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A family spokesperson says Cécile Dionne, one of the world-famous Dionne quintuplets, died earlier this week at the age of 91 following a long illness. Cécile and her sisters became an instant global sensation from the moment of their birth in Callander, Ont., on May 28, 1934 as they became the first quintuplets known to […]

TORONTO — An Ontario judge is set to deliver his sentence this afternoon in the case of a teen girl found guilty of manslaughter in a deadly swarming attack on a homeless Toronto man. The girl was 14 when she and seven other teens attacked Kenneth Lee in a downtown Toronto parkette in December 2022. […]

On the shores of Lake Huron, Harry Stewart and his husband Chris Southin sway back and forth in their rocking chairs on a wooden deck, watching dozens of youth play and laugh around them at Rainbow Camp. “People say that we’re the two old guys from the balcony of the Muppet Show, and that is […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says it is investigating a report that a provincial police officer fatally shot a man inside a courthouse in a remote part of northern Ontario. The Special Investigations Unit says a team of investigators is heading to the scene in Wapekeka First Nation. It says preliminary information indicates that an Ontario Provincial […]

WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea will field a revamped roster when the Blue Bombers host the Toronto Argonauts and try to end a three-game losing skid Friday. Injuries factored into some changes, including one that has some fans scratching their heads. Others, particularly in the secondary, are aimed at boosting performance after Winnipeg (3-3) lost 31-17 […]

TORONTO — CPP Investments says it will help fund an expansion to a data center project in Cambridge, Ont. The pension fund says it will invest $225 million in the project through a 50 per cent interest in a construction loan. Deutsche Bank Private Credit and Infrastructure will provide funding for the other half of […]

TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says this year’s first human case of West Nile virus acquired within the country has been confirmed in Toronto. The confirmation comes after Toronto Public Health said its first laboratory-confirmed case of the virus in 2025 is an adult resident of the city with no travel history. […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays made a splash on MLB trade deadline day, acquiring right-hander Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland received righty Khal Stephen, a 22-year-old minor-league pitcher ranked the No. 5 prospect in Toronto’s system by MLB Pipeline. Toronto also picked up catching prospect Brandon Valenzuela from the San Diego Padres […]

TORONTO — Toronto Public Health is reporting its first laboratory-confirmed case of West Nile virus in a human in 2025. The agency says the person is an adult and was infected in Canada. The virus is transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s West Nile virus surveillance report says that […]

Toronto police say they have arrested an 81-year-old woman in a hit-and-run that killed a scooter rider. Police allege a white Mazda fatally struck a 64-year-old woman who was riding a kick scooter, then fled the scene in the Codsell Avenue and Goddard Street area. They say the scooter operator was pronounced dead on scene. […]