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TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn knee ligament in a game against the Anaheim Ducks, the NHL club said Friday. Matthews crumpled to the ice Thursday night after he was hit in the left leg by Ducks captain Radko Gudas in Toronto’s […]
Harm reduction advocates say Ontario’s remaining supervised consumption sites will be forced to close after Premier Doug Ford’s government informed them Friday that the province is planning to pull their funding. Janet Butler-McPhee, co-executive director of the HIV Legal Network, says advocacy groups learned of the move late in the day and do not yet […]
TORONTO — A lawyer representing the organizers of an Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto says the event will go ahead as planned on Saturday despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that his government is seeking an injunction to stop it. In an email late afternoon Friday, lawyer Stephen Ellis said they have received no notice […]
TORONTO — A 73-year-old former Boy Scouts leader from Georgina, Ont., is facing charges in several alleged sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s. Police in York Region say several victims came forward earlier this year to report details of the alleged assaults. They say the victims were all under the age of 16 at […]
TORONTO — Stores across Ontario could soon open on Family Day and Victoria Day under a new bill the provincial government plans to introduce. The announcement came via a news release today, but was first signalled last month by Premier Doug Ford, who noted he couldn’t shop at Home Depot on Family Day. He said […]
TORONTO — Former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley returns to BMO Field on Saturday, this time as coach of the New York Red Bulls. For the 38-year-old Bradley, it’s familiar ground having made 308 appearances across 10 seasons with Toronto before retiring after the 2023 campaign. Only current captain Jonathan Osorio, at 398, had made […]
TORONTO — The Canadian Press has learned Ontario’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain a secret. The province says it has negotiated a confidential settlement on the cancellation of what was set to be a $100-million deal. Premier Doug Ford’s office says the kill fee is “significantly less than […]
TORONTO — Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members’ records secret as it “modernizes” freedom-of-information laws. Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Minister Stephen Crawford says the province is also updating its cybersecurity protections. Crawford says the changes will help protect cabinet confidentiality. He says the Freedom of Information and […]
TORONTO — Many Canadian travellers have opted for alternative March break destinations this year, travel agents say, as unrest and violence disrupt tourism in some of the traditionally popular affordable destinations. Travel agents in the Greater Toronto Area say the economic and political uncertainty in Cuba, fear of violence in Mexico and the impact of […]
TORONTO — William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 36 seconds into the third period as the Maple Leafs came back from a 3-1 deficit to top the Anaheim Ducks 6-4 and snap an eight-game slide Thursday on a night that saw Toronto lose captain Auston Matthews to injury. Matias Maccelli, with […]