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TORONTO — The excitement about Kawhi Leonard’s return to the Toronto Raptors was palpable in the home locker-room and on the concourse at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. Leonard was in Toronto’s starting lineup as the Raptors hosted the Chicago Bulls in their home opener. It was his first regular-season appearance for Toronto since 2019, […]

An anti-racism organization is calling for an investigation into how Ontario’s provincial police force assesses new recruits, as three Black recruits allege they faced racial discrimination during their year of probation. The Black Class Action Secretariat says it wants the province’s inspector general of policing to examine Ontario Provincial Police probationary evaluation and coaching practices […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is putting down $1 billion to help build the road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario. The region is said to be rich in nickel, chromite, copper and gold and Carney says it will secure Canada’s critical mineral supply chain. The area sits partially […]

TORONTO — Now that the Ontario government has confirmed that a provincewide pause on student financial assistance payments to career colleges will last for months, some students say they’re worried it will prevent them from graduating. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced late Tuesday afternoon that the pause won’t be lifted until the government […]

Ontarians in hundreds of municipalities will head to the polls next Monday, but in Kapuskasing it will be a day just like any other. The northern Ontario town of roughly 8,100 is one of several communities essentially bypassing the municipal vote after only one candidate stepped forward for each elected position, from school board trustee […]

TORONTO — After Noam Tomaschoff’s parents revealed to him that his dad — the man who raised him from birth — was not his biological father, his gut instinct wasn’t to keep harbouring the secret they had kept for 31 years: It was to share it, and share it widely. “My brain automatically told me, […]

TORONTO — A new report says Ontario’s housing market is expected to improve “modestly” next year as favourable economic conditions help push buyers off the sidelines, though higher borrowing costs could dull the extent of the rebound. Desjardins senior economist Kari Norman calls the province’s housing sector “weak” despite improved affordability, greater buyer choice and […]

WINDSOR — A spokesperson for the mayor of Windsor, Ont., says the border city is monitoring a toxic chemical leak in Toledo, Ohio that prompted evacuations on Tuesday night. The spokesperson says the risk to Windsor residents is “very low” as the city is about 90 kilometres northeast of Toledo on the shores of Lake […]

TORONTO — Sabrina Apitz-Grossman was told 13 months ago that she had about 12 to 18 months to live. A rare form of cancer in the 31-year-old’s knee had metastasized, spreading to her lungs. She has undergone radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgeries, though the synovial sarcoma couldn’t be fully removed. Apitz-Grossman’s doctors are recommending a treatment […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s colleges and universities minister says a pause on student financial assistance payments across all private post-secondary institutions will stay in effect until at least the new year. Nolan Quinn says in a late afternoon statement that the government has not yet finished setting up a new system for validating career colleges and […]