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A southwestern Ontario member of Premier Doug Ford’s caucus is speaking out against his government’s decision to cancel an environmental assessment for a landfill expansion in his riding. Steve Pinsonneault, who was elected last year in a byelection in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, posted a video to Facebook saying he is angry and frustrated. He says that during […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner emerged from behind a sliding door at the Maple Leafs’ practice facility. His future with the team uncertain beyond July 1 as he churns towards unrestricted free agency, Toronto’s star winger was ready to bat away any talk of what might come next. It was what Marner didn’t say that stood […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s vintners and brewers say they are thrilled with the support provided by the province in its latest budget. The province is set to launch the Ontario Grape Support program that will double the percentage of Ontario grapes in blended wine. Wine Growers Ontario says the program will be a boon to wineries […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Catholic District School Board says four of its students were involved in the deadly car crash allegedly caused by an impaired driver over the weekend. Three children died and another one was hurt in the crash that took place shortly after midnight on Sunday at the eastbound off-ramp at Renforth Drive […]

Calgary writer Natalie Sue’s debut novel about the absurdities of office life is one of three finalists for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The $25,000 award, named for essayist and humorist Stephen Leacock, honours the best Canadian book of literary humour published in the past year. Sue’s “I Hope This Finds You Well,” […]

HAMILTON — Jamal Peters and DaShaun Amos are together again. The veteran defensive backs reunited this off-season when Amos signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. They were 2022 Grey Cup champions with the Toronto Argonauts. Amos, a field-side halfback, won another Grey Cup last season with Toronto before signing with Hamilton in free agency. With plenty […]

The May long weekend marks the unofficial start of cottage season for many Canadians, but a new report says some looking to buy a vacation home of their own are holding back until economic tensions settle. The report by Re/Max Canada, which is based on a Leger survey it commissioned in March, said lower borrowing […]

TORONTO — The Panthers are off to another Eastern Conference final. The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, are once again left to pick up the pieces. Eetu Luostarinen and Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists each as Florida throttled Toronto 6-1 in a dominant effort to take Game 7 and win the teams’ second-round playoff […]

Wildfires have forced more than 800 residents to evacuate their northwestern Ontario First Nation. Chief Waylon Scott of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, which sits about 100 kilometres northwest of Kenora near the Manitoba border, says rain and cooler temperatures have kept several fires at bay, but the blazes still pose a major threat. In a […]

TORONTO — Scott Laughton has crossed paths with Mark Scheifele through the years. As hockey players of the same Ontario vintage, they run in similar circles from time to time. Laughton, a Maple Leafs forward preparing for the biggest game of his life, was a huge Scheifele fan Saturday. He wasn’t alone. The Jets centre […]