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WATERLOO, ONTARIO — Police say five people have been charged in an alleged string of butter thefts in the Waterloo, Ont., region. Investigators say there were 15 reported incidents involving the theft of butter and ghee from grocery stores in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo between September of last year and February of this year. They […]

Toronto police say a driver is facing charges after a fuel hose still attached to his vehicle was ripped from a gas station pump, striking and severely injuring a man in his 60s. Police allege the 26-year-old accused drove away from the pump with the gas nozzle still attached to his Mercedes-Benz on Monday evening. […]

TORONTO — As a player, Steven Beitashour lifted trophies with Toronto FC. Now an assistant coach, he hopes to help bring the ailing MLS franchise back to its glory years. Beitashour, who retired in December 2023 after 14 successful seasons with his hometown San Jose Earthquakes, Vancouver Whitecaps, Toronto, Los Angeles FC and the Colorado […]

The Ontario government says a planned $50 million investment in the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an investment in patriotism and Canadian culture. Ontario’s tourism and culture minister, Stan Cho, says it’s important to support Canadian institutions that preserve and promote our shared history and collective identity, “now more than ever.” He says the three-year […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have missed the playoffs again and will be about 20 games below .500 when the regular season wraps up on Sunday, but something feels different this year. Stars RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes as well as head coach Darko Rajakovic all said there was a different feeling at OVO Athletic […]

Provincial police say a 78-year-old man has died after being struck by a falling tree during ice storm cleanup near Peterborough, Ont. Police say the incident occurred Monday at a property on Burnham Line in the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan. Officers say a witness told them the homeowner had asked for help in clearing trees […]

TORONTO — Ontario schools are starting to issue suspensions to some of the thousands of students who aren’t fully vaccinated, as measles continue to spread and the outbreak breathes news urgency into a call for the province to digitize its immunization record system. Toronto Public Health says about 10,000 students are not-up-to-date on their vaccinations, […]

Provincial police say a woman was charged in a child abduction investigation Monday after she allegedly tried to leave the country with her young child from Toronto’s Pearson airport. Lanark County OPP say officers began investigating when a Beckwith Township resident reported that his wife might be attempting to leave Canada with their six-year-old son. […]

TORONTO — Canada’s tariff war with the U.S. has many homegrown companies hoping customers remember there’s more to them than their names. Despite branding themselves with nods to the U.S., Boston Pizza, New York Fries, Montana’s, California Sandwiches and The Great American Backrub are all Canadian and have been working to ensure the public doesn’t […]

Toronto police say a man in his 60s suffered life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a gas pump hose as another man started driving away with the nozzle still attached to his car. Police say officers were called to a gas station in Etobicoke around 5:30 p.m. Monday for a report of a collision. […]