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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man fell from an elevated highway in Toronto while he was allegedly fleeing police on Monday night. The Special Investigations Unit says Toronto police officers responded to a report of an alleged carjacking near the Shops of Don Mills just after 11 p.m. It says a Rolls-Royce and […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a new Netflix documentary about his late brother Rob Ford is “disgusting.” The doc titled “Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem” chronicles Rob Ford’s rise to power as Toronto mayor in 2010 and his chaotic time in office. Speaking at a news conference in Toronto, Doug Ford said he wasn’t […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says masked men tried to steal a vehicle from his home overnight. Ford says his Ontario Provincial Police detail thwarted the attempt at around 12:30 a.m. The premier says officers chased down the men and arrested them. Ford told the story at a press conference this morning after criticizing […]

TORONTO — A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets, despite concerns those powers could be undercut by a recent Ontario law. The report set to go before the city’s executive committee today says there’s “no impact” to the city’s […]

TORONTO — Dr. Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series-winning pitcher and longtime Toronto Blue Jays team physician, has died. He was 87. The Blue Jays confirmed Taylor’s death in a statement Monday. A cause of death was not provided. Taylor, who was born in Toronto on Dec. 13, 1937, played 10 seasons in the majors […]

TORONTO — A proposed road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire in northern Ontario will bring economic prosperity to Webequie First Nation, though it may endanger caribou in the region, a newly released assessment finds. Webequie First Nation is leading an environmental and impact assessment of the Webequie Supply Road that would connect to mining […]

FREDERICTON — New England governors say tariffs and rhetoric by the United States government toward Canada is taking a bite out of tourism. The governors made the comments in Boston, following a meeting with a group of Canadian premiers. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says tourism numbers for her state and others such as Maine, New […]

KING CITY — From February through June, after a long day’s work, Tim Drake might be found overnighting in a room the size of a closet at the end of the barn at Silver Duck Stable. Inside there’s two battered La-Z-Boy chairs, a small TV and an array of video screens showing stalls in the […]

Police say a 19-year-old man has been charged with several offences including murder after a shooting that left a woman dead and a man injured on Friday in Sudbury, Ont. Greater Sudbury police say the incident happened on Clemow Avenue, where a 40-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man were found with gunshot wounds. They say […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a $50,000 reward is being offered for information that can help solve a 2008 cold case murder in the Belleville area. Calvin Vanness, 65, was last seen in Belleville on March 26, 2008, driving a grey 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix with flames painted on the side. Police say his car was […]