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• Legal arguments dominate Day 2 of world junior sex assault trial

  An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

  Crime

  35 mins
• Ontario Liberals call for urgent action to tackle ‘staggering’ measles outbreak

  The latest data from Public Health Ontario shows the province has recorded 1,020 new measles since an outbreak began last October.

  Health

  55 mins
• Ontario’s unemployment rate jumps to 7% even as ‘moderate’ job creation continues

  A new report from the Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario found that new jobs were created in 2024, although the rate of growth slowed from previous, record-breaking years.

  Economy

  3 hours
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• Pacioretty draws into Leafs’ lineup for Game 3

  Max Pacioretty politely declined to answer the question.

  Sports

  3 hours
• Pacioretty draws into Leafs’ lineup for Game 3

  Max Pacioretty will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup for Game 3 of the Toronto's first-round playoff series with the Ottawa Senators.

  Sports

  4 hours
• Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador after wrong turn at Ambassador Bridge

  Ricardo Prada Vásquez was working as a delivery driver in Detroit and had picked up an order at McDonald's when he made the wrong turn in January.

  Trending

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• Man shot dead by police after ‘dispute’ at Toronto Pearson airport

  The Special Investigations Unit says a 30-year-old man shot by Peel Regional Police officers at Toronto Pearson Airport on Thursday morning has died.

  Canada

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• Ontario added 134 km of lanes to Highway 401. Its key bottleneck didn’t get better

  Travel times on Highway 401's bottleneck in Toronto were around 25 minutes in 2016. They worsened to as much as 32 minutes last year and could hit an hour by 2051.

  Politics

  11 hours
• $145K Italy trip ‘symbolic of deeper structural problems’ at Ontario school board: report

  A $145,000 Italy trip by a group of Ontario school trustees is 'symbolic of deeper structural problems' within the school board, a new report finds.

  Politics

  Apr 24
• Senators look to bounce back at home

  Down 2-0 in their NHL first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Ottawa Senators find themselves facing an uphill battle.

  Sports

  Apr 23
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• Ontario takes control of school board over finances, launches investigations into others

  Newly appointed Education Minister Paul Calandra announced a series of interventions at school boards on Wednesday afternoon.

  Politics

  Apr 23
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• Ontario raises questions over future of $10-a-day child-care deal

  Education Minister Paul Calandra sent a letter to parents on Tuesday raising concerns as the federal election campaign enters its final, frenzied stretch.

  Politics

  Apr 23
• Stolarz shining for Maple Leafs after long wait

  Anthony Stolarz has taken on plenty of supporting roles.

  Sports

  Apr 23
• Rogers hopes sports deals can lift its share price

  The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc. says the company is keen to unlock underappreciated value from its growing collection of sports assets after extending its national hockey broadcast rights and signing a deal to expand its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

  Sports

  Apr 23
• Speed, red-light cameras catching dozens of police cars in Ontario city

  Several police officers in a major Ontario city were caught by the municipality’s speed and red-light cameras over the last three months.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Bystander killed in Hamilton shooting ‘had no time’ to react as police seek suspects

  Hamilton Police say they are still searching for suspects after a 21-year-old international student was struck and killed by a stray bullet amid a shootout between two vehicles.

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Jury begins deliberations in trial of pair accused of killing OPP officer

  Defence lawyers are continuing their closing arguments today in the trial of two people accused of fatally shooting a provincial police officer more than two years ago.

  Crime

  Apr 23
• A new area code is being introduced in the Toronto-area this weekend

  The Telecommunications Alliance says starting April 26 an additional area code will be introduced in the region currently served by area codes 416, 437 and 647 in Ontario.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• ‘Absolutely bonkers’: Bars, restaurants cash in with Canadian NHL teams in playoffs

  Five Canadian teams are competing for the Stanley Cup these playoffs. Along with the three eastern clubs, there are high hopes in Winnipeg after the Jets finished in first place.

  Sports

  Apr 23
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• New Ontario Science Centre contract raises concerns for advocates

  The province is in the midst of relocating the science centre to Ontario Place after shuttering its current home last year in a controversial move.

  Canada

  Apr 23
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• Ontario targets illegal car rallies with tough new penalties this summer

  Police across Ontario are ramping up enforcement efforts to tackle illegal car rallies, stunt driving and reckless driving by using new regulations to keep roads safe.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Leafs top Sens in OT to grab 2-0 series lead

  Max Domi was kicking around the Maple Leafs' locker room when the Battle of Ontario was at its height.

  Sports

  Apr 23
• Senators showed their mettle in Game 2 OT loss

  The same struggles that plagued the Ottawa Senators in their series opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs looked like they returned for Game 2 on Tuesday night. 

  Sports

  Apr 23
• Leafs top Sens in OT to grab 2-0 series lead

  Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 and go up 2-0 in their first-round playoff series Tuesday.

  Sports

  Apr 22
• Ontario to boost rural, northern primary and emergency care in agreement with OMA

  The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical Association for a new Physician Services Agreement.

  Health

  Apr 22