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After disappointment in Brazil, Maxime Dominguez hopes to have found a home with Toronto FC. The Swiss-born midfielder arrives in MLS on a season-long loan from Brazil’s Vasco da Gama with a purchase option come Dec. 31. While Dominguez enjoyed his time in Brazil, he wanted more playing time after appearing in just 14 games […]

Officials in southern Ontario believe prolonged power outages could last well into next week after a spring storm caused heavy damage. Provincial utility provider Hydro One says more than 107,000 customers are still without power as of Saturday morning, with 3,900 crews working to get the power back on. The ice storm caused severe damage […]

TORONTO — After another solid scoring performance Toronto Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter still wanted to put the team first. Walter had 22 points to lead Toronto’s offence in a 117-105 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Asked about his improved play after returning from a strained right quad on March 23, Walter tried to […]

TORONTO — Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points as the Detroit Pistons fended off the Toronto Raptors 117-105 on Friday to clinch a playoff berth. Jalen Duren had a double-double with 21 points and 18 rebounds as Detroit (43-34) hung on to win after leading by as many as 22 points. Malik Beasley added 21 […]

ORILLIA — Prolonged power outages after spring storms could extend into next week in some Ontario communities, officials said Friday, as one Orillia-area resident described the aftermath of last weekend’s ice storm as a “war zone.” Hydro One’s latest update on electricity restoration came as Premier Doug Ford visited some of the areas hardest hit […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved a plan by Ontario Power Generation to build a small modular reactor at the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the Darlington small modular reactor will be the first of its kind in the G7. The province is ultimately […]

TORONTO — One week after holding the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps to a scoreless draw at BMO Field, winless Toronto FC hits the road to take on league-leading Inter Miami on Sunday. Miami (4-0-1) and Lionel Messi top the Supporters’ Shield standings, 11 points and 25 places ahead of TFC (0-4-2). “Certainly another huge, huge […]

ORILLIA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is visiting some areas affected by prolonged power outages after a powerful ice storm hit central and northern parts of the province last weekend. During a stop in Orillia, Ford thanked hydro workers, volunteers and local officials for their ongoing efforts to restore power to tens of thousands of […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say the cost of policing protests related to the Israel-Hamas war and proactively engaging with the city’s Jewish and Muslim communities was nearly $20 million last year. A report from police Chief Myron Demkiw to the Toronto Police Service Board says the so-called Project Resolute cost the force $19.5 million by […]

TORONTO — A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault. The girl was one of two scheduled to go on trial next month in relation to the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man who died after […]