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TORONTO — Ontario is insisting it will consult with First Nations over a proposed bill that would suspend provincial and municipal laws in areas it designates as so-called special economic zones. But many First Nations across the province are livid with the government over the proposed law, known as Bill 5, which is being studied […]

TORONTO — Public Health Ontario says 173 more people have been infected with measles in the province over the past week. That brings the number of measles cases to 1,795 since Ontario’s outbreak began last October. The health agency’s weekly measles report, released today, says the virus continues to spread primarily among people who have […]

HAMILTON — After nearly two weeks of beating upon one another, Kiondre Smith and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats can look forward to hitting players in different coloured jerseys. The Ticata will host the archrival Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Stadium on Saturday in the first CFL exhibition game for both teams. Since the start of camp May […]

COLLINGWOOD — Ontario’s police watchdog says it is investigating after an officer shot and injured 50-year-old man in Collingwood. The Special Investigations Unit says the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon near a residence on Rhonda Road. The SIU says the man was taken to hospital, where he remained as of Wednesday night. Ontario Provincial Police say […]

TORONTO — Thirteen months before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, the City of Toronto is still wondering how to pay for it. The cost of hosting six games in Toronto has been pegged at $380 million, with the federal government contributing $104 million and Ontario, including services, $97 million. Toronto’s tab is $178.7 million […]

TORONTO — Daulton Varsho’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the San Diego Padres 14-0 on Wednesday. Nathan Lukes’s two-run homer gave Toronto (24-24) an early lead in the fifth before the Blue Jays racked up 12 runs in the seventh and eighth. Bo Bichette drove in a […]

There’s no telling what Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s NBA MVP Award will do for basketball in Canada. Gilgeous-Alexander was named the league’s most valuable player on Wednesday, after the Oklahoma City Thunder guard led the league with 32.7 points, 7.9 free throws and 21.8 field-goal attempts per game. He also averaged 6.4 assists, five rebounds and 1.7 […]

BRACEBRIDGE — Two people have been arrested in the death of a child in Ontario more than two years ago. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a call in the town of Gravenhurst on Jan. 5, 2023, about a child who had suffered “significant injuries.” They say the child died in hospital two days […]

TORONTO — An environmental group says mining claims over the last three years in the Ring of Fire region are up 66 per cent, representing an area 14 times the size of Toronto. Wildlands League conservation director Anna Baggio says there are more than 43,000 claims in the area about 450 kilometres north of Thunder […]

TORONTO — Toronto is experiencing a stretch of unusually low temperatures that haven’t been seen in late May in decades. Environment Canada is forecasting a daytime high of 10 C on Thursday, which is close to 9.4 C recorded on May 22, 1967. Meteorologist Geoff Coulson says the daytime high forecast for Thursday is the […]