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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 […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to liquidate all but six of its stores starting on Monday. The approval from Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne allows Hudson’s Bay to begin selling off inventory at the bulk of its 80 stores. The retailer also owns three Saks Fifth Avenue stores […]

Police say three people are dead after a utility terrain vehicle collided with a vehicle in Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island on Thursday evening. Local police say officers were called to the scene of the crash at Willow Street and Pontiac Avenue just after 6 p.m. Police say emergency officials attempted to save the […]

TORONTO — Neil Young has scrapped plans to play a free concert in Ukraine. The “Rockin’ in the Free World” singer announced on his website that after further consideration he “could not in good conscience” move forward with the show in the war-torn country. He wrote that he “had a good venue, close to a […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have added two big names to their coaching staff as they prepare to defend their Grey Cup title this season. The CFL club announced Friday that Greg Marshall is joining head coach Ryan Dinwiddie’s staff as a defensive line coach, while Jason Shivers is returning to Toronto as co-defensive co-ordinator, […]