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Ontario’s police watchdog says divers have pulled a body from a vehicle that police attempted to stop before it entered Lake Ontario. The Special Investigations Unit says an officer tried to stop the driver in Greater Napanee on Tuesday night before the vehicle hit a ditch and went into the lake. The SIU says police […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have seized the first mobile “SMS blasters” known to have been used in Canada, in what they call an emerging public safety threat. Police say the mobile units mimic cell towers and send fraudulent text messages to connected phones with links to websites deigned to steal personal, financial or […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is likely set to pass legislation today that will make the records of the premier, cabinet ministers and their staff secret, after refusing to hold public hearings and speeding through a late-night sitting. Ford has admitted that part of the rationale for the clampdown is to kill a […]

LONDON — Canada will face Brazil in November with its Billie Jean King Cup standing on the line. The eighth-ranked Canadians, seeded second, dropped into the playoffs after a 3-1 loss to Kazakhstan in the qualifiers earlier this month. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., Kayla Cross of London, Ont., Ariana Arseneault of Richmond Hill, Ont., […]

TORONTO — Cellist Leo Zhang has performed for more people than some musicians may ever see in their lifetime. He does it with easy expertise, his fingers dancing across the cello in downtown Toronto on a Thursday afternoon. But his stage doesn’t have a spotlight or curtains or rows of seats. Most of the time, […]

TORONTO — Luka Gavran doesn’t remember scoring a goal as a goalkeeper. There may have been a penalty kick in his past, but never a goal as dramatic as the one he netted on Wednesday.
 With the visiting Philadelphia Union in front after a goal in the 89th minute, Gavran raced down the pitch to […]

TORONTO — Fans continued to gather around Drake’s diminishing tower of ice blocks on Wednesday as Toronto firefighters, and later a private company, attempted to melt it down, following reports of rowdy behaviour including some people taking flames to the structure. Fire Chief Jim Jessop said crews were called Tuesday evening about “dangerous and unsafe […]

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic called the first two games of his team’s first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers a learning experience. If the Raptors want to overcome the 0-2 deficit and fight back in the best-of-seven series, which resumes Thursday for Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena, they’ll need to apply […]

TORONTO — Toronto is moving to ditch its plan to charge a $10 fee for its World Cup fan festival, with city council set to vote on a proposal that would ensure the majority of tickets for the event are offered free of charge. The city had initially promoted the fan festival, set to include […]

TORONTO — Canadian businessman Frank Stronach’s second sexual assault trial has been pushed back to next year. Stronach, who is currently awaiting a decision in his Toronto sexual assault case, was previously set to stand trial in nearby Newmarket, Ont., this fall. Court heard today that the jury trial is now set to start in […]