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MONTREAL — A 35-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after he allegedly got into an altercation with a driver who had just hit a pedestrian in the Montréal-Nord borough. Justin Philip Cockburn was expected to appear in court today to be charged with killing 67-year-old Antonio Zaccagna. Police say the altercation happened after […]

TORONTO — Ontario says it is open to a compromise with the City of Toronto on plans to remove three bicycle lanes. Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation last year to take out bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue. Ford has listed those bike lanes among the contributing factors to the […]

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to more than triple the number of mayors who have so-called strong mayor powers, looking to add 169 municipalities to the list. The powers, which critics decry as undemocratic, include allowing heads of council to propose bylaws and pass them with the support of one-third of councillors, veto bylaws and […]

Police say a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a woman they allege abducted her five-year-old son and took him to South America. Police in Durham Region allege the 41-year-old woman took her child to Colombia and refused to return. They started investigating the case last August. Police say efforts are underway to find the […]

Some 17,500 customers are still without electricity more than a week after a powerful spring storm encrusted parts of central and eastern Ontario with ice. Hydro One’s outage map shows most of those are in the Peterborough and Georgian Bay areas, both hard hit by the March 30 ice storm. The utility said in an […]

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — Police say five people have been charged in an alleged string of butter thefts in the Waterloo, Ont., region. Investigators say there were 15 reported incidents involving the theft of butter and ghee from grocery stores in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo between September of last year and February of this year. They […]

Toronto police say a driver is facing charges after a fuel hose still attached to his vehicle was ripped from a gas station pump, striking and severely injuring a man in his 60s. Police allege the 26-year-old accused drove away from the pump with the gas nozzle still attached to his Mercedes-Benz on Monday evening. […]

TORONTO — As a player, Steven Beitashour lifted trophies with Toronto FC. Now an assistant coach, he hopes to help bring the ailing MLS franchise back to its glory years. Beitashour, who retired in December 2023 after 14 successful seasons with his hometown San Jose Earthquakes, Vancouver Whitecaps, Toronto, Los Angeles FC and the Colorado […]

The Ontario government says a planned $50 million investment in the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an investment in patriotism and Canadian culture. Ontario’s tourism and culture minister, Stan Cho, says it’s important to support Canadian institutions that preserve and promote our shared history and collective identity, “now more than ever.” He says the three-year […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have missed the playoffs again and will be about 20 games below .500 when the regular season wraps up on Sunday, but something feels different this year. Stars RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes as well as head coach Darko Rajakovic all said there was a different feeling at OVO Athletic […]