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TORONTO — As Toys “R” Us Canada prepares to ask a court for permission to put the business up for sale, it’s closing at least two more stores. In new court documents, the chain says it’s notified the landlords at the St. Laurent Centre in Ottawa and Woodgate Plaza in St. John’s, Nfld. that its […]

LOS ANGELES — An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to running a drug-trafficking operation that U.S. officials say brought hundreds of kilograms of meth and cocaine worth up to US$17 million from the United States into Canada. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California says 62-year-old Guramrit Sidhu of Brampton, Ont., led […]

TORONTO — When the Toronto Blue Jays raise their 2025 American League Championship banner to the rafters of Rogers Centre on Friday, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., is going to give himself a moment to let his feelings come out. After all, Toronto came within a hairsbreadth of winning the Blue Jays’ third Major League Baseball championship […]

TORONTO — Ontario is investing $1.1 billion more in home health care as it grapples with the reality that it is unlikely to achieve its goal of building 58,000 new long-term care beds by 2028. The funding boost for home care is part of Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s 2026 budget that projects a $13.8 billion […]

TORONTO — Ontario is delaying a path to balance once more, as one of several shock absorbers meant to ease the province down a potentially bumpy economic road ahead, though it is currently faring better than previously feared in the face of U.S. tariffs. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is for the third year in a […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government tabled a budget Thursday that focused on developing a resilient economy amid geopolitical uncertainty. The province is expecting to end this fiscal year with a $12.3-billion deficit, down from the $14.6 billion projected in last year’s budget. It is projecting a deficit of $13.8 billion in 2026-27 – a big […]

Officials in Toronto say the city has put together a comprehensive plan to manage the transportation of hundreds of thousands of visitors who are expected during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto will host six World Cup matches beginning in June, including the first-ever World Cup match on Canadian soil featuring the Canadian men’s team. […]

TORONTO — Lawyers for a Toronto police constable accused of leaking information to criminals in a corruption case that has rocked law enforcement in the region are asking the court to reconsider the decision to deny him bail. Const. Timothy Barnhardt is one of eight active and retired Toronto police officers charged last month in […]

TD Economics has severely lowered its 2026 forecast for home sales and prices, saying it no longer expects either to rise this year, after weak performances over the past two quarters. It now expects sales to fall 1.8 per cent year-over-year, on average, and home prices to move 0.3 per cent lower nationally. As of […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man is dead after a stabbing in the city’s east end Wednesday night. Police say they were called to the scene near Gamble Avenue and Donlands Avenue just before 10 p.m. after reports of an altercation. They say when officers arrived, they found the victim outside the rear of […]