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The Canada Border Services Agency says a man is facing smuggling and firearms-related charges after 48 firearms, various gun parts and 17,000 rounds of ammunition were seized in Windsor, Ont. The CBSA says border officers in Windsor, Toronto and Montreal intercepted four parcels containing firearms parts and tools for manufacturing firearms in May and June. […]

HAMILTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is musing about repurposing the speed cameras he intends to soon ban and using them to track down stolen cars and home invasion suspects. Ford has announced his government will introduce legislation next month to prohibit the use of speed cameras across the province. Various regions that use the […]

TORONTO — Reach for the top has a new meaning these days at MacLachlan College. The private school in Oakville, Ont., is home to a new high-performance sport climbing program, created by Canadian climbers Zach and Madison Richardson. The program started with the school year in early September. The school already had a climbing club, […]

OTTAWA — Ontario-based Algoma Steel Group Inc. will receive $500 million in federal and provincial loan assistance to help deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs. Ottawa says its $400 million in financial assistance will come from the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program. The Ontario government will also provide $100 million to the Sault Ste. […]

Jenny Kay Dupuis was recently in a Winners store, when a senior asked for help finding certain sizes of an orange shirt on display. The older woman was on her way to visit her grandchildren in the United States and wanted to bring them each the artistic shirt with “Every Child Matters,” the phrase synonymous […]

TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider was only 20 seconds into his post-game speech Sunday when he was drowned out by his roaring players and doused in champagne. His team needed a win on the last day of the regular season to wrap up the American League East Division title. Once clinched with a […]

OTTAWA — Shaan Kingwell, Brock Chitaroni and Thomas Vandenberg each had a goal and assist as the Ottawa 67’s knocked off the visiting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 7-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday. Jasper Kuhta, Spencer Bowes, Nathan Amidovski and Nic Whitehead also scored for the 67’s, who trailed 2-1 after the first […]

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk hit two homers and drove in six runs to power the Blue Jays to a 13-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday to give Toronto its first American League East Division title since 2015. Kirk hit his first career grand slam in Toronto’s five-run first inning and added a […]

LONGLAC — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a collision on a northern Ontario highway that killed one person and closed the highway for several hours. Police say officers from the Greenstone detachment received multiple calls on Friday evening about a collision involving a tractor trailer and an SUV on Highway 11. Police say the 28-year-old […]

The Ontario Liberal Party announced on Sunday the creation of a new committee as it looks to replace outgoing leader Bonnie Crombie. The party’s executive council approved the committee, which will provide recommendations on how to approach the leadership contest. Party president Kathryn McGarry says the committee will reach out to members to help guide […]