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EDMONTON — In the wake of a federal election that saw the Liberals form a minority government, Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says it’s clear Premier Danielle Smith’s efforts to defuse a cross-border trade war backfired on the federal Conservative party. It comes a day after Smith dismissed a reporter’s question about whether she undermined […]

Police west of Toronto are searching for possible suspects after a fatal shooting outside a popular chain restaurant. Halton regional police say a man in his 50s was killed in the shooting Tuesday night in a Mandarin restaurant parking lot in Burlington, Ont. Police say investigators believe the shooting, which took place around 8:30 p.m., […]

TORONTO — Canada’s highest court is set to decide whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle planet-warming emissions. Thursday’s decision could set the stage before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case where seven young people have challenged Ontario’s weakened […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews stood in a sombre, all-too-familiar-feeling locker room. The Maple Leafs captain said all the right things to a wall of cameras flanked by reporters moments after his team wasted yet another opportunity to end an opponent’s season. Matthews sported a calm, we’ve-got-this demeanour. A tortured fan base, however, has seen similar […]

TORONTO — A powerful storm Tuesday evening toppled trees and power lines in Ontario, where thousands remained without power Wednesday morning. A Hydro One outage update indicated more than 55,000 customers were without power. The provincial utility said damaged trees on power lines and broken poles were part of the damage crews were assessing. Environment […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is blasting judges in the province who he perceives as being soft on crime, and is floating ideas such as judges running for election and offering them payouts to retire early. Ford was at Peel Regional Police headquarters to announce measures on bail in an upcoming justice bill, though he says […]

TORONTO — A powerful storm Tuesday evening toppled trees and power lines in Ontario, where thousands remained without power Wednesday morning. A Hydro One outage update indicated more than 60,000 customers were without power. The provincial utility said damaged trees on power lines and broken poles were part of the damage crews were assessing. Environment […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers’ college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, documents obtained by The Canadian Press suggest. A freedom-of-information request on teacher supply and demand came back with research and jurisdictional scans the Ministry of Education conducted last year on the supply issue […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a driver is dead after his truck collided with a TTC bus in the city’s east end Tuesday evening. Officers and paramedics responded just after 6 p.m. to reports of a two-vehicle collision involving a truck and a TTC bus near the intersection of Meadowvale Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E. […]

TORONTO (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday night to cut the deficit in the teams’ first-round NHL series to 3-2. Thomas Chabot and Dylan Cozens gave the Senators a 2-0 lead before Tim Stutzle […]