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TORONTO — Hopeful fans have packed a cafe in the heart of Toronto’s Little Italy to cheer on the Italian soccer team as it looks to secure a spot in the FIFA World Cup and face Canada in the country’s opening match. Today’s playoff game between Italy and Bosnia-Herzegovina will determine who joins Canada, Qatar […]

TORONTO — The women accusing Frank Stronach of sexual assault lied and in some cases fabricated their accounts, lawyers for the Canadian auto parts tycoon argued Monday as they urged the court to find him not guilty of all charges. The four remaining complainants in the case “lied, manipulated and certainly attempted to deceive the […]

TORONTO — A new infusion of cash for the Ontario Autism Program in the recent provincial budget will bring annual spending to nearly $1 billion, money advocates hope will go directly toward core therapy for children. The Ontario Autism Coalition says it welcomes the new $189 million, but worries it will not make enough of […]

MARKHAM — Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski has been charged with assault following an incident at a minor hockey game in Markham, Ont. Court records show the charge was sworn March 30, with a first court appearance scheduled for June 12 in Newmarket, Ont. York Regional Police said officers responded to a Markham […]

A high school in southwestern Ontario where Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen studied is celebrating his role in the planned launch tomorrow of a mission that is set to send humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Hansen will join veteran NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina […]

TORONTO — Torstar and Metroland Media Group say print editions for four local newspapers in the Greater Toronto Area are making a comeback. A monthly print edition of the Burlington Post debuted last week, while the Oakville Beaver will be available for pick up at public locations and local businesses starting Wednesday. Meanwhile, Whitby This […]

TORONTO — Lawyers for Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach are making their final submissions in his sexual assault trial, challenging the credibility and reliability of his accusers. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh argues the complainants “lied, manipulated and certainly attempted to deceive the court,” and some fabricated their accounts. She also argues that the two […]

Provincial police say they are investigating after a fatal multi-vehicle collision on Highway 8 near Hamilton this morning. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says emergency crews responded to the collision at 5:30 a.m. He says the collision involved a tractor trailer and two passenger vehicles, and one car caught fire. Schmidt says one person was pronounced […]

TORONTO — Officials say an elderly man and woman are dead after an early morning Toronto house fire. Emergency crews say they were called to the fire on Anthia Drive in North York around 4:20 a.m. Toronto fire Chief Jim Jessop says firefighters were met with “heavy smoke” inside the house where they pulled out […]

TORONTO — Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence’s last witnesses – two Peel Region police officers who led the investigation – finished their testimony earlier this month, closing out the evidence in the case. Stronach, who is 93, […]