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TORONTO — A supervised consumption site in Toronto’s west end says it will have to close next month as the Ontario government cuts off its funding. The Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre says the decision is devastating and it will force people to use drugs in public parks, washrooms, shelters and elsewhere, making the […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn’t believe U.S. President Donald Trump will follow through on his threat to hit Canada with an additional 10 per cent tariff over Ontario’s anti-tariff ad campaign. Speaking in the provincial legislature this morning, Ford said he’s confident tariffs “aren’t going to go up” and other premiers are on […]

TORONTO — Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced that as part of the upcoming fall economic statement, the province will be increasing home care funding by $1 billion over three years. Bethlenfalvy says boosting home care services will free up hospital beds and ensure people can get care in the right place. He says […]

TORONTO — Ontario is backing off a proposal to consider changes to rules that prevent landlords from evicting tenants without a legal reason and allow renters to stay in their units on a month-to-month basis after their lease expires. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack introduced legislation last week to streamline housing approvals and […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Ottawa and Washington were close to a deal when U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Carney said there were “very detailed, very specific, very comprehensive” negotiations about steel, aluminum and energy trade before everything changed on Thursday. “We stand by […]

TORONTO — Canada is poised to lose its international status as a measles-free country now that an outbreak that began in New Brunswick and spread to other provinces has hit the one-year mark. The country eliminated measles in 1998 and maintained that status for more than 25 years, meaning there was no ongoing community transmission […]

TORONTO — Sticker shock hit hard when single mom Kristina Kennedy saw the sausages she usually buys were $1.50 more than expected. As the sole caregiver to four children, the 40-year-old says price hikes at the grocery store are especially tough to swallow, and nearly impossible to plan for when costs keep fluctuating. “And this […]

TORONTO — When Drake was a teenager, he’d stand outside Toronto’s long-gone Escape Nightclub handing out flyers just to get inside and lose himself in Vybz Kartel’s music. On Sunday night, he came full circle, recalling that memory on stage as he welcomed the dancehall star for his first-ever Canadian concert at Scotiabank Arena. Kartel, […]

TORONTO — An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday says more youth are using opioids and calls for urgent action to provide treatment when they become addicted. “The scary thing is that we know that earlier onset of use is associated with more severe presentations and more likely progression to addiction […]

BRAMPTON — Kevin He scored three goals, Ryan Roobroeck and Riley Patterson each had a goal and assist, and the visiting Niagara IceDogs beat the Brampton Steelheads 5-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday. Braidy Wassilyn chipped in with two assists for the IceDogs (9-4-0-1), who outshot the Steelheads 31-30 at the CAA Centre. […]