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Provincial police say a person from Kingston, Ont., is facing multiple charges after a doctor was allegedly assaulted at a medical clinic near the city. Police say they were called to the clinic in Amherstview on Wednesday afternoon after someone reported that a patient had assaulted and threatened a doctor. They say no one was […]

TORONTO — A mother of an infant, a principle of a religious school, and a public health physician — they all share the desire to get kids vaccinated as the province records another 102 new cases over the past week. Public Health Ontario says there have been 572 cases since the outbreak began in October, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ended Thursday unchanged from a day earlier, while U.S. markets were down a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans for auto tariffs. The S&P/TSX composite index was unchanged at 25,161.06. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 155.09 points at 42,299.70. The S&P 500 […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Donald Trump’s office has reached out to schedule a call as the U.S. president continues to pursue an escalating trade war. Carney said his team had heard from Trump’s on Wednesday night and that he expected a call would take place within a few days. It would be […]

WINDSOR, Ont. — A woman has filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging a 1984 sexual assault by former Windsor Spitfires players at a team party. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe,” claims she was incapacitated and assaulted at the home of a billet family and is suing […]

TORONTO — Some Blue Jays fans booed the United States’ national anthem at Toronto’s home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. There were scattered but audible boos from the sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre as the “The Star-Spangled Banner” was sung by the 40-person ensemble from the local stage production of “the Lion King.” Those jeers […]

TORONTO — Canada’s oldest company, Hudson’s Bay, may be on the verge of landing more time to save the six stores it has temporarily been able to rescue from liquidation. An Ontario court has spent the last two days hearing from lawyers about a proposed restructuring plan that could help the beleaguered department store find […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he was told by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick this week that Canadian-made vehicles with 50 per cent or more American parts will not face the tariffs set to hit all imports into the United States next week. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to […]

TORONTO — When Inuk singer Elisapie set out to record her pop covers album “Inuktitut,” she wasn’t planning to be a part of history at the Juno Awards. And yet this weekend, the Montreal singer-songwriter heads to Vancouver to help mark an important moment for language representation. For the first time in its 55 years, […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have put out an aggressive but unorthodox lineup for their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Shortstop Bo Bichette, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and left-fielder Anthony Santander will be the first three up in Toronto’s batting order in the matinee. Andres Gimenez will bat cleanup, an unusual spot […]