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TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a new Netflix documentary about his late brother Rob Ford is “disgusting.” The doc titled “Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem” chronicles Rob Ford’s rise to power as Toronto mayor in 2010 and his chaotic time in office. Speaking at a news conference in Toronto, Doug Ford said he wasn’t […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says masked men tried to steal a vehicle from his home overnight. Ford says his Ontario Provincial Police detail thwarted the attempt at around 12:30 a.m. The premier says officers chased down the men and arrested them. Ford told the story at a press conference this morning after criticizing […]

TORONTO — A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets, despite concerns those powers could be undercut by a recent Ontario law. The report set to go before the city’s executive committee today says there’s “no impact” to the city’s […]

TORONTO — Dr. Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series-winning pitcher and longtime Toronto Blue Jays team physician, has died. He was 87. The Blue Jays confirmed Taylor’s death in a statement Monday. A cause of death was not provided. Taylor, who was born in Toronto on Dec. 13, 1937, played 10 seasons in the majors […]

TORONTO — A proposed road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire in northern Ontario will bring economic prosperity to Webequie First Nation, though it may endanger caribou in the region, a newly released assessment finds. Webequie First Nation is leading an environmental and impact assessment of the Webequie Supply Road that would connect to mining […]

FREDERICTON — New England governors say tariffs and rhetoric by the United States government toward Canada is taking a bite out of tourism. The governors made the comments in Boston, following a meeting with a group of Canadian premiers. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says tourism numbers for her state and others such as Maine, New […]

KING CITY — From February through June, after a long day’s work, Tim Drake might be found overnighting in a room the size of a closet at the end of the barn at Silver Duck Stable. Inside there’s two battered La-Z-Boy chairs, a small TV and an array of video screens showing stalls in the […]

Police say a 19-year-old man has been charged with several offences including murder after a shooting that left a woman dead and a man injured on Friday in Sudbury, Ont. Greater Sudbury police say the incident happened on Clemow Avenue, where a 40-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man were found with gunshot wounds. They say […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a $50,000 reward is being offered for information that can help solve a 2008 cold case murder in the Belleville area. Calvin Vanness, 65, was last seen in Belleville on March 26, 2008, driving a grey 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix with flames painted on the side. Police say his car was […]

Police in the Greater Toronto Area say they have dismantled an organized criminal network linked to the towing industry and sized tow trucks, stolen vehicles and weapons after an investigation into several extortion incidents. Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah says the investigation dubbed Project Outsource is a blow to the alleged criminal organization that […]