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TORONTO — Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford’s use, a purchase opposition leaders say is a waste of money. The premier’s office said the province purchased a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet for $28.9 million. It will operate out of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. “As […]

TORONTO — Police say they have charged seven people in a fraud investigation after suspects allegedly used AI-enabled tools to target retail locations across the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto police say five people have been arrested and two are still at large in a case that saw suspects use smart glasses, cellphones and distraction techniques […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is planning to pass its omnibus budget bill that contains a retroactive clampdown on access to his cellphone records without allowing public hearings. The usual legislative process sees bills go to committee, where affected groups and members of the public have a chance to weigh in, and committee […]

TORONTO — Ontario has bought an almost $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford’s use. The premier’s office says Ford travels a lot within Ontario, across the country and, more frequently, to the United States. The premier’s office says they purchased a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet for $28.9 million. The office notes the […]

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a new Canada Investment Summit that will invite investors, CEOs and business leaders to Toronto this fall. The Prime Minister’s Office says the aim of the summit is to unleash $1 trillion in investment over the next five years to advance nation-building projects. Carney touted Canada’s strengths […]

TORONTO — It’s time for Toronto Raptors all-stars Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes to step up and they know it. Ingram and Barnes will be centre stage when the Raptors begin their first-round playoff series against the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon. Ingram, who was Toronto’s top scorer in the regular season, said that […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… New Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to meet Prime Minister Carney today in Ottawa Quebec’s new premier is set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney this morning in Ottawa, less than 48 hours after she was sworn into […]

TORONTO — Ontario is embedding in legislation a policy that would give priority for medical residency positions to applicants with a connection to the province. The health ministry made headlines last week for rescinding a nearly identical policy amid a court case over it, but they actually withdrew the policy in order to legislate it. […]

THUNDER BAY — Provincial police say three people have died after a crash involving two semis that has shut down a large stretch of a northern Ontario highway. Police say they were called early Thursday to an area of Highway 17 near Raith, northwest of Thunder Bay. OPP say two transport trucks collided and caused […]

TORONTO — Being over six-foot-seven would be considered tall in most walks of life, but in the NBA, that makes you an undersized forward. That will be Toronto Raptors’ challenge in their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although seven-foot Jakob Poeltl, six-foot-nine Sandro Mamukelashvili and six-foot-seven Collin Murray-Boyles aren’t short by anyone’s definition, […]