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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signed an agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to help build a railway to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region. The two premiers signed two non-legally binding memorandums of understanding today about increasing trade and building energy corridors, including commitments to build oil and natural gas pipelines to northern and […]

CALGARY — The premiers of Alberta and Ontario have agreed to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces while increasing interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles. The agreements are laid out in two memorandums of understanding that the premiers signed in Calgary. The potential pipeline and rail line routes to be […]

TORONTO — Masai Ujiri bid farewell to Toronto Raptors fans Monday in a YouTube video. The Raptors announced June 28 that Ujiri had been fired as the team’s vice-chairman and president, marking the end of a more than decade-long run that delivered the franchise its first NBA championship. Ujiri was heading into the final year […]

CALGARY — The premiers of Alberta and Ontario are set to meet in Calgary today to sign two memorandums of understanding. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office says she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will sign agreements on energy priorities, trade and interprovincial co-operation. The pair were together at a roundtable in Calgary on Sunday, with […]

TORONTO — Rogers Stadium is set to welcome tens of thousands of Coldplay fans tonight for the first of four shows by the British rock band, as organizers say they are “making adjustments” to improve crowd control at Toronto’s newest outdoor music venue. After the venue’s inaugural concert last Sunday, some attendees said it took […]

A teen boy has died following a stabbing late Saturday in the east end of Toronto. Paramedics were flagged down for reports of a stabbing in the area of Eastern and Coxwell Avenues shortly after 10 p.m., police said. Once paramedics arrived on scene, they located an injured teen boy and rushed him to the […]

TORONTO — Bo Bichette homered and scored the deciding run as the Toronto Blue Jays continued their winning ways with a 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Davis Schneider knocked in Bichette in the sixth inning with a single down the left-field line for a series sweep and Toronto’s (52-38) season-high eighth […]

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is leading a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland, which she says will focus on supporting economic opportunities for Toronto businesses and workers. The trip is set to begin Sunday and Chow says she will be accompanied by leaders from Toronto’s film industry. The mayor is scheduled […]

Police say a man is dead following a stabbing in east-end Toronto on Saturday night. Toronto police say they were called to the area of Eastern and Coxwell Avenues shortly after 10 p.m. for reports of a stabbing. Police say they located a man with injuries on scene and had paramedics assess his injuries. They […]

TORONTO — It’s another scorcher across southern Ontario today with temperatures expected to climb to the mid 30s and the humidex making it feel like 40 C. Environment Canada issued a heat warning Friday afternoon for areas between Windsor and Peterborough, saying daytime highs between 31 and 33 C were expected on Saturday and Sunday. […]