News/Canada/Toronto
‘That one hurts’: Toronto Raptors fans lament heartbreaking loss
Dalmar Ali watched from Toronto’s Jurassic Park as the Raptors lost by just one point to the Golden State Warriors. ‘That one hurts. We...
Is Doug Ford still ‘for the people?’ 1 year later, Ontario’s premier and some voters disagree
Doug Ford on election night, June 7, 2018. Recent polls suggest his PC government would not win a majority if an election were...
This Toronto Raptors fan has been sleeping rough and says fans have lifted his spirits
Alex Brown, 20, says he hasn’t taken off his Toronto Raptors jersey in almost three months. It’s what he’s been wearing since he...
Jurassic Park spin-offs popping up as Raptors fever sweeps Canada
Cities and towns across Ontario are trying to re-create the energy and exhiliration of Jurassic Park in downtown Toronto. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press)...
What’s at stake in the Ford government’s battle with The Beer Store
Premier Doug Ford is taking steps to scrap a contract with The Beer Store, so that all Ontario grocery stores and convenience stores...
Toronto police collect 2,700 firearms through gun buyback program
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders says: ‘These guns can present a potential danger if they fall into the wrong hands. Removing access to...
Deane Cameron, legendary Canadian music executive, dead at 65
Tributes are pouring in from Canadian musicians for former record label executive Deane Cameron, who died at the age of 65. (Jag Gundu/Massey...
People are ridiculing Ontario’s anti-carbon tax ad for sending the opposite message on mute
While a narrator cooly lists ways in which the province contends the carbon tax would raise prices on everything from gas to groceries,...
‘We showed guts’: Toronto fans in Milwaukee react to Raptors Game 1 loss
Toronto Raptors fans proudly show off their allegiance outside of Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals....
Ontario’s highest court rules doctors must give referrals for services they oppose
A group of doctors asked the Court of Appeal for Ontario to overturn a divisional court decision that upheld a decision requiring doctors...
New stats show fewer foreign residents buying GTA homes
New figures show the pace of foreign purchases of residential real estate in the Greater Toronto Area has slowed to a trickle, two...
2 charged after hazardous, explosive materials found in Richmond Hill, Ont. home
Police north of Toronto have charged two men after officers found hazardous and explosive materials and a detonator device at a Richmond Hill, Ont....
Ontario’s foreign buyers tax figures are now a mystery — and the finance minister says he doesn’t know why
The Ontario government is no longer publishing statistics about its foreign buyers tax on residential real estate. Officially called the non-resident speculation tax,...
‘River is higher, water is flowing faster’: Ontario cottage country flooding worsens
Flood conditions in Ontario cottage country continue to worsen, and it’s not yet clear when water levels may begin to recede. Graydon Smith,...
Doug Ford defends himself against $5M defamation lawsuit, calls it an attempt to ‘muzzle’ him
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is firing back after being hit with a $5 million defamation lawsuit by former OPP deputy Brad Blair, denying he...
369 Peel teachers learn they won’t have permanent spots in September
More than 360 teachers with the Peel District School Board have learned they will no longer have permanent positions heading into the new...
