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TORONTO — Lawyers for a Toronto police constable accused of leaking information to criminals in a corruption case that has rocked law enforcement in the region are asking the court to reconsider the decision to deny him bail. Const. Timothy Barnhardt is one of eight active and retired Toronto police officers charged last month in […]

TD Economics has severely lowered its 2026 forecast for home sales and prices, saying it no longer expects either to rise this year, after weak performances over the past two quarters. It now expects sales to fall 1.8 per cent year-over-year, on average, and home prices to move 0.3 per cent lower nationally. As of […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man is dead after a stabbing in the city’s east end Wednesday night. Police say they were called to the scene near Gamble Avenue and Donlands Avenue just before 10 p.m. after reports of an altercation. They say when officers arrived, they found the victim outside the rear of […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s finance minister will unveil the province’s budget today, which is not expected to have any tax increases. Peter Bethlenfalvy has signalled Ontarians must plan for tougher times ahead as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war continues and global conflicts push strong headwinds against Ontario’s economy. Ontario’s deficit earlier this year stood at […]

TORONTO — Ontario should be prepared for “tougher times” amid global economic disruption, but the government won’t slash public sector jobs to buttress the budget amid uncertainty, the finance minister is signalling ahead of Thursday’s fiscal update. Other provinces have recently braced against the economic headwinds by forecasting record deficits, raising taxes and cutting front-line […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his health minister are defending the decision to shutter more supervised drug consumption sites. Two weeks ago, the province notified seven supervised consumption sites that it would be pulling their funding, with sites set to close by mid-June. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province will not reconsider […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s health minister says she is “disappointed” the federal government has left provinces and territories on their own to set rules for publicly funding nurse practitioners. Ottawa has clarified that nurse practitioner services equivalent to what physicians provide are covered by the Canada Health Act’s requirement that medically necessary services are publicly funded, […]

GATINEAU — The Competition Bureau says it has reached an agreement with Welltower OP LLC to address competition concerns related to its proposed deal to buy Amica Senior Lifestyles. A review by the competition watchdog had found that Welltower’s purchase of the Amica properties would likely result in a substantial lessening of competition for retirement […]

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to temporarily expand HST rebates on the purchase of new homes, in a bid to boost a struggling home construction sector. The government previously introduced rebates for first-time homebuyers on new homes valued up to $1.5 million, with homes valued at $1 million or less qualifying for the maximum amount […]

How athletes competing on the world stage are funded was just one piece of an omnibus report on the state of Canadian sport, but a key one given the country’s performance at the recent Winter Games. Of the 98 calls to action in the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s final report issued Tuesday, increased […]