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Environment Canada is warning of severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes across parts of northwestern Ontario where crews are battling out-of-control wildfires. A tornado warning is in place from around the Manitoba boundary east to Armstrong and north of Red Lake. Environment Canada says the storm could bring Toonie to golf-ball sized hail, up […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a suspect has been arrested in what they believe was a ‘targeted incident’ that left a woman dead in the city’s northwest. The woman was shot and killed Friday morning in the area of Humberwood and Rexdale boulevards. Staff Sgt. Scott Bradbury said officers received reports of an injured woman […]

TORONTO — The federal government acknowledged this week that forced adoptions had a lasting impact on people and families in Canada after the Second World War but stopped short of offering the public apology sought by advocates, including some affected by the practice. A petition calling on Ottawa to formally apologize for taking part in […]

WINDSOR — A Canada-only ceremony took place Friday to mark the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, as the Liberal government faces more questions about a new revenue-sharing deal with the U.S. A joint celebration with the U.S. on the bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan was cancelled earlier this week. President Donald Trump said […]

TORONTO — First Nation chiefs and community members are highlighting the dangers that follow evacuees after they have fled northern Ontario wildfires, as they say those sheltering in Toronto hotels are facing elevated safety risks linked to drugs, alcohol and human trafficking. Cat Lake First Nation Chief Russell Wesley says he worked with the province […]

WINDSOR — A Canada-only ceremony is taking place Friday to mark the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge after a joint celebration with the U.S. was cancelled earlier this week. The federal government said Tuesday that in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, Canada would not be celebrating the opening of […]

A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open Monday, with a Canada-only celebration today marking the end of a project mired by lengthy delays and political tension. The Canadian ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge comes after the federal government cancelled a joint event with the United States in […]

TORONTO — Police say a woman was shot and killed in northwest Toronto this morning. They say it happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. in the area of Humberwood and Rexdale boulevards. Police received reports of a woman with gunshot wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene. They say the suspect fled before officers […]

There are 177 active wildfires still burning in Ontario, but the Ministry of Natural Resources has reported no new blaze in the last 24 hours. Still, more than 1,800 people have been forced from their homes as the province grapples with what early estimates suggest is its most devastating wildfire season on record. Indigenous communities […]

TORONTO — A Toronto bar has lost its liquor licence after an Ontario tribunal found its owner and manager knowingly bought alcohol stolen by people connected to a nearby homeless encampment. A Licence Appeal Tribunal ruling released last week found that John Theodorakakis, the owner of Southside Johnny’s Bar and Grill in Toronto’s Etobicoke area, […]