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TORONTO — Ontario’s solicitor general and his No. 2 have apologized for “inadvertently” saying officials apprehended all 157 criminals who were mistakenly released from the province’s jails over the past five years. Michael Kerzner repeatedly said last week during question period at Queen’s Park, and afterward to journalists, that the criminals were caught immediately after […]

Toronto police say a baby found without vital signs in the back of a vehicle in the city’s east end on Monday has died in hospital. Police say they responded to a call in the area of Jones Avenue and Queen Street just before 5 p.m. They say a baby was found inside a vehicle […]

TORONTO — The idea started with a live television interview. Steve Paikin, a longtime TVOntario journalist and former host of current affairs show “The Agenda,” was interviewing author Ronnie Shuker about his hockey book “The Country and the Game,” back in December 2024. One of the chapters in the book was about Toronto Maple Leafs […]

TORONTO — Somewhere inside a massive formation of ice blocks in a downtown Toronto parking lot lies the answer many hip-hop fans have been waiting for: the release date of Drake’s forthcoming album. On Monday, the Toronto rapper took to Instagram to share images of the glacial installation along with coordinates to its location and […]

NEWMARKET — An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives will return to court on May 29, when murder charges against him are expected to be withdrawn as he pleads guilty to aiding suicide. A Newmarket, Ont., court heard Monday that the case […]

Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash Alberta independence appeared online last week. It was said Carney made the comments while addressing steelworkers at a March 29 event in Hamilton, Ont. A video from Hamilton in which Carney is seemingly heard referring to the use of emergency […]

Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash Alberta independence appeared online last week. It was said Carney made the comments while addressing steelworkers at a March 29 event in Hamilton, Ont. A video from Hamilton in which Carney is seemingly heard referring to the use of emergency […]

Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash Alberta independence appeared online last week. It was said Carney made the comments while addressing steelworkers at a March 29 event in Hamilton, Ont. A video from Hamilton in which Carney is seemingly heard referring to the use of emergency […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say three people have been arrested in an investigation involving the seizure of illegal drugs and weapons, and the discovery of an illegal dog breeding operation. Police say they received information last month that a business on King Street East was allegedly involved in the illegal sale of cannabis and other […]

TORONTO — Members of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government are hailing his decision to reverse course on buying a $29-million private jet, saying it shows leadership. Ford’s office confirmed the purchase Friday of a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet, saying the premier needed it for travel throughout the vast province as well as to […]