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HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia musician has ended a civil lawsuit against Google he filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice earlier this year. Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac claimed the online giant defamed him by falsely identifying him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary. In a statement of claim, he said […]

The mayor of Markham, Ont., is proud of how the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy went last weekend, even if there were major problems at the start. Friday’s full day of on-track activities at the IndyCar Series race was cancelled because the course around the Toronto suburb’s downtown core wasn’t yet completed or approved by […]

TORONTO — A former Liberal MP and federal housing minister is putting his hat in the ring for a Toronto city council seat. Nate Erskine-Smith says he’s running to represent the east-end ward of Beaches—East York after “countless people,” including Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, asked him to continue working in politics. Erskine-Smith resigned his federal […]

TORONTO — It seems like Brittney Sykes should have worked on her negotiating skills during a two-month stint on the Toronto Tempo’s injured list. Sykes had 15 points and five assists in 21 minutes of play in Toronto’s 101-95 loss to the Indiana Fever on Tuesday. It was her first game back in the Tempo’s […]

TORONTO — If you’ve walked around Toronto, you might have noticed plaques scattered around the city. Some are new, some are old, and Heritage Toronto is trying to encourage people to stop and give them a read — through a weekly short-form video series. In a social media campaign dubbed ‘Plaque Fridays,’ they zero in […]

TORONTO — Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 29 points as the Indiana Fever held on for a 101-95 win over the Toronto Tempo on Tuesday. Superstar Caitlin Clark had 24 points and seven assists as Indiana (25-13) won its fifth in a row. Dozens of fans at Scotiabank Arena wore Clark jerseys. Brittney Sykes […]

SMITHS FALLS — Provincial police say they have uncovered a third set of human remains belonging to a missing person at a property southwest of Ottawa. Officers say that earlier this month, they found the remains of Lawrence Bertrim, a man from Smiths Falls who disappeared in 2022 at the age of 42. Police say […]

CALEDON — RCMP have issued “duty to warn” letters to at least two Canadian Sikh activists, telling them their lives are under threat for their involvement in trying to create an independent Sikh state in India. Police have issued the notices to Inderjeet Singh Gosal of Caledon, Ont., and Manjinder Singh from Abbotsford, B.C., telling […]

An organization representing dozens of northern Ontario First Nations says a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman from a moving car in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted full parole, a decision it calls “incomprehensible.” Nishnawbe Aski Nation says the Parole Board of Canada’s decision to approve Brayden Bushby’s release comes […]

TORONTO — With a 12-game winless skid finally in the past, Toronto FC has some rare momentum as it looks to make a push for the Major League Soccer post-season. TFC can record its first winning streak in over four months Wednesday with a victory over Charlotte FC at BMO Field. The matchup is sandwiched […]