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TORONTO — Health Canada has received more units of the rabies vaccine and expects they will be distributed by the end of the month as Toronto continues to ration its doses amid a shortage. An increase in demand for the vaccine following the death of an Ontario child that came in contact with a bat […]

TORONTO — Ontario has reached a tentative deal with more than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who have been withdrawing their services from key infrastructure projects as part of a labour dispute. The Professional Engineers Government of Ontario bargaining association had said members’ earnings have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn half […]

Toronto police say they’ve made 14 more arrests and have laid more than a hundred charges in an investigation into a gunfight last November, while officers continue to search for more suspects. Police allege plainclothes officers were conducting an unrelated investigation on Queen Street West on Nov. 11 when three people arrived in a stolen […]

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould submitted her official paperwork to enter the race to replace Justin Trudeau today. Gould said outside party headquarters in Ottawa that her party lost touch with Canadians at the end of the pandemic and needs to get better at listening. Gould briefly touched on some of her policy […]

HAMILTON — Veteran forward Mo Babouli has rejoined Forge FC from local CPL rival York United FC. The 32-year-old Babouli spent 2020 and 2021 with Hamilton-based Forge before signing with Toronto’s York in August 2022. He is signed through the 2025 Canadian Premier League season with Forge. “We’re excited to have Mo back at Forge […]

TORONTO — AFC looked to its roots Thursday, announcing the signing of three local players who have gone on to make their mark outside of Toronto. The new Northern Super League side has added goalkeeper Sierra Cota-Yarde, defender Sarah Rollins and midfielder Ivymae Perez. All three played for the North Toronto Soccer club led by […]

TORONTO — Temporary relief has washed over users of Toronto’s original supervised consumption site after learning the place will not close when the building’s lease expires in the spring, though its long-term prospects are bleak. The Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service will remain open on a month-to-month basis until the building’s owner, a developer, […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales in November were flat compared with October as gains in sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations and fuel vendors offset lower sales in other areas. The agency says overall retail sales totalled $67.6 billion in November, relatively unchanged from October. However, Statistics Canada says […]

TORONTO — A new report says nearly half of Canadians polled say they can’t maintain their standard of living due to rising costs. The survey done for RBC found 48 per cent of those asked say they can no longer maintain their standard of living, while 48 per cent also say they believe they won’t […]

OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to clear a backlog of Phoenix pay system transactions as it transitions to a new platform. Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, says his team will be able to share a recommendation with the government on whether it […]