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TORONTO — Ontario’s health minister says three people in the province with connections to a deadly hantavirus outbreak are not currently being tested for the rodent-borne illness. Sylvia Jones says the three individuals — a couple in Grey Bruce and a person in Peel Region — are still asymptomatic and isolating. Jones says Ontario’s top […]

TORONTO — Fire officials say one person is dead after a Sunday evening fire at an apartment in a Toronto community housing building. Toronto Fire Services say crews responded to a fire at a highrise in the area of Yonge and Gerrard streets just before 10 p.m. Fire Chief Jim Jessop says firefighters went into […]

TORONTO — Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government’s continuing moves to expand their scope of practice. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says it will help people get faster access to care and ease pressure on primary care and emergency departments. Starting this […]

Hard hats and orange cones have been a frequent sight at B.C. Place for well over a year amid a flurry of construction. Now, with a month to go before the FIFA World Cup comes to Vancouver, the stadium’s facelift — including the installation of a grass playing surface — is nearly complete. “I’m very […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a toddler has died after falling from a highrise apartment building in North York. Officers were called just after noon Sunday to the area of Don Mills Road and Graydon Hall Drive. On social media, Toronto police say the child was pronounced dead at the scene. Police aren’t releasing further […]

TORONTO — Jose Soriano’s stingy 7 2/3 innings and Jo Adell’s two solo homers pushed the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday to avoid being swept in the three-game series. Soriano (6-2) struck out seven and only gave up a run on five hits with a walk […]

OSHAWA — Police in Oshawa, Ont., are searching for a suspect after a 23-year-old man died following a fight outside a Tim Hortons. The Durham Regional Police Service says they responded to a report on Saturday night of an armed person and found a young man with traumatic injuries who was later pronounced dead at […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Energy infrastructure discussion Trans Mountain Corp. chief executive Mark Maki and Elizabeth Wademan, chief executive of the Canada Development Investment Corp., are at a Canadian Club Toronto event on Monday. They are expected to speak about energy and infrastructure […]

TORONTO — Addison Barger was back in his happy place in right field and made an immediate impact for the Toronto Blue Jays after a 29-game absence on Saturday. In a scoreless game in the second inning, the Los Angeles Angels had an early-game threat with runners on first and third and one out. Vaughn […]

TORONTO — Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has lost a provincial nomination race, failing to clear the first of several hurdles toward the leadership of the Ontario Liberals. Ontario Liberal members in the riding of Scarborough Southwest have selected business owner Ahsanul Hafiz as their candidate for an upcoming byelection. Erskine-Smith, who represents the neighbouring federal […]