identity, gender expression, family […]

TORONTO — When a church in Toronto’s west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director of the non-profit developer St. Clare’s, said she was “daydreaming” about what could be built on the yard next to the 20-unit building […]

TORONTO — Craig Berube didn’t have an answer. Auston Matthews wasn’t making excuses. Mitch Marner tried to quickly turn the page. The half-empty stands, the boos from those in attendance at Scotiabank Arena still enduring the pain, and a couple of jerseys tossed over the glass onto the ice painted a bleak picture. The Maple […]