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On the shores of Lake Huron, Harry Stewart and his husband Chris Southin sway back and forth in their rocking chairs on a wooden deck, watching dozens of youth play and laugh around them at Rainbow Camp. “People say that we’re the two old guys from the balcony of the Muppet Show, and that is […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says it is investigating a report that a provincial police officer fatally shot a man inside a courthouse in a remote part of northern Ontario. The Special Investigations Unit says a team of investigators is heading to the scene in Wapekeka First Nation. It says preliminary information indicates that an Ontario Provincial […]

WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea will field a revamped roster when the Blue Bombers host the Toronto Argonauts and try to end a three-game losing skid Friday. Injuries factored into some changes, including one that has some fans scratching their heads. Others, particularly in the secondary, are aimed at boosting performance after Winnipeg (3-3) lost 31-17 […]

TORONTO — CPP Investments says it will help fund an expansion to a data center project in Cambridge, Ont. The pension fund says it will invest $225 million in the project through a 50 per cent interest in a construction loan. Deutsche Bank Private Credit and Infrastructure will provide funding for the other half of […]

TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says this year’s first human case of West Nile virus acquired within the country has been confirmed in Toronto. The confirmation comes after Toronto Public Health said its first laboratory-confirmed case of the virus in 2025 is an adult resident of the city with no travel history. […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays made a splash on MLB trade deadline day, acquiring right-hander Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland received righty Khal Stephen, a 22-year-old minor-league pitcher ranked the No. 5 prospect in Toronto’s system by MLB Pipeline. Toronto also picked up catching prospect Brandon Valenzuela from the San Diego Padres […]

TORONTO — Toronto Public Health is reporting its first laboratory-confirmed case of West Nile virus in a human in 2025. The agency says the person is an adult and was infected in Canada. The virus is transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s West Nile virus surveillance report says that […]

Toronto police say they have arrested an 81-year-old woman in a hit-and-run that killed a scooter rider. Police allege a white Mazda fatally struck a 64-year-old woman who was riding a kick scooter, then fled the scene in the Codsell Avenue and Goddard Street area. They say the scooter operator was pronounced dead on scene. […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is set to shave off a sliver of its debt after getting court approval for two lease deals, but is still gearing up for a fight on a third lease agreement later this month. Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne gave the collapsed retailer permission Thursday to sell six of its […]

TORONTO — At 35, Jozy Altidore looks like he could still be a handful on the football pitch. But the former U.S. and Toronto FC star striker is making his mark in the boardroom these days. Altidore is a part-owner of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills with investments in golf’s TGL and Bay FC of the […]