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CALEDON — A man from Caledon, Ontario, faces charges after officers launched an impaired driving investigation involving a lawn tractor. Ontario Provincial Police say an officer from the Caledon detachment saw someone operating the small tractor on King Street, near Highway 10, in the community on Thursday evening. Police say the man was driving in […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC head coach Robin Fraser was a skilful defender during his playing days and he’s proving to be a skilful defender as a manager, at least in terms of defending his players. That was apparent on Friday when Fraser was asked about the club’s first-year forward Josh Sargent, who arrived in Toronto […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says an officer who fatally shot a man multiple times at Danforth Go Station in Toronto last year didn’t commit a criminal offence. Toronto police said at the time officers responded to reports of a person with a gun in the area of Main Street and Stephenson Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. […]

If you enjoy outdoor activities, Friday was your day. The Greater Toronto Area was expected to see high of 18 C on Good Friday before the temperature starts dropping over the Easter weekend into early next week with a low of -4 C in the forecast for Tuesday. So, many Ontarians flocked to places to […]

TORONTO — The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor and government. The union confirmed Thursday that Stellantis is exploring the option of bringing in Chinese automaker Leapmotor to the idled plant to build electric vehicles. It […]

TORONTO — The presenter of Shen Yun’s run in Toronto says the venue hosting the dance troupe’s shows has cancelled the performances after receiving bomb threats. The Falun Dafa Association of Toronto says the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts cancelled its remaining shows scheduled between April 1 and 5. Association spokesperson Joel Chipkar […]

The Toronto Tempo’s inaugural roster will take shape over the next two weeks. Tempo team president Teresa Resch and general manager Monica Wright Rogers, along with their counterparts on the Portland Fire, will select from a pool of players left unprotected by the WNBA’s 13 current teams in Friday’s expansion draft. Both front offices had […]

Brad Gushue still gets chills every time he watches the clip — with TSN’s Vic Rauter on the call — of his famous shot to win his first Canadian men’s curling championship in 2017. “He really did a very good job of explaining the moment, explaining what was going on in the building. And he […]

TORONTO — A coroner’s inquest is set to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a Toronto woman who fell to her death from a highrise balcony six years ago while police were in her home. Coroner Dr. Richard Wells announced the inquest on Thursday, though a date and venue for the proceedings […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s municipal affairs minister is proposing to appoint a slate of regional council chairs and give them additional powers, as the government has done with so-called strong mayors. The move follows an unsuccessful push by Niagara Region’s now-former chair to consider amalgamating municipalities in the area, something Premier Doug Ford has said he […]