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OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is urging Canadians to treat their mental health with the same care as their physical health as they prepare for the year ahead. In a new year’s message, Simon says she is thinking of all the inspiring people she met in 2024. Simon praises them for working hard to […]

A new year means new laws and regulations in Ontario, ranging from caps on child-care fees to tougher penalties for immigration fraud. Here are some of the rules and changes coming into effect as of Jan. 1: CHILD CARE The government is capping child-care fees at $22 per day for families with children in centres […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved higher in late-morning trading Tuesday, led by gains in energy stocks as the price of oil rose, while U.S. markets dipped after trading in the green for most of the morning. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 77.99 points at 24,698.58. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are placing captain Auston Matthews on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury. The move, which is retroactive to Dec. 20, comes a couple hours before the Maple Leafs’ matinee against the New York Islanders. A team spokesman says Matthews has not experienced any setbacks, adding the IR […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man is dead and another was seriously injured after reports of a shooting and stabbing in the city’s west end last night. Police say they were called to Old Weston Road and Rockwell Avenue at around 11:45 p.m. following reports that someone had been shot and stabbed. They say […]

TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after an excavator crashed into a bank in North York and an ATM and cash were allegedly removed from the building. Police say they were called to the scene just before 4:30 a.m. this morning near Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West. They say there were no injuries, but […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested and charged three male youths in a robbery at a mall in North York Monday night. Officers were called to Fairview Mall shortly before 9 p.m. after reports of a robbery at a jewelry store. On a post on X, police said four suspects carrying hammers all […]

UXBRIDGE, Ont. — The birds may have thought that Geoff Carpentier, or at least the sound he was making, was one of their own. Carpentier watched with his binoculars strapped to his chest as a banditry of chickadees, the collective noun for the small bird with mask-like markings, began to appear around him. Carpentier was […]

EDMONTON — Happy Birthday, Celsius! Environment Canada’s use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. It was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it began. The result is seen and felt every day. Canadians wear clothes measured in inches and buy gas by the litre. They […]

Toronto police are investigating two separate robberies that took place in the city Monday night, in which all suspects were armed with hammers. Officers were called to Fairview Mall in North York shortly before 9 p.m. after reports of a robbery at a jewelry store. Police say four suspects carrying hammers all took off on […]