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CALEDON — You wouldn’t know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn’t feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday at the RBC Canadian Open. A standout collegiate player for the University of Michigan, Thomson officially turned pro as soon as […]

TORONTO — Catcher Tyler Heineman has made the most of his opportunities in a backup role with the Toronto Blue Jays this season. He was at it again Thursday with a two-hit, three-RBI performance that helped Toronto to a 9-1 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Heineman’s seventh multi-hit performance over 20 games this season lifted […]

OTTAWA — Ottawa is reviewing its spending “from top to bottom” as Canada’s closest allies call on Canada to hike defence spending to levels not seen since the height of the Cold War, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday. McGuinty said the federal government will have more to say “very soon” about its defence spending […]

Smoke from wildfires burning in other parts of Canada has prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings or statements for much of Ontario. The agency placed parts of northern Ontario under an air quality warning on Thursday afternoon as wildfires scorch Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It warns smoke is causing poor air quality and […]

TORONTO — Tom Green says he isn’t big on political statements — but in his own way, he’s taking a stand. By returning to Canada after decades in Los Angeles to make homegrown content with a Canadian company, the Ottawa-born comedian says he’s throwing his “elbows up” by showing what makes his home country great. […]

TORONTO — An infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said Thursday. The baby was infected with the virus before birth from their mother, who was not vaccinated, he said. “While measles may have been a contributing factor in both the […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a special economic zone as quickly as possible. He says he and several ministers will consult all summer with First Nations about the new law that allows the Ontario government to suspend provincial and municipal rules before […]

Police north of Toronto say a man has been charged in an alleged series of hate-motivated graffiti incidents in Richmond Hill, Ont., last week. Police in York Region say they responded to a report of hate-related graffiti on the wall of a grocery store near Yonge Street and 16th Avenue on May 31. They say […]

TORONTO — Doctors and nurses licensed in the United States will soon be able to more easily practise in Ontario, under changes announced today by the minister of health. Sylvia Jones says the move will increase the number of health-care professionals working in the province. The province is enabling qualified U.S.-licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, registered […]

ORILLIA — Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve charged 36 men with 128 criminal offences after a child sexual exploitation investigation involving more than 20 police services across the province. The investigation, which took place between March 31 and April 11, included 21 police forces and saw investigators pose as children online. They arrested 36 men […]