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Ontario is set to spend nearly $21 billion to build four small modular reactors east of Toronto. Officials say construction on the first modular reactor at the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station will begin this year and should be completed by 2030. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved Ontario Power Generation’s plan last […]

Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions. But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided targeting Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett on Wednesday after he elbowed goalie Anthony Stolarz in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Victory proved to be the sweetest revenge. The reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers, meanwhile, left Scotiabank Arena unfazed and confident despite dropping a 4-3 decision that […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored the winner in the third period and Joseph Woll made 25 saves in place of the injured Anthony Stolarz as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida Panthers 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series Wednesday. Max Pacioretty and Max Domi, with a goal and an […]

TORONTO — Julia Gosling scored twice in her playoff debut as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series. Captain Blayre Turnbull also scored for Toronto. Kristen Campbell made 24 saves. Britta Curl-Salemme and Katy Knoll found the net for Minnesota. Nicole Hensley stopped 34 […]

TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information. The Toronto District School Board said in a letter to parents and caregivers on Wednesday that it recently […]

Stuart Macdonald’s week got off to just about the worst start a professional athlete could think of, but ended with the Vancouver golfer’s best-ever result on the Korn Ferry Tour. Macdonald was walking down the stairs of his Airbnb in Tulum, Mexico, when workers outside cut off the power, suddenly plunging the entire house into […]

TORONTO — Ontario is seeking to appeal a temporary court order stopping it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes while a judge weighs whether the plan is unconstitutional. The government served notice of its intent to appeal last month’s injunction to lawyers for a cycling advocacy group challenging its plan to remove lanes […]

TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information. The Toronto District School Board says in a letter to parents and caregivers that it recently learned the […]

FREDERICTON — There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a new study that suggests the media may have played a role in feeding patients’ fears. Published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Neurology, the study reviewed the cases of 25 patients evaluated at two hospitals in New […]