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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting its highest increase in measles cases since its outbreak began, with 223 new infections in the province over the past week. That brings the total number of people in the province who have fallen ill from the virus to 1,243 since October. Public Health Ontario said in a report today […]

OTTAWA — Craig Berube is standing pat — with a slight adjustment. The Maple Leafs head coach will go with the same lineup for Game 6 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators despite consecutive losses that cut Toronto’s lead to 3-2. Berube had the option to bring forwards Nick Robertson or […]

TORONTO — Public Health Ontario is reporting 223 new measles cases since last week as the spread in its southwestern region grows. That brings the total number of people infected in the province to 1,243 since an outbreak began in October. The agency said in a report today that 84 people have been hospitalized – […]

The wife of a Canadian man who was arrested in the Dominican Republic after he was accused of smuggling drugs says all charges against him have been dropped, but he remains stuck there indefinitely. Jane Wilcox and her husband David Bennett had spent a week at a resort in the Dominican Republic with two friends […]

TORONTO — Ontario is set to table its 2025-26 budget on May 15. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the date today, saying it will be a plan that helps Ontario build more, build faster and achieve free trade across Canada. The fiscal plan is being tabled later than usual, in part due to the timing […]

TORONTO — The former president of Canadian Music Week says legal action he launched over what he characterizes as a “miscommunication” with the festival’s new owners has been resolved. Neill Dixon filed a notice of action in Ontario court in March against Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group, which purchased Canadian Music Week last year […]

FORT ERIE — The RCMP say three foreign nationals were arrested after attempting to enter Canada last month via a train bridge in Fort Erie, Ont. Mounties say the migrants were spotted crossing the border as a vehicle waited for them on the Canadian side. They say one person was apprehended immediately and a second […]

Canada’s top court has turned down Ontario’s request to weigh in on a major challenge to its climate plan brought by a group of young activists. The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision means the challenge will instead be revived in an Ontario court. Lawyers for the seven young people have argued Ontario’s 2018 decision to […]

TORONTO — Ontario is set to study how it can introduce involuntary addictions treatment for people involved in the correctional system. The Canadian Press has learned that the government will make that announcement today, as it sets out new justice measures that will be contained in a bill being tabled later in the day. Two […]

Canada’s highest court is set to decide today whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle planet-warming emissions. The decision could set the stage before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case where seven young people have challenged Ontario’s weakened climate […]