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TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has declined to reopen its ruling in a landmark challenge of the provincial government’s climate plan, confirming the youth-led case should be sent back to a lower court. The young activists had asked the Court of Appeal for Ontario to reopen the appeal, arguing Premier Doug Ford’s government gutted a […]

TORONTO — Toronto just got its very own Moo Deng. The Toronto Zoo says a female pygmy hippo calf was born Sunday morning to 20-year-old mother Kindia. The zoo says the calf took her first steps within minutes of her birth and was confidently navigating her enclosure within a few hours. It says the newborn […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has met with the mayors of two flood-stricken municipalities under states of emergency in the Niagara Region. Ford shared in a post on social media this afternoon that he heard “directly from workers and community members impacted by the recent flooding” in St. Catharines and the nearby town of […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government is putting several large public agencies under the microscope, launching reviews that will look at efficiency and productivity. The announcement today from Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy comes as government spending has been under increased scrutiny recently, due to Toronto-area Progressive Conservative caucus members billing thousands in Toronto hotel stays. […]

TORONTO — Ontario voters in three ridings are set to head to the polls Sept. 3, as Premier Doug Ford called byelections today. Scarborough Southwest has been vacant since February when Doly Begum, who held the riding provincially for the NDP, resigned to successfully run for the federal Liberals there. In the months after her […]

TORONTO — Another Ontario Liberal caucus member has joined the race to become the party’s next leader. Stephanie Bowman, who represents Don Valley West for the party in the legislature, says she wants to build a party that is competitive across the province. She had served as campaign co-chair for fellow caucus member Rob Cerjanec […]

WINDSOR — The Gordie Howe International Bridge opened to pedestrians and cyclists under sunny skies this morning. The cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit opened to motorists last week after months of controversy over the project’s finances. Officials say a Windsor man camped out for 28 hours to be the first Canadian to cross […]

The last time the Toronto Raptors brought in Kawhi Leonard, Jeremy Lin experienced a team reaching the mountaintop. Leonard arrived as the missing piece of a title contender and left as the face of the franchise’s first NBA championship. Now, as the Raptors pursue a reunion with Leonard, Lin believes the star forward could once […]

NIAGARA FALLS — Silence envelops Marineland. Gone are the millions of visitors from the marine park’s glory days who came to see apex predators such as killer whales, lovable seals, sea lions and dolphins and the world’s largest pod of captive belugas. Inside the fence, nature has come calling. Trees and bushes wrap around the […]

TORONTO — Katherine Sebov sensed tension on the other side of the court. The underdog Canadian wild-card entry was up a surprising 4-1 in the first set of her National Bank Open second-round match against Marta Kostyuk. Sebov had already secured two break points in an early salvo that rocked the tournament’s No. 10 seed, […]