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Convenience stores across Ontario are allowed to sell booze as of Thursday as the province significantly loosens its grip on the alcohol marketplace. Corner stores are excited about the change and expect foot traffic to increase significantly, said Kenny Shim, the president of the Ontario Convenience Store Association, which represents about 7,000 of 10,000 such […]

Corner stores across Ontario are now legally allowed to sell certain types of alcohol. Here’s what you should know about the province’s rules around booze in convenience stores: – Some 4,200 convenience stores out of the estimated 10,000 such outlets across Ontario have been issued licences to sell beer, cider, wine and ready-to-drink cocktails. – […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Peel Regional Police Special Victims Unit is asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who is believed to have sexually assaulted two senior women Tuesday morning in Mississauga. Police say a 96-year-old woman was walking in the area of Mississauga Valley Boulevard and the Cooksville Creek Trail at around […]

TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber matched a major league record with his 13th leadoff home run this season, Kody Clemens and JT Realmuto also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Wednesday for a two-game series sweep. Cristopher Sánchez (10-9) struck out seven in seven innings for the NL […]

TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber matched a major league record with his 13th leadoff home run this season, Kody Clemens and JT Realmuto also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Wednesday for a two-game series sweep. Cristopher Sánchez (10-9) struck out seven in seven innings for the NL […]

TORONTO — Kody Clemens’s two-run homer lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday for a two-game sweep. Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning for Philadelphia (83-56) with a solo home run, hitting the long ball at Rogers Centre for a second consecutive day. J.T. Realmuto added […]

TORONTO — The Stronach Group says a lawsuit filed by Frank Stronach’s son and granddaughter over management of the family business’s wealth has been settled out of court. The company headed by Frank Stronach’s daughter, Belinda Stronach, announced the settlement in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon. In the statement, Belinda Stronach says she is “very […]

TORONTO — Weakness in the energy sector offset gains elsewhere to leave Canada’s main stock index essentially flat Wednesday, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 1.69 points at 23,040.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 38.04 points at 40,974.97. The S&P 500 index was down 8.86 […]

TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game at Toronto after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch. Harper winced in pain and grabbed his elbow after he was struck by a 92 mph fastball from right-hander Bowden Francis in the first inning. Harper stayed in to run the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit his 13th leadoff home run of the season against Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis on Wednesday, matching Alfonso Soriano’s 2003 major league record. A day after hitting three home runs, Schwarber went deep for the fourth time in seven at-bats and picked up his sixth […]