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TORONTO — Bryan Adams is set to kick off the FIFA World Cup festivities tonight in Toronto, headlining a star-studded countdown concert designed to launch the biggest tournament in the competition’s history. The Canadian rocker will be joined by Haitian hitmaker Wyclef Jean, Canadian-Moroccan artist Nora Fatehi and Toronto band The Beaches for a FIFA-backed […]

Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used to at home. Organizers of the seven games in Vancouver released a “know before you go” document in advance of kickoff, which […]

HEARST — An Ontario Provincial Police constable was killed in the line of duty Tuesday afternoon in northern Ontario, the force said. Officers were conducting an investigation near the town of Hearst around 12:30 p.m. and Const. Tarun Bali was seriously injured, provincial police said. Bali has since died, OPP said. Police gave no further […]

TORONTO — Jayden Nelson enjoyed a full circle moment Tuesday as his latest soccer achievement took him back to a venue he knows well. The 23-year-old winger from Brampton, Ont., was named to Canada’s roster for the FIFA World Cup, an accomplishment that seemed almost unimaginable when he joined Toronto FC’s academy nearly a decade […]

HEARST — Ontario Provincial Police say one of their constables was killed in the line of duty this afternoon in northern Ontario. Provincial police say officers were conducting an investigation near the town of Hearst around 12:30 p.m. and Const. Tarun Bali was seriously injured. They say Bali has since died. Police gave no further […]

A former Air Canada pilot is facing charges after allegedly captaining more than 900 flights without the proper licence, which police likened to a family doctor performing brain surgery. The Barrie, Ont., man isn’t the first pilot accused of operating aircraft without the necessary credentials. Cases have emerged in multiple countries over the years. Here […]

Canada’s housing agency says rental prices have fallen amid an influx of new properties and slower population growth, but demand in major cities is expected to grow in part due to improving affordability. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s mid-year rental market report said increased supply from new buildings is driving asking rents for available units […]

TORONTO — A housing advocate has entered the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race. Eric Lombardi says he will focus on improving the economy to pay for better education and health-care systems. The engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo has worked in tech and finance and been outspoken about housing reform, especially how it affects […]

TORONTO — The host of the Canadaland podcast apologized to the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger in court this morning as part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit that centred on an episode from five years ago. Jesse Brown told a Toronto courtroom that Canadaland “wholly retracts” comments regarding Theresa Kielburger’s alleged handling […]

TORONTO — Canadian soccer great Christine Sinclair remembers the unique buildup ahead of the first Women’s World Cup to be played in her home country. The feeling that an entire nation was watching that day in 2015. The roar from 53,000 fans at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. And of course, the butterflies and anticipation before kickoff. […]