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• Ontario may need to import electricity during extreme weather: report

  The Independent Electricity System Operator says there will be enough supply of electricity generated in Ontario under normal weather conditions.

  Canada

  4 hours
• 45-year-old man charged with killing 16-year-old boy in Toronto shooting: police

  A 45-year-old man has been charged with killing a 16-year-old boy in a shooting in east Toronto last weekend, police say. A second suspect remains outstanding.

  Crime

  4 hours
• Resource stocks help drive S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. markets mixed

  Strength in resource and industrial stocks helped Canada's main stock index close higher Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

  Economy

  5 hours
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• St. Paul’s byelection mirrors choice for voters in next federal vote: Trudeau

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says voters in a Toronto riding will have a “real choice” when they head to the polls in an upcoming federal byelection.

  Canada

  5 hours
• Ex-Ontario firefighter pleads guilty to wife’s murder after body found in flaming car

  A Collingwood man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a case involving his wife in which her body found inside a burning SUV more than a year ago.

  Crime

  7 hours
• Doug Ford calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs: ‘We risk Ontario and Canadian jobs’

  On Thursday, Ford released a statement warning that China was 'flooding' the country with 'artificially cheap electric vehicles' that could put auto jobs at risk in Ontario.

  Politics

  7 hours
• Ontario Liberals nominate first candidate as parties prepare for early election

  While the early election speculation catapulted Ontario's three main opposition parties into election readiness mode, the Liberals appear to be the first to nominate a candidate.

  Politics

  8 hours
• Support workers at school of 6-year-old boy who died after being hit by bus

  Mental health and spiritual support workers are at the school of a six-year-old boy who died after being hit by a school bus in Vaughan.

  Canada

  8 hours
• Sedan, 2 men seen in surveillance video may be linked to Hamilton homicide: police

  Investigators have released a surveillance photo of sedan carrying two men to an area around where a homicide took place June 15.

  Crime

  9 hours
• ‘Not shown any remorse’: Parents of Ontario girl killed by driver speak at sentencing

  A sentencing hearing has begun for the woman charged in a crash in London, Ont., that sent 10 pedestrians to hospital, including an eight-year-old girl who died of her injuries.

  Crime

  9 hours
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• ‘It’s crickets’: How sellers are getting creative in a slow housing market

  A glut of listings has some sellers, particularly in Toronto's overstocked condo market, getting creative to win over the few buyers out there in the market.

  Money

  Jun 20
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• WestJet strike notice withdrawn as union, airline resume talks

  A strike notice from WestJet’s unionized mechanics has been rescinded as the union representing the workers and the airline return to the bargaining table.

  Consumer

  Jun 20
• Injunction sought by U of T ‘highly disproportionate,’ encampment lawyers say

  Lawyers for a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the University of Toronto are set to present their case on Thursday in an Ontario court.

  Canada

  Jun 20
• Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms amid heat wave

  When temperatures soar – as they have this week while much of Ontario experiences a heat wave – the class gets stuffy, the students get sweaty and learning can be difficult. 

  Weather

  Jun 20
• Metrolinx not renaming Eglinton LRT science centre stop ‘at this time’ despite recommendation 

  The Ford government will move the Ontario Science Centre from its current location, leaving the transit stop named after the attraction in limbo.

  Canada

  Jun 20
• Summer 2024 weather: What to expect this season in Ontario

  Summer officially begins Thursday. Here is a look at what you can expect weather-wise this season in Ontario.

  Weather

  Jun 20
• ‘A truly incredible story’ of how Ontario firefighters responded to a building collapse

  Firefighters were honoured for their bravery in rescue efforts that saved four workers stuck in debris in the fatal 2020 Teeple Terrace collapse in London, Ont.

  Canada

  Jun 20
• Red Sox top Blue Jays 7-3 to complete sweep

  The Toronto Blue Jays were swept for the first time this season Wednesday after dropping a series finale they'd like to forget.

  Sports

  Jun 19
• S&P/TSX composite index closes down in broad-based decline

  Canada's main stock index closed down Wednesday in a broad-based decline on subdued trading while U.S. markets were closed.

  Economy

  Jun 19
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• Intense Ontario heat heaps pressure on electrical grid, approaching 10-year high

  Speaking on Wednesday, as temperatures range between 30 C and 35 C, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce promised Ontario's electrical grid is ready for the strain.

  Weather

  Jun 19
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• Suspects enter man’s bedroom during gunpoint home invasion in Mississauga: police

  A man was awoken by a group of suspects, one of whom pointed a gun at him, during a nighttime home invasion in Mississauga earlier this month, police say.

  Crime

  Jun 19
• Jacob Hoggard appeals sexual assault conviction in Ontario court

  The musician was granted bail hours after being sentenced, pending his appeal in the case.

  Crime

  Jun 19
• Windsor, Ont. police officer faces 4 sex assault charges

  The SIU says it has reasonable grounds to lay four sexual assault charges against a police officer with the Windsor Police Service.

  Crime

  Jun 19
• WestJet is cancelling dozens of flights as mechanic strike looms

  As airline mechanics are set to go on strike this week, WestJet is going to cancel 40 flights across Canada, affecting 6,500 passengers.

  Canada

  Jun 19
• Gunman in Toronto office shooting blamed victims for ‘losing our life’s savings’

  A gunman who allegedly killed two people in a Toronto office building earlier this week blamed them for 'losing our life’s savings,' his spouse says.

  Crime

  Jun 19