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WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says two grandparents and their infant grandchild are among four people who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Whitby when a suspect vehicle driving the wrong way was being chased by police.  The Special Investigations Unit says the person in the suspect vehicle also died.  More […]

TORONTO — Airline caterer Gate Gourmet says its employees have voted in favour of a tentative deal with management, putting them back on the job as soon as today. About 800 food service workers at Toronto’s Pearson airport went on strike on April 16, leaving thousands of passengers without meals. The employees cook, package and […]

WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says an infant is among the four people killed in a crash involving multiple police vehicles Monday night in a town east of Toronto. The Durham Regional Police Service says officers were responding to a robbery call in Clarington  when they began pursuing a suspect driving the wrong way […]

TORONTO — The owner of Tim Hortons and Burger King says first-quarter profit rose compared with a year earlier as its sales also climbed higher. Restaurant Brands International Inc., which also owns Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs, says it earned net income of US$328 million or 72 cents per diluted share. The result was […]

CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., have reopened but eastbound lanes remain closed due to an ongoing investigation into a fatal crash involving police Monday evening. The closures came after a police pursuit ended in a deadly crash involving multiple vehicles and investigators say there were […]

TORONTO — Bob Geldof is diving into the archives to create a new version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for its 40th anniversary this year. The Irish musician tells The Canadian Press he’s involved in a supercut of the charity single that blends vocals of pop stars from separate recordings made over the decades. […]

CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say Highway 401 remains closed in both directions in Whitby, Ont., due to an ongoing investigation into a deadly crash involving police. The busy highway is closed between Lake Ridge Road and Brock Street. Provincial police say they hope to open the westbound lanes first, but the eastbound lanes […]

TORONTO — When Shake Shack crosses the border into Canada later this year, it will make its debut at one of the country’s most prominent intersections with a menu largely borrowing from what it serves in the U.S. The fast-food company’s first Canadian location will take over the northeast corner of Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto […]

TORONTO — Animal advocates are celebrating after parts of a controversial Ontario agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside were deemed unconstitutional. Justice Markus Koehnen struck down parts of Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, earlier this […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — The smell of South Asian spices wafts from the “Blends and Curries” food counter.  Conversations in Hindi and Gujurati flood the bustling hallways, which quickly get packed as students pour in and out of classes. Cliques of Indian youth, who appear to make up a majority of the student population, take full […]