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TORONTO — Toronto police say they rescued one person Friday afternoon after a plane landed in Lake Ontario near the city’s east end. Police say they responded to a report of a plane landing in the water near the Leslie Spit area a few minutes before 2:30 p.m. They say one person was on board […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say they’re searching for two suspects after a double stabbing at a mosque Friday afternoon. Police say in a social media post that two people were stabbed at a mosque in the city’s downtown area. They say both were transported to hospital. One of the people sustained minor injuries, while police […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC will be without captain Jonathan Osorio for at least a couple of weeks during a busy May schedule that could have a lot to say on whether the struggling MLS club can sort out its season. Osorio joined TFC’s list of walking wounded Wednesday when he suffered a partially dislocated shoulder, […]

TORONTO — Toronto Public Health is advising of a potential measles exposure at Ripley’s Aquarium last week. The public health unit says a person infected with measles visited the tourist attraction in downtown Toronto between 1 and 7 p.m. last Monday. It says anyone who was at the location on April 21 should monitor for […]

Hamilton police say a man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a four-month-old baby more than a year ago. Police say emergency officials responded to a report of an infant in distress in the city’s east end just before 6 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2023. They say paramedics found a four-month-old girl […]

TORONTO — Mike Myers will take to the stage in Toronto as part of a comedy fundraiser for a local cancer charity. The Canadian comedian will perform standup as part of “It’s Always Something: Open Mike” at The Second City Toronto on May 12. “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” star Colin Mochrie will also perform, […]

Police in York Region say one man has had his charges upgraded to first-degree murder and another man is now facing the same charge in the case of a Markham, Ont., woman whose remains were found last summer. Police say Ying Zhang’s family reported her missing on July 25 after she failed to return home […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a six-year-old boy is dead after he fell from the 10th floor of an apartment building yesterday afternoon. Police say officers were called to the scene at Jane Street and Grandravine Drive in North York just before 4:30 p.m. They say a six-year-old boy had fallen from the 10th floor […]

TORONTO — Sandy Hudson’s new book on police abolition comes just ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, and while much has changed since then, the urgency with which many of the activists call for police abolition hasn’t. With “Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety For All” (HarperCollins Canada), the 39-year-old Toronto-born, Los […]

A sentencing hearing is scheduled today for a teen girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deadly group attack on a homeless Toronto man. The girl entered a surprise plea in February as she and another teen were being tried for second-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Lee. The trial continued for her […]