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Three Ontario high schools have decided to cancel proms at the end of the school year, drawing anger from students who say they won’t be able to celebrate an important milestone. The principals of Brooklin, Brock and Uxbridge high schools – all part of the Durham District School Board – sent a letter to parents […]

An Ontario college cancelled all in-person classes and activities on one of its campuses Tuesday, as striking support staff continue to hold rallies at several colleges across the province. Conestoga College said its Doon campus in Kitchener, Ont., was also closed to all vehicle traffic. The college said that was because of “large-scale” picketing activity […]

TORONTO — Average asking rents in Canada fell 3.2 per cent in September from a year earlier to $2,123, marking the 12th straight month of annual declines. The latest monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation said asking rents for purpose-built apartments were down 2.1 per cent from a year ago to an average of $2,093, […]

HALIFAX — Marineland says it has more than a dozen reasons why none of its remaining 30 belugas should be sent to a proposed whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia. The shuttered Ontario theme park, which is trying to sell the whales to avoid bankruptcy, made headlines last week when Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson denied […]

At least one member of the World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays approves of the return of the white-panelled caps. Pat Hentgen was a member of the 1992 and 1993 World Series-winning teams and went on to win the Cy Young Award as the American League’s best pitcher in 1996. He’s now a special advisor […]

TORONTO — The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ottawa. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should reconsider its position after denying Marineland permits to move them to an […]

TORONTO — Ontario says it will speed up the lengthy approval process for select cancer drugs by up to one year as part of a new pilot project. Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced the three-year fast-track program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Jones says seven to 10 high-priority cancer drugs that are […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is denying a request from more than 20 mayors across the province to tweak instead of scrap the speed camera program. The mayors say a total ban on automated speed cameras would reverse years of progress on safety in school zones and place more pressure on police. But Ford […]

TORONTO — Ikea has announced it will close its small format store at the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall in Toronto sometime early next year. The furniture retailer says shifting consumer behaviour toward online shopping and the limited range of products that could be offered at the smaller store resulted in weaker-than-expected performance. The small […]

TORONTO — By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years old, she had missed out on a lot of the government-funded support she desperately needed. Her childhood and adolescence is marked by painful memories. She stopped going to school after teachers called the police to handle her, and kids peed […]