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VANCOUVER — Even in a building packed with nearly 10,000 cheering hockey fans, you can hear Kristen Campbell on the ice. The Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie is talkative in the net, acting as a quarterback for her team. “One of the things that I really try to do in my game is command the game. So […]
MILAN — Canada’s Natalie Wilkie now has a medal of every colour at the Milan Cortina Paralympics after claiming bronze in Tuesday’s women’s sprint classic standing cross-country skiing race. Wilkie, from Salmon Arm, B.C., finished third in three minutes 40.2 seconds, behind Norway’s Vilde Nilsen (3:31.3) and American Sydney Peterson (3:35.5). Wilkie won two Para […]
TORONTO — Public health officials in Toronto say two travel-related cases of another type of mpox have been confirmed for the first time in the city and the province. Toronto Public Health says the variant known as clade Ib has been associated with mpox outbreaks in parts of Central and Eastern Africa and was found […]
TORONTO — Ontario will consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into nine across the province. Environment Minister Todd McCarthy says there will be no job losses as a result. He says the province listened to feedback after several town halls and 14,000 comments on its plan, which initially proposed having seven conservation authorities. McCarthy says the […]
TORONTO — The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan earned a net return of 7.7 per cent for 2025. The pension fund manager says its net assets grew to $132 billion at the end of last year, up from $123 billion at the end of 2024. HOOPP says its returns were driven by its investments in […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s finance minister is set to table the provincial budget on March 26 and he is signalling a focus on mitigating economic risks by spending on innovation, competitiveness and infrastructure. Those are among the budget themes Peter Bethlenfalvy is highlighting today in a speech to the Empire Club of Canada. He is also […]
Wiarton Willie, the famous Ontario rodent who fictitiously predicted the arrival of spring, has died. The Town of South Bruce Peninsula says in a statement that Willie died peacefully while sleeping. The town says Willie carried on the Groundhog Day tradition and celebrations in Wiarton that attracted thousands of people every year. According to legend, […]
TORONTO — Shots fired at the United States consulate in Toronto were denounced by Ontario’s premier as unacceptable acts of intimidation as police searched for two suspects in the early-morning shooting on Tuesday. No injuries were reported after police say two suspects pulled up in front of the downtown consulate in a white Honda CR-V […]
TORONTO — A woman who worked as Frank Stronach’s personal assistant decades ago is testifying at his sexual assault trial in Toronto. Jennifer Jackson says she worked with the businessman at Magna International from 1977 to late 1981 or early 1982 and was “around him a lot” during that time. As part of her job, […]
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will take control of Toronto’s stake in the island airport. He says the province wants to expand the runways to allow some types of jets to take off and land at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Currently, only turboprop planes can use the downtown airport. Ford […]