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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 […]

OSHAWA — Luca Marrelli had a goal and four assists, Owen Griffin added two goals and one assist and the Oshawa Generals topped the Barrie Colts 8-4 on Thursday to complete the sweep and advance to the Ontario Hockey League championship series. Noah Powell, Luca D’Amato, Colby Barlow, Calum Ritchie and Matthew Buckley provided the […]

TORONTO — Baseball may rely on data analytics the most of North America’s professional sports, but the Toronto Blue Jays are trying to make a case for the intangibles of the game. Toronto earned two consecutive come-from-behind victories over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and Thursday, erasing deficits of seven runs and two runs […]

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Blue Jays rallied past the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday for Toronto’s second comeback victory in a row. Daulton Varsho had a solo shot in the seventh as Toronto (15-16) won back-to-back games to take the […]

KASHECHEWAN — A fly-in First Nation on the shore of James Bay in northern Ontario has asked its community members to evacuate after spring flooding cut off the road to its airport. The Kashechewan First Nation Youth Advisory says in a social media post that flooding began to take over the airport road on Thursday […]