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TORONTO — Stores across Ontario could soon open on Family Day and Victoria Day under a new bill the provincial government plans to introduce. The announcement came via a news release today, but was first signalled last month by Premier Doug Ford, who noted he couldn’t shop at Home Depot on Family Day. He said […]

TORONTO — Former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley returns to BMO Field on Saturday, this time as coach of the New York Red Bulls. For the 38-year-old Bradley, it’s familiar ground having made 308 appearances across 10 seasons with Toronto before retiring after the 2023 campaign. Only current captain Jonathan Osorio, at 398, had made […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Press has learned Ontario’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain a secret. The province says it has negotiated a confidential settlement on the cancellation of what was set to be a $100-million deal. Premier Doug Ford’s office says the kill fee is “significantly less than […]

TORONTO — Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members’ records secret as it “modernizes” freedom-of-information laws. Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Minister Stephen Crawford says the province is also updating its cybersecurity protections. Crawford says the changes will help protect cabinet confidentiality. He says the Freedom of Information and […]

TORONTO — Many Canadian travellers have opted for alternative March break destinations this year, travel agents say, as unrest and violence disrupt tourism in some of the traditionally popular affordable destinations. Travel agents in the Greater Toronto Area say the economic and political uncertainty in Cuba, fear of violence in Mexico and the impact of […]

TORONTO — William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 36 seconds into the third period as the Maple Leafs came back from a 3-1 deficit to top the Anaheim Ducks 6-4 and snap an eight-game slide Thursday on a night that saw Toronto lose captain Auston Matthews to injury. Matias Maccelli, with […]

LONDON — Police in London, Ont., are investigating a surge in overdoses over a 24-hour period after a suspect allegedly handed out a free substance to a number of people. Police say officers responded to 39 calls about overdoses, including a “concerning concentration” of incidents in the city’s downtown core, between Wednesday and Thursday. Investigators […]

TORONTO — Police say the suspect vehicle in the shooting at the United States consulate in Toronto has been found. Toronto police say the white Honda CR-V was recovered “within hours” of the shooting on Tuesday, but they are not providing any other details. They say the vehicle was stolen shortly before the incident. No […]

CLEARWATER — Toronto starter CJ Van Eyk gave up six runs in 2 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays fell 8-5 to the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training baseball action Friday. Trea Turner’s double drove in a pair in Philadelphia’s three-run second inning. The Phillies tacked four more on Van Eyk and reliever Angel Bastardo […]

An Ontario township has taken its first official step toward renaming a pair of islands that honour Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles who was stripped of his royal titles and later arrested over his links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The names of Prince Andrew Island and nearby Gordonstoun Island […]