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OTTAWA — With just hours left to go before a widely expected election call, the main political parties are gearing up as their leaders pitch themselves as the best people to lead Canada through a trade war with the U.S. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tomorrow to dissolve […]

OTTAWA — Members of an RCMP unit that helps to protect the prime minister and other public figures face a risk of burnout due to a heavy workload and limited resources, says a newly released internal evaluation report. The Protective Behavioural Analysis Unit “has faced numerous challenges” since its inception in 2020 and program implementation […]

Toronto police say two teenage boys were injured after a shooting in the city’s east end Friday night. Police followed up on reports of gunshots on Jones Ave and Strathcona Ave at around 10:45 p.m. and found two male youths with injuries. Police say the suspects fled in a vehicle, and both victims were taken […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — Jack Pridham netted the game-winning goal at 13:40 of the third period to lift the Kitchener Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Owen Sound Attack on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Christian Humphreys and Trent Swick also scored for Kitchener (47-14-4-2), with Pridham assisting on both goals. Jackson Parsons made […]

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says premiers agreed at a meeting Friday with Prime Minister Mark Carney on the need to cut red tape and “streamline approvals to get big things built faster” — though not all are ready to quash interprovincial trade barriers. Speaking to reporters after the meeting at the Canadian War […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a 31-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge in an alleged random attack on a homeless man outside a University of Toronto building. Police, who initially said they didn’t believe the 60-year-old man’s death was suspicious, say Mario Ferreira died from blunt force trauma to his upper body. They […]

OTTAWA — Several of Canada’s premiers called for the elimination of interprovincial trade barriers on Friday ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney was meeting with premiers at the Canadian War Museum Friday afternoon to discuss the federal government’s response to Chinese and U.S. tariffs. Speaking to reporters before the meeting, Ontario […]

TORONTO — Elections Ontario says the results have now been certified in two ridings that were subject to judicial recounts in last month’s provincial election. On election night, the unofficial results showed two ridings with margins of under 25 votes. Sheref Sabawy, the incumbent for the Progressive Conservatives, won Mississauga-Erin Mills and initially had 20 […]

DUNEDIN — Andrés Giménez hit a three-run homer, José Berríos pitched five-plus solid innings and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 11-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in spring-training action Friday. Giménez’s homer in the fifth inning was one of four for Toronto on the day. George Springer also had a three-run shot […]

Two people facing charges in Toronto in an alleged Taylor Swift concert ticket scam have now been arrested in a similar alleged scheme in Halton Region. Halton Regional Police say they received dozens of complaints about fraudulent or undelivered Taylor Swift tickets starting on Nov. 14 of last year, the day the singer began the […]