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When Sasha Leigh Henry’s acclaimed TV show was canceled and development pipelines slowed to a crawl, she decided not to wait years for permission to reach audiences again. Instead, she made her feature debut “Dinner With Friends” on a $100,000 micro-budget, and is now releasing it herself. The Toronto filmmaker decided to act last year […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign against Canada — and the surge of national pride it triggered — have been voted The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. Nearly two-thirds of editors and news directors surveyed from media organizations across the country chose Trump’s tariffs as the most consequential story of 2025. […]

HILLSBURGH — Vicki Pappas and Lauren Millet are giving retired thoroughbred racehorses a second lease on life. Pappas is chairperson and founding member of LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, a 100-acre facility that specializes in matching retired thoroughbreds with new owners for a second career and finding them adoptive homes. Millet is LongRun’s farm and adoption […]

TORONTO — A new poll suggests Ontarians are waiting too long for diagnostic tests and specialist appointments, causing unnecessary stress and putting patients’ health at risk. The poll conducted by Abacus Data and released Tuesday says 33 per cent of respondents waited more than six months to see a specialist or get a diagnostic test […]

TORONTO — Some alcohol prices in Ontario could rise in the new year, with several changes to the alcohol marketplace set to take effect. The changes flow from Premier Doug Ford’s plans to expand and modernize how alcohol is sold in the province, which has seen beer, wine and coolers now sold in convenience stores, […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say an officer shot a stabbing suspect in the city’s north end and the province’s police watchdog will investigate the incident. Police say they responded to calls for a person with a knife in the area of Jane Street and Shoreham Drive on Monday afternoon. They say two victims were found […]

American defensive back Benjie Franklin has re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts as CFL teams across the league shore up their rosters. Franklin returns to Toronto after hitting career highs in tackles (60) and interceptions (four) over 18 games for the Argos last season. The 29-year-old Tarleton State alum has played all three of his CFL […]

SUDBURY — Police in Sudbury, Ont., say a man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead Monday morning. Greater Sudbury Police Service says officers responded to a welfare check request on Municipal Road 55 in Walden shortly before 7 a.m., after a loved one raised concern about the victim’s safety due […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a murder suspect after a woman was found dead in the city’s west end over the weekend. Police have identified the victim as 30-year-old Himanshi Khurana. They say she was reported missing Friday night and found dead Saturday morning inside a residence […]

THUNDER BAY — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they have ended a two-month search at a landfill after finding no new evidence in their investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman last year. Deborah Anishinabie, 42, was reported missing in early December 2024 and confirmed to be dead later that month. A 24-year-old […]