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TORONTO — Police say they’re investigating after a U.S.-themed beaver statue designed to welcome World Cup visitors to Toronto was vandalized over the weekend. The Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area installed 51 four-foot-tall distinct beaver sculptures downtown as part of an artistic scavenger hunt. Robyn Posner, the non-profit’s director of marketing, says other beaver […]

Donning the Maple Leaf was a conscious decision for many of the athletes representing Canada at this summer’s FIFA World Cup. Like much of the country, the team is composed of people whose families came from abroad, and many of the players had offers from other national squads. They chose Canada and are now they’re […]

TORONTO — An Ontario law giving tenants the explicit right to install air conditioning units is set to come into effect Wednesday, in the midst of a stifling heat wave. The section of a 2023 law will be in force as of July 1 and allows tenants to install and use a window air conditioner […]

A blast of dangerous heat has settled over Ontario and southern Quebec, with the extreme temperatures expected to linger for several days as tens of thousands of people are set to gather for Canada Day and World Cup festivities. Environment Canada warns the hot and humid conditions could last through the weekend in some areas. […]

FREDERICTON — Police in Atlantic Canada say they’ve recovered some of the nearly $650,000 worth of STIHL products stolen from a London, Ont., business earlier this year. RCMP say they searched four retailers on June 23 across Moncton, N.B., and the P.E.I. communities of Summerside, Charlottetown and Montague. Codiac Regional RCMP say police seized hundreds […]

Environment Canada has issued orange and yellow weather warnings as an intense and prolonged heat wave is expected to blanket much of Ontario, including Toronto and Ottawa, starting today. The weather agency says the heat and humidity could continue through to Friday and possibly into the weekend before temperatures drop slightly next week. It says […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s jail guards are asking for more help after a coroner’s report detailed a suicide crisis among correctional workers and made more than two dozen recommendations to the provincial government. Thirty-four correctional workers have died by suicide over the past 15 years, according to a report by the Office of the Chief Coroner, […]

VANCOUVER — Ticket prices for Thursday’s round-of-32 World Cup game in Vancouver have plummeted since it became clear Canada wouldn’t be playing there — but it’s a whole different ball game in Toronto. Fans there will get to see two highly rated teams, as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portugal squad take on Croatia on […]

Environment Canada has issued an orange alert as an intense and prolonged heat wave is expected to blanket much of southern Ontario, including Toronto, starting today. The weather agency says the heat wave will continue through Friday and possibly into the weekend before temperatures drop slightly early next week. It says maximum temperatures in Toronto […]

TORONTO — New changes affecting auto insurance in Ontario are set to kick in Wednesday offering drivers more flexibility when it comes to their plans, but insurers say it’s important to consider the risks of refusing certain coverages. As of July 1, nine types of insurance accident benefits that had previously been automatic in every […]