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TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister has ordered a North Bay area school board to take immediate steps to resolve what a report described as overwhelming dysfunction or he will take “further action.” Paul Calandra’s warning to the Near North District School Board comes after he placed five other boards under government supervision, and he is […]

TORONTO — Public health records for Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the cohorts assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have up-to-date immunization records, which experts say exposes an antiquated system that’s unhelpful in the race to boost vaccination rates. Toronto Public Health said it sent 60,000 letters over […]

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven and create a new provincial agency to oversee them. Environment Minister Todd McCarthy says conservation authorities are essential to watershed management and public safety, but operate largely on their own with fragmented data systems and a patchwork of standards. The government is […]

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair documentary is getting a second wind on the big screen. Film distributor Elevation Pictures says it plans to show “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” at eight independent movie theatres across the country in November. It’s an unusual twist in the traditional distribution model. The documentary has already been available […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a ruling today, the top court says although the sentences contribute to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence, they also remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The […]

Provincial police say they have found human remains in their investigation into a missing man, after three people were charged with murder on Thursday. Police say 34-year-old Robbie Thomson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., was reported missing in October 2023 and he has not been found, but investigators have determined he was the victim of a […]

TORONTO — For three years, Chris Bassitt has been hoping for another chance at winning a World Series. Now that the opportunity has arrived, he’ll do anything to make it happen. Bassitt, who has been a starting pitcher for most of his 11 years in Major League Baseball, will again be in the bullpen as […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto and Blue Jays fans are gearing up for buzzing crowds to fill the streets tonight as the team looks to win the World Series for the first time in more than 30 years. The visiting Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday, giving the Jays a […]

Police in Waterloo charged a teenage girl in connection with the collision that sent four youths to hospital earlier this month. Waterloo Regional Police Service said on Oct. 6, emergency services were called in to a single-vehicle collision in North Dumfries Township, just outside of Cambridge. Police said the driver, a 15-year-old girl from Cambridge, […]

Kevin Gausman has believed in the Toronto Blue Jays since 2021 when he first signed with the team as a free agent. Now the veteran right-hander will be Toronto’s starting pitcher in Game 6 of the World Series as the Blue Jays try to clinch their first Major League Baseball championship since 1993. Toronto leads […]