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FORT ERIE — Three people have been charged after federal authorities say they were found with multiple forged Canadian passports during a border examination at the Peace Bridge crossing in Fort Erie, Ont. Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the three Canadian residents were referred for a secondary examination when returning to Canada after taking a […]

TORONTO — Police say a man is facing charges after three of his family members were stabbed in a Toronto home. Officers were called to the home in the Glendora Avenue and Burnwell Street area shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Thursday. Police say they found three adults who were injured in an altercation involving a […]

GATINEAU — The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Chartwell Master Care LP regarding its plan to buy six retirement homes from Sifton Properties Ltd. in Ontario. Under the deal, the regulator says Chartwell has agreed to sell its Clair Hills retirement home in Waterloo, Ont., to address competition concerns about the transaction. The […]

TORONTO — Ontario must make entering the teaching profession more attractive to skilled tradespeople if it hopes to address a long-standing shortage of technological education teachers and ultimately get more students into the trades, a teachers organization says. The Ontario Teachers’ Federation, which represents all teachers in publicly funded schools, is putting forward a list […]

An Ontario government appointee has resigned as chair of the Niagara Region after being accused of owning an autographed copy of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto. Bob Gale submitted his resignation Wednesday to Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack, who accepted it. A press release earlier Wednesday from the Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association said Gale purchased […]

TORONTO — Tenth-ranked Victoria Mboko headlines the Canadian roster for the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers next month in Kazakhstan. Tennis Canada says Mboko, from Burlington, Ont., will be joined by Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski, Marina Stakusic of Mississauga and Kayla Cross of London, Ont. The best-of-five tie will begin April […]

World Curling president Beau Welling’s sporting roots took hold on the golf course. He envisions a day when the Roaring Game follows the broadcast lead of its summer sport cousin. “Personally I like the idea of more embedded technology into either the stone itself or the scanning of stones,” Welling said. “The other benefit from […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC has added Jim Brennan, the franchise’s first-ever signing and captain, and Doneil Henry, its first homegrown player, to its front office. Brennan, 48, joins as special adviser to technical director Sean Rubio in his second go-round in club management. After retiring as a player in 2010, he served as assistant GM, […]

TORONTO — A Toronto law firm says the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a class-action lawsuit against Barrick Mining Corp., then known as Barrick Gold. Rochon Genova LLP says Barrick shareholders are seeking damages for alleged securities misrepresentations related to the Pascua Lama mine project located in the high Andes region of Chile […]

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer has been charged with three counts of sexual assault and other offences. Peel Regional Police say they arrested 39-year-old Farhan Ali of Markham after an investigation by their special victims unit. They say he has been charged with three counts of sexual assault, three counts of assault and four […]