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Police in Durham Region say Canada’s defence department was called in Wednesday to help remove a small Second World War-era bomb that was found on a foot path in Oshawa, Ont. Police were called to the scene near Gibb Street and Centre Street South just before 4:30 p.m. for a report of a suspicious package […]
SEATTLE — Max Scherzer made his first start of the playoffs a vintage one on Thursday night. It was a big reason why the Toronto Blue Jays have pulled even in the American League Championship Series against Seattle. The 41-year-old was at his mound-circling, fire-breathing best at T-Mobile Park, bringing his trademark intensity up even […]
TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz stopped almost every puck thrown his way Thursday. The Maple Leafs goaltender stretched and contorted to deny chance after chance, including a jaw-dropping sequence minus a crucial piece of equipment. One of Stolarz’s 28 saves in Toronto’s hard-fought, grind-it-out 2-1 overtime victory against the Rangers came off the stick of New […]
TORONTO — Municipal workers are clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto after officials cited a fire hazard. About 12 residents of the encampment outside St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church in the Kensington Market neighbourhood left this afternoon after Toronto Fire Services issued an order for the removal of all flammable materials due to increased fire risk. […]
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the global head of Stellantis told him the automaker is looking at finding a new model to fill the idled Brampton, Ont. plant, but that a decision would require more trade certainty. Speaking to reporters in Toronto, Carney said he spoke with the Stellantis chief executive […]
TORONTO — Lilly Singh says she’s embracing a new, elevated identity. The YouTuber turned TV personality is ready to tack “PhD” onto her signature after receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree on Wednesday from her alma mater, York University. “I do sense this will become my entire personality from this moment on,” Singh said […]
WINNIPEG — Former television news reporter Richard Madan is collecting a salary of $387,000 a year as Manitoba’s trade representative in Washington, D.C., the premier’s office has revealed. The salary is comparable to money spent by other provinces on trade offices or third-party lobby firms, the premier’s office said Thursday. But the Opposition Progressive Conservatives […]
The family of a baby boy who was killed along with his grandparents in a wrong-way police chase on Highway 401 are suing the Durham Region police officers involved, the police board and the estate of the driver who struck them. A statement of claim filed in court by the boy’s parents and two other […]
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s trade representative in Washington, D.C. is making $387,000 a year. Premier Wab Kinew’s office has revealed the salary for Richard Madan, a former television reporter hired in the spring to head up a trade office inside the Canadian Embassy. The premier’s office says Madan’s pay is similar to money spent by some […]
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will brief Ontario Premier Doug Ford today on Canada’s negotiations with the U.S. on reaching sectoral trade deals. Carney says Ottawa is engaged in “deep” and “intensive” negotiations with the U.S. on several sectors, including energy, aluminum and steel, and he’ll discuss with the premier tariffs affecting […]