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TORONTO — Most election polls have closed in Ontario after a rare winter vote that will decide whether to bring back Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government or install a new leader for the province. It has been an unusual election, with candidates battling icy stairs, brutal snow storms and frigid temperatures while canvassing throughout February. […]

Voters in Ontario have cast their ballots after a 28-day snap winter election campaign. Here are the latest developments. All times eastern. 9 p.m. Polls are closing in most locations after a rare winter election — the first in Ontario since 1981. Elections Ontario has extended voting hours at nine polls for various reasons. Progressive […]

TORONTO — Ontario identified 78 new measles cases over the course of two weeks, public health officials said Thursday, calling it the largest outbreak the province has seen in almost 30 years. The new cases bring Ontario’s total this year to just over 140, far surpassing the 101 total infections recorded in the province between […]

KELOWNA, B.C. — There was a time when a Canadian men’s curling championship always seemed just out of Brad Gushue’s reach. Now the veteran skip is simply the man to beat at the Montana’s Brier. His St. John’s, N.L.-based team is the three-time defending champion at the 10-day competition that starts Friday night at Prospera […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell 200 points Thursday amid widespread weakness, while U.S. stock markets slid in the afternoon after a mixed trading day, led by a 2.8 per cent decline on the Nasdaq. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 200.12 points at 25,128.24. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was […]

TORONTO — In what could be a near-term high water mark, all of Canada’s Big Six banks beat analyst expectations in the first quarter as the economy chugged along through the end of January despite the growing threat of tariffs and the apparent crumbling of the world order. Banks all got a boost to varying […]

NOBLETON, Ont. — York Regional Police have identified the victim of a fatal late-night restaurant fire north of Toronto and downgraded a murder charge against the alleged arsonist. Police say the body of 22-year-old Bassam Mhaidat from Mississauga was found inside the burned down restaurant on Feb. 16. Police say the accused is now facing […]

TORONTO — Canadian screen industry entrepreneur Paul Bronfman has died. His children Jonathan and Alex Bronfman say the film and television arts booster died peacefully Wednesday in Toronto, where he was surrounded by family. He was 67. Bronfman, who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1995, was a go-to supplier of production equipment, studio […]

TORONTO — TD Bank Group’s restructuring is well underway, said chief executive Raymond Chun, as the bank works to complete its anti-money laundering reforms and prepare for growth despite imposed U.S. limitations. “The strategic review is advancing as planned,” said Chun, who took on the CEO job in February following the fallout from the bank’s […]

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 84 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province’s total count since an outbreak started in the autumn. The new cases bring Ontario’s total this year to 119 that were confirmed in a lab and 23 that are deemed “probable,” surpassing the total number of infections […]