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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 […]

TORONTO — Jane Wilcox thought it was a simple mix-up when customs officers pulled her husband aside at the Punta Cana airport as they were heading back to Toronto. The couple had just spent a week at a resort in the Dominican Republic with two friends and were on their way home on March 7 […]

TORONTO — Investigators say a 60-year-old homeless man who died outside a University of Toronto building was the victim of a random, unprovoked attack three hours before police were called. Police, who initially said they didn’t believe the man’s death was suspicious, now say Mario Ferreira died from blunt force trauma to his upper body […]

TORONTO — After a week spent seeking a lifeline, an Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to start liquidating all but six of its stores on Monday. The Friday approval from Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne allows the retailer to begin selling off inventory at most of its 80 Hudson’s Bay stores, […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada’s premiers in Ottawa Friday as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting at the Canadian War Museum is taking place just days before Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign that would send Canadians to the polls as […]

TORONTO — Canada’s biggest country music awards show will have a little more “je ne sais quoi” starting this year. Organizers of the Canadian Country Music Association Awards are introducing a new award for francophone artist of the year, a move to celebrate homegrown country talents whose music is primarily sung in French. They say […]