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TORONTO — Former cabinet minister, scientist and champion for safe sport Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59. Duncan had made public her multiple operations, radiation and chemotherapy to treat her cancer since she was diagnosed in 2023. Born on Oct. 31, 1966, Duncan was elected five times as the Liberal MP for […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has ordered a new assessment for a man who sexually abused children to determine whether he has the “good character” needed to become a lawyer. The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled that a previous decision by the Law Society Tribunal that found the man — identified only as […]

OTTAWA — After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade deals and foreign investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in Ottawa Monday as Parliament resumed — but not for very long. Carney visited an Ottawa grocery store Monday morning where he announced a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income […]

Marineland’s belugas have a received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to export the last remaining captive whales in Canada to the United States. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson met Monday with officials from Marineland, the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., to talk about its proposed plan […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s biggest single-day snowstorm on record is expected to be a major test of the city’s revamped clearing operation. City officials say 600 plows have fanned out across Toronto and are starting the second round of snow clearing on local roads. Mayor Olivia Chow says expressways are now on their fourth or fifth […]

TORONTO — The cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that left mountains of snow across Toronto and the surrounding areas is expected to take several days, city officials said Monday as a snow day was declared for schools across the region and commuters faced severe transit delays. Mayor Olivia Chow said even though plowing is […]

Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she has provided conditional approval for the export of Marineland’s remaining beluga whales to the United States. More coming. The Canadian Press

Ontario Provincial Police say a school in Blind River is closed after a local resident was found dead on school property early this morning. Police say École St. Joseph is closed due to an ongoing investigation but there is no threat to public safety. They say police and paramedics responded to a report of a […]

TORONTO — Toronto residents should give themselves a bit more time to get where they’re going this morning as the city digs out from a weekend snowstorm. City manager Paul Johnson told a news conference yesterday it’s likely going to be a couple of days until snow is cleared all the way to the curb. […]

MISSISSAUGA — Jolene Campbell has experienced the joy of winning the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as an alternate. Now she wants to do it again as a skip. Wearing Saskatchewan colours at the national women’s curling championship for the first time in a decade, Campbell guided her rink to an 8-5 victory over B.C.’s Taylor […]