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TORONTO — A nurse practitioner whose research at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children is dedicated to helping children and teens manage pain has won a Gairdner Award. The Toronto-based Gairdner Foundation says Jennifer Stinson is the first nurse to receive one of the prestigious awards it hands out annually to recognize scientists who contribute to […]

Mark McKinney’s impression of Canada’s new prime minister may be buttoned-up and intense, but he said the process of portraying Mark Carney on “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” is loose and playful. McKinney joined as a guest to take on Carney in this week’s episode of the CBC TV sketch show, opposite a U.S. President […]

LONDON — Denver Barkey scored three goals to lead the London Knights past the Erie Otters 6-3 to open their second-round series in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs Thursday. Barkey now has eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in five games to start the playoffs. Oliver Bonk, Cam Allen and Landon Sim also […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford met in his office today with the Republican governor of Utah, who says he will be telling all of his fellow governors to visit Canada on similar trade missions. Gov. Spencer Cox says during this time of trade-driven conflict, subnational relationships are more important than ever. He says his […]

The man behind a mass stabbing in a University of Waterloo gender studies class will have to stay behind bars longer after an Ontario judge recalculated how much to deduct for the time he had already spent in custody. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman was sentenced last month to 11 years in prison for what Ontario Court Justice […]

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 155 new measles cases over the last week, pushing the province’s case count to 816 since an outbreak began in the fall. The number of new cases has increased again after a few weeks of appearing to stabilize in the 100-per-week range, which public health physicians had taken as a […]

TORONTO — Toronto paramedics say one adult is dead and two others are injured after a fire broke out in Little Italy. Toronto fire officials say crews responded around 10:20 a.m. to reports of a fire at a three-storey building on College Street at Manning Avenue. Fire officials say crews pulled three people from the […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life […]

TORONTO — Ontario is looking for up to 80 new or expanded primary care teams to serve 300,000 patients, as it plans to build a system that automatically attaches people to a family doctor or nurse practitioner team based on their postal code. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is launching a call for […]

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes had a double-double and the Raptors routed the Charlotte Hornets 126-96 on Wednesday as Toronto had its starters play limited minutes. Barnes finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in just 20 minutes of play in Toronto’s (30-50) final home game of the season. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., […]