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A Canadian tenant advocacy group says nearly half the renters they surveyed don’t have air conditioning, as they press for protections from climate-fuelled extreme heat. A report released by ACORN Canada says affordability was cited as the main barrier to access among the 44 per cent of surveyed tenants who don’t have air conditioning. The […]

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford’s government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright, The Canadian Press has learned. Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford and Mining Minister Stephen Lecce say the province will amend Bill 5 to explicitly include duty […]

The family of one of the teens killed in a crash near London, Ont., is remembering her as being “full of kindness, laughter, dance, song and love.” Olivia Rourke died along with three other girls and a teacher when their sport utility vehicle collided with another SUV and a transport truck on Friday. The Rourke […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC reaches the halfway point of the Major League Soccer season this week still very much a work in progress. After starting the campaign at 0-4-4, Toronto has gone 3-4-0 — beaten 2-1 last time out by visiting Nashville SC. Despite a string of injuries to the backline, the TFC defence has […]

TORONTO — Michael Boxall has scored just one goal for New Zealand, but it was one of consequence. Rising high, the Minnesota United defender headed home a corner from substitute Francis de Vries in the 61st minute to open the scoring March 24 in 86th-ranked New Zealand’s 3-0 win over No. 151 New Caledonia in […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested two more suspects — including a 17-year-old boy — after a shooting in the city’s east end last month left two people dead. Police say officers responded to gunshots heard in the area of Bain Avenue and Logan Avenue around 11:15 p.m. on April 15. They say […]

OTTAWA — The Ontario man who pleaded guilty to stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill said he committed the crime to find money to help his brother, who was experiencing mental health struggles, Justice Robert Wadden told the court during a sentencing hearing Monday. Jeffrey Wood kept his composure in […]

WALKERTON — The school looked about the same, except for a huge pile of flowers outside the entrance. But a palpable sadness hung thick in the air. Students returned to Walkerton District Community School on Monday feeling that it was a very different place, knowing there were five faces they would no longer see in […]

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city will allocate $2.1 million this year to help festivals stay secure, after 11 people were killed in a vehicle ramming at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival last month. Chow announced the renewal of a special events funding program at an event today that gathered about 150 […]

TORONTO — Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon as First Nations ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up large mining projects in the north. Provincial ministers say they have heard the outcry and will make improvements to Bill 5, but are […]