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An Ontario health official says a child has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat in the northern part of the province. Dr. Malcolm Lock, acting medical officer of health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, which covers an area south of Hamilton, confirmed the death during a board of health meeting. Lock described […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government has released the terms of its 95-year lease with European company Therme for the spa and waterpark it plans to build at Ontario Place, and it shows the province has promised 1,600 parking spaces for the private facility. The spa and waterpark has been the subject of vocal criticism, particularly […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog says an officer shot in Toronto’s busy midtown neighbourhood Wednesday was hit by gunfire after two men approached police conducting a robbery investigation in an underground parking garage. The Special Investigations Unit says one of the men shot an officer and fled, leaving the officer with non-life-threatening injuries. The SIU […]

An Ontario health official says a child in the province has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat. Dr. Malcolm Lock, the acting medical officer of health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, confirmed the death during a board of health meeting. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. says it has launched a targeted review of its historical records in response to sexual assault charges against founder Frank Stronach. Magna spokeswoman Tracy Fuerst says the review process is complicated because of the passage of time. Fuerst says that if relevant information is found, the company, which is not […]

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has requested bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and the prison sentence he received last month. The Ontario Court of Appeal says a motion to grant bail pending the appeal was heard Wednesday but the judge’s decision has yet to be released. The notice […]

OTTAWA — A senior Mountie says the RCMP is working to address concerns of diaspora community members who say police often neglect to follow up with them about complaints of foreign interference. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Mark Flynn told a federal inquiry today the national police force plans to have internal discussions with key units on […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 97.97 points at 23,903.58. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 196.05 points at 42,000.47. The S&P 500 […]

OTTAWA — A report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says higher interest rates decreased housing starts by about 30,000 units last year. The slowdown in new construction amounted to a 10 to 15 per cent reduction in the number of new starts for the year, the national housing agency said. CMHC deputy chief economist […]

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Closing arguments have begun in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Defence lawyer Megan Savard is telling a northeastern Ontario jury this morning that Hoggard did not rape the complainant or touch her without her consent, but rather had a consensual one-night stand with her about eight years ago. […]