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Turns out the heroines of “KPop Demon Hunters” can slay more than just demon boy bands — now they’re coming for awards-season competition. The musical fantasy created by Korean-Canadian director Maggie Kang earned three Golden Globes nods on Monday, including one for best animated feature. Netflix’s cultural juggernaut is also nominated for best cinematic and […]

TORONTO — Gavin McKenna headlines the 27 players Hockey Canada has invited to its world junior training camp ahead of the 2026 tournament in Minnesota. The Penn State freshman is one of six returnees from last year’s roster, joining Cole Beaudoin, Carter George, Jack Ivankovic, Jett Luchanko and Porter Martone. Five players who have already […]

SAINT CATHARINES — A fire has destroyed a the former home of the St. Catharines Standard newspaper. The City of St. Catharines says the fire broke out Friday night and was extinguished late Saturday afternoon. It says in a statement that the blaze began on the upper floor of the building at 17 Queen St. […]

TORONTO — Ontario is establishing a $20-million fund in the name of a toddler who was killed this fall when a vehicle crashed into his daycare centre in Richmond Hill, and the province says it is meant to help prevent that from happening again. Education Minister Paul Calandra says child-care centres will be able to […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is partnering with the city of Ottawa to put $400 million toward building up to 3,000 affordable homes in the capital. Carney says the city will speed up the construction of homes by waiving development charges, permit fees and property taxes. Build Canada Homes, the […]

VAUGHAN — Ontario Provincial Police say two men are dead after a car crash involving a vehicle and a tractor trailer on a highway in Vaughan early Sunday morning. Police say officers were called to a report of the crash in the northbound lane of Highway 400 south of Teston Road at 3:45 a.m. Investigators […]

DUTTON — Provincial police say one person is dead after a collision on Highway 401 in southwestern Ontario. OPP say emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision on the eastbound lane of Highway 401 at Iona Road in Dutton. They say a 64-year-old woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening […]

TORONTO — Torontonians commuting across the city’s northwest are being treated to a day of free fares Sunday as service opened on the long-awaited Finch West Line. The route, which is about 10 kilometres long, is the first new line added to the city’s transit network since 2002. It connects service to 18 stations and […]

The drive to the office may not feel as swift as it did a couple years ago, nor is the train as comfortable, as you’re forced to lean against a stranger during your standing-room-only commute. For some companies, work-from-home and hybrid models persist more than five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing […]

DAVIE — AFC Toronto exited the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament on a winning note Saturday, edging the Kansas City Current 3-2. But two prior losses meant the Northern Super League team will not make Sunday’s semifinals at the eight-team US$5 million tournament. It’s the inaugural North American edition of the seven-a-side tournament. The Bayern […]