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TORONTO — William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 36 seconds into the third period as the Maple Leafs came back from a 3-1 deficit to top the Anaheim Ducks 6-4 and snap an eight-game slide Thursday on a night that saw Toronto lose captain Auston Matthews to injury. Matias Maccelli, with […]

LONDON — Police in London, Ont., are investigating a surge in overdoses over a 24-hour period after a suspect allegedly handed out a free substance to a number of people. Police say officers responded to 39 calls about overdoses, including a “concerning concentration” of incidents in the city’s downtown core, between Wednesday and Thursday. Investigators […]

TORONTO — Police say the suspect vehicle in the shooting at the United States consulate in Toronto has been found. Toronto police say the white Honda CR-V was recovered “within hours” of the shooting on Tuesday, but they are not providing any other details. They say the vehicle was stolen shortly before the incident. No […]

CLEARWATER — Toronto starter CJ Van Eyk gave up six runs in 2 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays fell 8-5 to the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training baseball action Friday. Trea Turner’s double drove in a pair in Philadelphia’s three-run second inning. The Phillies tacked four more on Van Eyk and reliever Angel Bastardo […]

An Ontario township has taken its first official step toward renaming a pair of islands that honour Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles who was stripped of his royal titles and later arrested over his links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The names of Prince Andrew Island and nearby Gordonstoun Island […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ll be increasing their presence in the area of a planned Al-Quds Day rally on Saturday and warn that any violence and police obstruction will not be tolerated. Emergency management Supt. Craig Young says police will be present to “help reduce tensions and support a safe environment” where people can […]

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 […]