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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old on Dec. 5, 1955, when she and her sister eagerly rushed door to door in their neighborhood, distributing flyers prepared by activists planning a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. “Don’t ride the bus to work, to town, to school or any place on […]

TORONTO — Asbestos cleanup, tight work windows and other TTC delays have slowed the build out of 5G cellular service in Toronto’s subway system, and TTC staff now say they don’t expect Rogers Communications Inc., will be able to meet a federally imposed deadline that looms at the end of this month. A new report […]

TORONTO — Austin Reaves scored 44 points and Rui Hachimura hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-120 on Thursday. Reaves had 11 assists and five rebounds for the Lakers (16-5), who were without superstar point guard Luka Doncic. Doncic, an early candidate for NBA MVP, didn’t travel to […]

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is serving Stellantis a notice of default after the automaker shifted some of its production to the United States. Stellantis announced in October it was moving planned production of its Jeep Compass from Brampton, Ont. to Illinois. Joly told the standing committee on international trade today the move breaches […]

Despite topping the Northern Super League regular-season standings, it appears AFC Toronto is not getting its due at the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament in Florida. “I had a meeting with the organizers a couple of days ago. They look at us as a bunch of kids from Toronto,” Toronto coach Marko Milanovic said Thursday […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a case against two people for alleged drug offences will go to trial in Ontario after it was derailed due to a delay. Robert Vrbanic and Sarah Josipovic were jointly charged with possession of large amounts of four different drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession […]

For co-host Canada, Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., provides a tournament road map for Jesse Marsch’s 27th-ranked side. For FIFA, it marks the glitzy kickoff to its showcase event — the cash cow that funds its operations for the next four years. Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexico President […]

Police say two men and two boys are facing criminal charges after a 24-year-old man was kidnapped in Vaughan, Ont., and held for several days. York Regional Police say the victim was in a parking lot in the area of Jane Street and Highway 7 on Nov. 14 when suspects confronted him and forced him […]

TORONTO — Police say two suspects in an armed home invasion and kidnapping in northwest Toronto have been arrested, and two more remain on the loose. Investigators say four suspects drove up to a home in the Martin Grove Road and John Garland Boulevard area late Tuesday night. It’s alleged three of the suspects then […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a woman was seriously injured after a school bus full of students collided with her broken down car on the Burlington Skyway on Wednesday night. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the woman’s car was blocking a live lane of the Queen Elizabeth Way when the approaching bus carrying 36 students and three […]