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Police say man found dead at scene of shooting in Oshawa

OSHAWA, Ont. — One man is dead following a shooting east of Toronto in Oshawa, Ont. Durham Regional Police were called to the King Street West and Park Road Thursday night for reports of a shooting.

Mar 31, 2023 12:41 AM Read more >

One man in custody, two people injured in three vehicle collision in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Two people, including a police officer, have been taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle collision west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police tweeted around 11:30 p.m.

Mar 31, 2023 12:20 AM Read more >

McIntosh breaks world junior, national record at Canadian swimming trials

TORONTO — Summer McIntosh almost broke another world record — and in the process set a new world junior and national record at the Canadian swimming trials. The 16-year-old Toronto native broke the records with a time of two minutes 6.

Mar 30, 2023 9:25 PM Read more >

Mourners attend candlelight vigil for teen killed in Toronto subway station stabbing

TORONTO — The family of a 16-year-old boy who was killed in an apparently unprovoked attack at a subway station led hundreds of people in a candlelight walk in downtown Toronto Thursday evening to remember and honour the boy.

Mar 30, 2023 8:52 PM Read more >

Toronto Star owner calls on Cdn companies to spend 20% of ad budget on local media

TORONTO — The publisher of the Toronto Star is calling on Canadian companies to dedicate at least 20 per cent of their advertising budgets to local media.

Mar 30, 2023 3:32 PM Read more >

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,940.99, up 103.34): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down $1.28, or 2.38 per cent, to $52.58 on 10.9 million shares.

Mar 30, 2023 3:05 PM Read more >

NHLPA boss Marty Walsh outlines early priorities in new role

TORONTO — Marty Walsh was a couple months short of his eighth birthday. He should have been out playing with friends. The youngster instead spent the winter of 1975 in hospital battling cancer. One day, however, a special visitor appeared.

Mar 30, 2023 2:59 PM Read more >

S&P/TSX composite gains more than 100 points, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up more than 100 points Thursday with broad-based gains led by the base metals sector, while U.S. markets also rose.

Mar 30, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

Coroner rules against officer's 'suicide by cop' theory for Sammy Yatim inquest

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer's request to explore a theory that a distraught teen he shot was trying to die by "suicide by cop" has been rejected by a coroner overseeing an inquest into the youth's death.

Mar 30, 2023 2:06 PM Read more >

What you need to know about the first-time homebuyers savings account

TORONTO — Jeremy Kinnear is 23 and already thinking about home ownership. Fresh out of university, the Edmontonian is in the midst of a four-year job program that will require him to move to Calgary halfway through.

Mar 30, 2023 1:41 PM Read more >