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OTTAWA — All polls have now closed in Canada’s 45th general election. The final polls closed at 10 p.m. EDT in British Columbia and Yukon. Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press

KITCHENER — Landon Sim scored twice, Easton Cowan and Sam Dickinson each had two assists, and the visiting London Knights edged the Kitchener Rangers 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Ontario Hockey League Western Conference Championship series. Jacob Julien also scored for the Knights, who can sweep the series with a […]

Provincial police say a body found in a northern Ontario river earlier this month has been identified as an American man who was reported missing last December. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a request from local police in International Falls, Minn., in January to help with a missing person investigation. Police say U.S. officials […]

TORONTO — A gynecologist has resigned from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario after Toronto Public Health told patients earlier this year that instruments were not properly cleaned and disinfected at her clinic. A notice on the CPSO website states that Dr. Esther Park, whose license was restricted to office-based gynecology in December, […]

TORONTO — A judge is ordering the duty-free shop at Canada’s second-busiest border crossing into receivership as it struggles to pay off millions of dollars in debt and overdue rent. In a ruling earlier this month, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice appointed a receiver for the Peace Bridge duty-free shop who is empowered to […]

Ontario is set to introduce legislation this week that would speed up judicial appointments, add more judges to the Ontario Court of Justice and create new prosecution teams. The Progressive Conservative government says changes include a new pool-based recommendation process for judicial positions that would streamline appointments and require a committee to consider criteria set […]

OTTAWA — A mass casualty vehicle ramming at a Vancouver street festival has cast a grim shadow over the final day of the federal election campaign. Party leaders sent condolences on social media Saturday night after learning that multiple people had been killed and injured after a man drove an SUV through the Lapu Lapu […]

SURREY — Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to Vancouver and Chilliwack on April 20, and doctors and health workers are “following up directly” with people known to have been exposed. In […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say multiple homes are burning after a gas pipe was hit in the midtown area this afternoon. Toronto Fire officials received a call at around 4:12 p.m. for reports of a natural gas fire on Balmoral Avenue between Yonge Street and Avenue Road. A spokesperson for Toronto Fire Services says a […]

TORONTO — Alonso Martinez’s 64th-minute penalty gave New York City FC its first away win of the MLS season Saturday, a 1-0 decision over Toronto FC. Toronto (1-5-4), which ended a season-opening eight-game winless streak with a 1-0 decision at Real Salt Lake last Saturday, saw its four-game unbeaten run (1-0-3) snapped. And the search […]