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OTTAWA — The federal government has confirmed that small businesses will have to pay tax on their carbon rebate, despite government promises otherwise, because Parliament can’t currently pass legislation to make the payment exempt from income taxes. But if legislation passes to do that the government says the businesses can apply for a rebate for […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors are expected to make their final submissions this afternoon at the trial of a teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless man in Toronto two years ago. The girl was 14 when she and a group of friends encountered Kenneth Lee in a downtown Toronto parkette in December 2022. She has […]

MARKHAM, Ont. — Police say a 78-year-old Toronto man has died after he was hit by a car while trying to get his vehicle out of a snowbank. York Regional Police say the crash took place on Monday afternoon in Markham, after a weekend of heavy snow. Officers responded at around 2:50 p.m. to reports […]

Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser has added former TFC fullback Steven Beitashour and former Colorado Rapids assistant Wolde Harris to his coaching staff. While general manager Jason Hernandez first revealed the coaching additions Feb. 7 at a reception for season ticket-holders, the MLS club did not officially announce the news until Wednesday. The two join […]

DUNEDIN — His spot at the top of the batting order no longer secure and his statistics trending downward, George Springer has plenty to prove as he enters the penultimate season of his six-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager John Schneider plans to give the veteran right-fielder some reps in left field this […]

OTTAWA — The government’s fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report, the parliamentary budget officer says that a Canadian family in the lowest earning group could expect to receive an average of $6,100 in […]

OTTAWA — More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office — but the Canadian Armed Forces isn’t attributing that spike to Trump and his talk of annexing Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces received roughly 1,000 more applications over the last month than it did in the […]

Passengers are recounting their experience being “fully sideways” and upside down after their plane crashed on a Toronto airport runway on Monday, as investigators continue to probe the accident that left 21 people injured. Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed on landing around 2:30 p.m. at Toronto Pearson Airport. Video footage that appeared […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed Jared Rhoden to a 10-day contract, the NBA team announced Wednesday. The six-foot-five, 210-pound shooting guard appeared in four NBA games with Charlotte this season. He has also played in 20 Tip-Off Tournament and regular-season games with Greensboro and Raptors 905 in the NBA G League, averaging 16.6 […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell more than 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the base metals sector, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 106.17 points at 25,542.67. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 151.18 points at 44,405.16. The […]