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TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz was smiling and in the building. The Maple Leafs goaltender had taken a blow to the head, vomited on the bench and left Scotiabank Arena on a stretcher to be evaluated in hospital the previous night. His presence at Toronto’s practice facility in the city’s west end Tuesday morning was a […]

TORONTO — A teen girl who pleaded guilty to assault in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man has been sentenced to nine months of probation, with the judge taking into account the time she has spent in custody and under house arrest. The girl was set to face trial for manslaughter in the […]

TORONTO — Grace Turner stood at the top of a grassy park slope with a megaphone in her hand. “This turnout is insane,” she said. Hundreds were gathered at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto’s west end, and it was almost time for the moment they were all eagerly waiting for. The moment when they would […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is signalling that his government’s upcoming budget may not be balanced, as the province needs to support people in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Ford announced today that in the Ontario budget to be tabled May 15, the province will be adding nearly $1 billion over […]

TORONTO — First Nations, civil liberty groups and environmentalists are slamming Ontario for a proposed bill that would give cabinet the power to create “special economic zones” and allow the government to exempt itself from following laws on certain projects. Critics say it’s a power grab designed to ensure projects like Premier Doug Ford’s proposed […]

TORONTO — Sentencing submissions are underway in court for a teen girl who pleaded guilty to assault in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man. The girl was set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of 59-year-old Kenneth Lee when she pleaded guilty to the lesser charge last month. The Crown is […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s integrity commissioner has closed a Greenbelt-related investigation into former cabinet minister Kaleed Rasheed. NDP Leader Marit Stiles had asked the commissioner in October 2023 to examine a 2020 trip to Las Vegas that included Rasheed, Doug Ford’s then-principal secretary Amin Massoudi, and developer Shakir Rehmatullah, who stood to benefit from Ford’s now-reversed […]

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area were down 23.3 per cent in April amid continued uncertainty over the economy. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said 5,601 homes were sold last month, compared with 7,302 in April 2024, while sales were up 1.8 per cent from March on a seasonally adjusted basis. […]

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner is happy to get a second crack at the post-season. Spooner and the Toronto Sceptres are locked into a best-of-five semifinal rematch against the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost in the Professional Women’s Hockey League playoffs, with Game 1 going Wednesday at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The 34-year-old forward returned Feb. 11, […]

TORONTO — The inaugural Departure Festival gets underway today in Toronto. Formerly known as Canadian Music Week, the six-day event is moving forward with a new name, different owners and a broadened scope. While it once catered almost solely to the music industry with panels and events, this year’s programming includes elements dedicated to standup […]