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Police in Durham Region say they’re investigating the death of an 80-year-old man in Oshawa, Ont., Thursday night as a homicide. Police say they were called to the area of Mcgrigor Street and Simcoe Street just before 4:30 p.m. for a report of unknown trouble. They say when officers arrived they found a male with […]

The federal government says it can provide a $12-million loan to keep a northern Ontario paper mill from closing. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says in a letter to Kap Paper that the federal operating support would be an “exceptional” one-time measure. The company said late last month that it would have to idle operations at […]

Provincial police say they’ve found human remains believed to be connected to an ongoing murder investigation in Simcoe, Ont. Police say the remains were found in a wooded area off Highway 6 in Haldimand County around 6 p.m. Thursday, and an autopsy to confirm the identity and cause of death is scheduled for Friday. Anyone […]

Police in Durham Region say Canada’s defence department was called in Wednesday to help remove a small Second World War-era bomb that was found on a foot path in Oshawa, Ont. Police were called to the scene near Gibb Street and Centre Street South just before 4:30 p.m. for a report of a suspicious package […]

SEATTLE — Max Scherzer made his first start of the playoffs a vintage one on Thursday night. It was a big reason why the Toronto Blue Jays have pulled even in the American League Championship Series against Seattle. The 41-year-old was at his mound-circling, fire-breathing best at T-Mobile Park, bringing his trademark intensity up even […]

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz stopped almost every puck thrown his way Thursday. The Maple Leafs goaltender stretched and contorted to deny chance after chance, including a jaw-dropping sequence minus a crucial piece of equipment. One of Stolarz’s 28 saves in Toronto’s hard-fought, grind-it-out 2-1 overtime victory against the Rangers came off the stick of New […]

TORONTO — Municipal workers are clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto after officials cited a fire hazard. About 12 residents of the encampment outside St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church in the Kensington Market neighbourhood left this afternoon after Toronto Fire Services issued an order for the removal of all flammable materials due to increased fire risk. […]

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the global head of Stellantis told him the automaker is looking at finding a new model to fill the idled Brampton, Ont. plant, but that a decision would require more trade certainty. Speaking to reporters in Toronto, Carney said he spoke with the Stellantis chief executive […]

TORONTO — Lilly Singh says she’s embracing a new, elevated identity. The YouTuber turned TV personality is ready to tack “PhD” onto her signature after receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree on Wednesday from her alma mater, York University. “I do sense this will become my entire personality from this moment on,” Singh said […]

WINNIPEG — Former television news reporter Richard Madan is collecting a salary of $387,000 a year as Manitoba’s trade representative in Washington, D.C., the premier’s office has revealed. The salary is comparable to money spent by other provinces on trade offices or third-party lobby firms, the premier’s office said Thursday. But the Opposition Progressive Conservatives […]