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TORONTO — A Toronto-born drag king says he has performed in Pride festivals worldwide, but there is one thing that keeps bringing him back to the city. “There’s so many different people that come from all over the world to Toronto Pride because it feels like everyone is welcome,” said the artist who performs under […]

SARNIA — An Ontario First Nation that has been under a state of emergency for over a year due to high levels of a toxic chemical is recommending the evacuation of part of the community. Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency in April 2024 and issued a similar evacuation notice in October over […]

MONTREAL — Fred Vasseur made a brief cameo in the “F1” blockbuster movie coming to theatres this month. The Ferrari team principal wonders if the big-screen audition might help him land a second career in acting, since so many Italian newspapers are calling for his ousting. “I’m looking for a new job,” he said, filling […]

TORONTO — There’s no place like home for Wynton McManis and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (0-1) hosts the Calgary Stampeders (1-0) on Saturday afternoon in its home opener. After the Argos began their Grey Cup title defence with a 28-10 road loss in Montreal last week, McManis welcomes the return to BMO Field, where the […]

Commissioner Lisa King wants to bring the Women’s Football Alliance to Canada. The WFA has partnered with Cosmos Sports & Entertainment, a sports-marketing firm based in Mississauga, Ont., to search for ownership groups in Canada for teams to play in the league’s pro division starting next season. “The WFA has spent over 15 years building […]

OTTAWA — A regional chief for Anishinabek Nation says he briefed Ontario Provincial Police yesterday on what to expect when First Nations take to the streets to protest provincial and federal legislation aimed at fast-tracking major projects. Scott McLeod says he was invited by an Indigenous relations coordinator to brief officers at the OPP’s Orillia […]

The province’s police watchdog says a 34-year-old man shot by police in Markham, Ont., earlier this week has died in hospital. The Special Investigations Unit has been looking into the shooting that took place early Wednesday morning in a condominium complex on Buchanan Drive. York Region police have said that officers responding to a welfare […]

Leadership at a Treaty 9 First Nation set fire to documents about a proposed road to the Ring of Fire this week, sending a message of resistance to the Doug Ford government about its plans to kick-start mining in the region by pushing through Bill 5 without Indigenous consultation. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation Coun. Sam […]

A provincial legislator says a massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of two northern Ontario First Nations is like a “sleeping giant” at the moment. Sol Mamakwa, the New Democrat representative for Kiiwetinoong, visited Sandy Lake First Nation on Thursday. Much of the community of 2,000 people has been forced to leave for different […]

TORONTO — Cut the red tape and cue the white dress. Two Ontario Progressive Conservative members of provincial parliament are proposing to remove a layer of bureaucracy and let MPPs such as themselves more easily officiate weddings. A private member’s bill from Matthew Rae and Dave Smith would automatically grant an MPP the authority to […]