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TORONTO — Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce’s office says the province collected about $260,000 from the one day an electricity surcharge was in effect on exports to the United States. Premier Doug Ford announced on March 10 that Ontario was placing a 25-per-cent surcharge on electricity the province sends to 1.5 million homes in three […]

TORONTO — Police in Durham Region say they’ve arrested a Toronto man after he allegedly pretended to be a teenager in order to have a relationship with a 13-year-old girl. Police say the 29-year-old man met the victim on Snapchat, where he allegedly posed as a 15-year-old boy to befriend the girl, and the two […]

The trial of two people accused of fatally shooting an OPP officer more than two years ago has heard from a forensics expert that a hoodie collected from one of the suspects had gunshot residue in its front pocket. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a […]

TORONTO — Mike Erickson wheels his power chair around a Toronto supervised consumption site, waiting for his friend to show up. He has tested his fentanyl there and the results showed it did not have any of the “garbage” – animal tranquillizer or benzodiazepines – that is increasingly mixed with the deadly opioid sold in […]

TOKYO — The Canadian women’s tennis team defeated Romania 3-0 in Billie Jean King Cup qualification play at the Ariake Coliseum. Toronto’s Victoria Mboko opened with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Miriam Bianca Bulgaru. Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., followed with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Anca Todoni. In doubles play, Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino and […]

LONDON — Police in London, Ont., say they are looking to identify the mother of a newborn baby who was left outside a residence north of the city’s downtown core. London police say shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday a person reported they had found a newborn baby left on a porch of a home. […]

TORONTO — A nurse practitioner whose research at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children is dedicated to helping children and teens manage pain has won a Gairdner Award. The Toronto-based Gairdner Foundation says Jennifer Stinson is the first nurse to receive one of the prestigious awards it hands out annually to recognize scientists who contribute to […]

Mark McKinney’s impression of Canada’s new prime minister may be buttoned-up and intense, but he said the process of portraying Mark Carney on “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” is loose and playful. McKinney joined as a guest to take on Carney in this week’s episode of the CBC TV sketch show, opposite a U.S. President […]

LONDON — Denver Barkey scored three goals to lead the London Knights past the Erie Otters 6-3 to open their second-round series in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs Thursday. Barkey now has eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in five games to start the playoffs. Oliver Bonk, Cam Allen and Landon Sim also […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford met in his office today with the Republican governor of Utah, who says he will be telling all of his fellow governors to visit Canada on similar trade missions. Gov. Spencer Cox says during this time of trade-driven conflict, subnational relationships are more important than ever. He says his […]