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TORONTO — Support staff at Ontario’s publicly funded colleges are on strike, as they failed to reach a new contract agreement before the deadline of midnight. The 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, are seeking better wages, benefits, and job security, and were in a legal strike position […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays were once again mounting a late comeback on Wednesday night with Andres Gimenez and Nathan Lukes hitting RBI singles in the eighth inning to tie up a game with the Houston Astros 2-2. Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman came on in the ninth, looking to slam the door on Houston’s […]

TORONTO — Yainer Diaz’s home run in the ninth inning helped the Houston Astros eke out a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Diaz also had an RBI double in the second and Carlos Correa added a solo shot in sixth as Houston (79-67) earned a crucial win in the competitive American […]

RICHMOND HILL — Police say a 1 1/2-year-old child is dead after a vehicle crashed into a daycare north of Toronto this afternoon. They say nine others, including six children, were injured in the crash and brought to hospital. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A second teen has been charged with attempted murder after an exchange of gunfire last week in front of a west-end Toronto high school. Police say a 31-year-old woman who was driving a vehicle near Keele Street and Donald Avenue was hit by gunfire on Sept. 3. A 17-year-old boy who was also […]

TORONTO — “Degrassi” co-creator Linda Schuyler says she has settled a lawsuit seeking to halt the premiere of “Degrassi: Whatever It Takes” at the Toronto International Film Festival. A joint statement with the documentary’s producers says Saturday’s world premiere will move forward as planned, as will other screenings. The announcement comes after Schuyler filed a […]

RICHMOND HILL — Police say six children were injured after a vehicle crashed into their daycare in Richmond Hill, Ont., this afternoon. York Regional Police say one child suffered serious injuries and has been brought to a local hospital with their parent. Police say five other kids were injured, and did not immediately confirm the […]

TORONTO — The co-creator of “Degrassi” has gone to court in hopes of halting Saturday’s premiere of documentary about the hit TV franchise at the Toronto International Film Festival. Linda Schuyler is suing the producers of “Degrassi: Whatever It Takes,” alleging that “defamatory statements and innuendo” in the film lead viewers to believe she created […]

A man who feared his pack of 16 wolf-dog hybrids would be euthanized says the animals will continue to live in an Ontario sanctuary after they are taken from him. Bryton Bongard says he doesn’t have word on the exact location, but the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources told him the animals will be within […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the the temporary foreign worker program needs a “focused approach” that targets the needs of specific sectors and regions. Addressing the Liberal caucus in Edmonton today, Carney says plans to reduce immigration rates are meant to “ease the strain” on housing, infrastructure and social services. At a press […]