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TORONTO — A provincially appointed supervisor has fired the director of education at Ontario’s largest school board, amid a shakeup of board governance by the education minister. The supervisor of the Toronto District School Board says in a memo to staff today that the board needs a fresh start and Clayton La Touche is leaving, […]

MISSISSAUGA — Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s looking into the death of a 19-year-old man after being shot by an officer in Mississauga. Investigators initially said officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of Winston Churchill and Britannia Road at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. In an update, the Special Investigations Unit says […]

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs limped out of the Bell Centre last month. Toronto had just fallen 5-2 to the Montreal Canadiens, owned the NHL’s worst goals-against average, and were a complete mess defensively. Despite falling 3-2 in overtime to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night, the club has made inroads cleaning up its […]

TORONTO — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the royal charter that created Canada’s oldest company was loaded onto a private plane in Toronto. Protected by a durable case that was not too hot, not too cold and sheltered from bright light, the 350-year-old document that birthed the Hudson’s Bay Co. made its way […]

OWEN SOUND — Police say three men accused in the 2023 death of an Ontario restaurant owner have returned to Canada to face charges. Ontario Provincial Police say 44-year-old Sharif Rahman was assaulted in August 2023 outside his restaurant in Owen Sound, about 190 kilometres northwest of Toronto, and died in hospital one week later. […]

OTTAWA — Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is leaving the Conservatives to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals. Ma, who represents Markham-Unionville, said in a statement released Thursday that he made the decision after listening “carefully” to the people in his riding in recent weeks and reflecting with his family on the direction of the country. […]

Peel Region Police say one suspect is dead after a shooting involving an officer in Mississauga. Police say the Special Investigation Unit, the watchdog which investigates incidents involving death, serious injury, sexual assault, or firearm discharge involving police, has been notified. Investigators initially said officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the area […]

MONTREAL — The mayor of Longueuil, Que., is asking the Quebec government to investigate police actions in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting involving a 15-year-old boy. Mayor Catherine Fournier says she took the exceptional decision to ask Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière to step in after letters from the police watchdog to Longueuil’s […]

TORONTO — An Ontario lawyer accused of being deeply embedded in a violent transnational drug smuggling ring has “extraordinary” incentive to flee and may have access to hidden resources that would help him evade law enforcement, federal prosecutors argued Thursday in opposing his release. Deepak Paradkar faces multiple life sentences in the U.S., where he […]

A 26-year-old is facing murder charges after a police investigation into the death of an infant in northern Ontario back in May. Ontario Provincial Police say Sioux Lookout detachment officers responded to a call on Sturgeon River Road about an unresponsive five-month-old child on May 9. Police say they conducted a thorough investigation with the […]