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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. […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is set to shave off a sliver of its debt after getting court approval for two lease deals, but is still gearing up for a fight on a third lease agreement later this month. Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne gave the collapsed retailer permission Thursday to sell six of its […]

TORONTO — At 35, Jozy Altidore looks like he could still be a handful on the football pitch. But the former U.S. and Toronto FC star striker is making his mark in the boardroom these days. Altidore is a part-owner of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills with investments in golf’s TGL and Bay FC of the […]

A York Region paramedic who says she was fired over a Facebook comment that criticized Israel’s military actions in the Middle East says she is hoping to be reinstated soon. Katherine Grzejszczak says she loves her job and the comment she made was in line with her “professional obligations” as a paramedic to call for […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay has received court approval for two deals that will see it sell six of its leases. Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne gave the collapsed retailer permission to sell five leases to YM Inc. for $5.03 million. YM Inc. owns a slew of mall brands including Bluenotes, Urban Planet, Suzy Shier […]

TORONTO — A northeastern Ontario region that saw its first measles infection this summer is now reporting dozens of new cases. Public Health Ontario is reporting 40 new cases in the Sudbury area’s public health unit, which also covers Chapleau and Manitoulin Island. That accounts for most of the province’s 54 new cases for the […]

A new Toronto bylaw targeting renovictions comes into effect today, requiring landlords to get a licence before carrying out repairs or renovations that force tenants to move out. The City of Toronto says the new bylaw is designed to protect tenants from “bad faith” evictions that happen under the guise of renovations. The city says […]