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TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is declaring Toronto’s island airport the province’s first special economic zone as it takes over land owned by the city. This is the latest move by the Ford government to push expansion of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to include jets. Ford says the province will […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays locked in their leadership group Monday with extensions for Ross Atkins and John Schneider. Atkins’ five-year deal runs through 2031, while Schneider’s covers 2028. The moves follow Toronto’s 94-win season, American League East title and a seven-game World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last year. Schneider, 46, […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s provincial members of parliament are heading back to Queen’s Park today, as the legislature sits for the first time since December. The governing Progressive Conservatives recessed the legislature on Dec. 11 for an unusually long winter break, which the opposition has called undemocratic. The spring session should be a busy one, with […]

ST. CATHARINES — Six people, including a baby, were taken to a southern Ontario hospital on Sunday after an SUV slammed into a GO Transit bus. Niagara Regional Police say the crash happened in the north end of St. Catharines, in the area of North Service Road and YMCA Drive, just off the Queen Elizabeth […]

Toronto residents are being warned to stay away from waterways and travel with caution as rain falls in the Greater Toronto Area, raising the risk of hazardous conditions. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority issued a water safety advisory this morning, saying that rain, combined with warmer temperatures and melting snow, could cause water levels […]

Provincial police say a suspect who was on the loose in the Sauble Falls area has surrendered after the incident triggered a shelter-in-place advisory Saturday evening. Grey Bruce OPP warned residents in the area to stay indoors and lock all doors and windows after officers responded to a disturbance involving a person who was potentially […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s legislature is set to resume sitting Monday after a 14-week break that ended in a veritable deluge of news, partial proposals and headline-grabbing musings from Premier Doug Ford and his government. It is a flood-the-zone strategy, opposition parties say, in an attempt to drown out criticism over a government plan to keep […]

CRAIGLEITH — Ottawa siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt captured silver medals Saturday in a World Cup ski cross event at Ontario’s Craigleith Ski Club. It was the first podium finish this season for both athletes. Hannah Schmidt earned her 10th career medal, while Jared Schmidt captured his seventh. Switzerland’s Fanny Smith won the women’s big […]

BRADENTON — Oneil Cruz and Spencer Horwitz homered to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in spring-training action Saturday. Horwitz belted a solo homer against his former team off Toronto starter Kevin Gausman in the fourth inning. Cruz added a two-run shot in the sixth for Pittsburgh (16-11). […]

Canadians are planning to sail to Gaza again as part of a flotilla that aims to deliver aid and break a nearly 20-year naval blockade months after six Canadians were detained by Israel for attempting a similar mission. Safa Chebbi, spokesperson for the Canadian arm of the Global Sumud Flotilla, said more than 100 boats […]