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Multiple schools investigated as police warn of online network targeting kids

The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) says it is investigating multiple schools in the area after repeated incidents of child exploitation in recent weeks. According to authorities, there is an…

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Strong winds, blowing snow prompt special weather statement in Toronto

Environment Canada says strong winds and blowing snow is possible Friday afternoon prompting the national weather agency to issue a special weather statement for Toronto and nearby cities. Federal meteorologists…

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Blue Jays icon Buck Martinez retires

A familiar voice will be missing when the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays season begins. Legendary announcer Buck Martinez announced his retirement from the booth on Friday after a career spanning over four…

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Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses: StatCan

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy shed 25,000 jobs in January but a drop in the number of people looking for work drove the unemployment rate down to 6.5 per cent in the month. January’s…

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Daily Recap: Canada’s results at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Olympics Day 0: February 6, 2026 The Opening Ceremonies will officially kick off the 2026 Winter Games on Friday. Moguls skier Mikael Kingsbury and ski-cross star Marielle Thompson will be Canada’s…

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Boy, 16, dead after shooting in Scarborough Tim Hortons: police

Toronto police say a 16-year-old boy who was shot inside a Tim Hortons in Scarborough late Thursday afternoon has died in hospital. Officers were called to the Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road…

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Strong winds, blowing snow prompt special weather statement in Toronto

Environment Canada says strong winds and blowing snow is possible Friday afternoon prompting the national weather agency to issue a special weather statement for Toronto and nearby cities. Federal meteorologists…

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Blue Jays icon Buck Martinez retires

A familiar voice will be missing when the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays season begins. Legendary announcer Buck Martinez announced his retirement from the booth on Friday after a career spanning over four…

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Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses: StatCan

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy shed 25,000 jobs in January but a drop in the number of people looking for work drove the unemployment rate down to 6.5 per cent in the month. January’s…

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Daily Recap: Canada’s results at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Olympics Day 0: February 6, 2026 The Opening Ceremonies will officially kick off the 2026 Winter Games on Friday. Moguls skier Mikael Kingsbury and ski-cross star Marielle Thompson will be Canada’s…

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Boy, 16, dead after shooting in Scarborough Tim Hortons: police

Toronto police say a 16-year-old boy who was shot inside a Tim Hortons in Scarborough late Thursday afternoon has died in hospital. Officers were called to the Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road…

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Ont. Premier Ford says he won’t ‘waste time’ on inquiry into Eglinton LRT

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Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez announces retirement

Legendary Blue Jays broadcaster and former Jays catcher, Buck Martinez has announced he will be retiring after four decades in the stadium booth.

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3 fans. 60 Super Bowls. This might be their last time going to the big game

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — It just wouldn’t feel like the Super Bowl for them if they weren’t all there. And this might be the last time they all do it. That’s what three old friends were coming to grips…

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Weekend need-to-know: Cheer on Team Canada at FanFest

Cheer on Team Canada this weekend as the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially kick off this Friday. And it’s your last chance to try out new restaurants participating in Winterlicious. Team…

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Former Toronto mayor says lack of police accountability a ‘management’ problem that points to Chief Demkiw

Former Toronto Mayor John Sewell says the shocking arrests of several Toronto police officers in a corruption and organized crime probe amounts to a troubling “management problem” that points all the way…

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show: Here’s some things to expect and what they mean

There are stages, and then there is the Super Bowl halftime show. On Sunday, fresh off his historic win at the Grammys for his love letter to Puerto Rico, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny will…

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Stellantis selling stake in battery plant joint venture in Ontario to partner

WINDSOR — Automaker Stellantis is selling its stake in its joint venture battery manufacturing plant in Ontario to its partner, LG Energy Solution. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately…

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Inside the ‘con code’, the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence

VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a “rat” by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a…

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Has the PWHL changed the Olympics for good?

There was no such thing as the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, but as the 2026 Winter Games kicks off in Milano Cortina, we’re about to enter a new era of women’s…

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Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today

NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand arrived in Greenland’s capital Nuuk on Friday to officially open Canada’s new consulate. The consulate has been operating quietly for several weeks but a ceremonial…

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Milano Cortina Winter Games 2026

First loss in mixed-doubles curling, figure skating team sits fifth at Winter Games

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics officially get underway today with a multi-site opening ceremony spread across northern Italy. It will be an unusual opening ceremony, reflecting the most spread-out…

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Injured Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris drops out of Olympic big air event

Veteran Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris will not compete in qualification for the big air event at the Winter Olympics on Thursday after suffering an injury in training on Wednesday. However, the…

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Finland vs. Canada Olympic women’s hockey game postponed because of norovirus

The Canadian women’s hockey team will have to wait to play its first game at the Winter Olympics. Canada’s game against Finland scheduled for Thursday has been postponed because of norovirus cases affecting…

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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris crashes during big air training

Canada opened competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday with a win in mixed doubles curling, while concern grew after snowboarder Mark McMorris crashed during big air…

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Dive into our coverage of events and issues that matter to indigenous Canadians and communities all across the country.

January 27, 2026 4:41 pm EST EST

70 years later, the ice remembers: How Italian-Canadian hockey found its way back to Cortina

In just a few days, the Olympic flame will be lit in Cortina d’Ampezzo — seventy years after the small mountain town first hosted the Winter Games in 1956. For many, Milano–Cortina 2026 is about…

February 4, 2026 2:20 pm EST EST

What to know before hiring a private snow plow service

Last month, Speakers Corner brought you stories of customers across the GTA who hired and paid for private snow plow services only to discover the companies were a no show when they needed them the most. Consumer…

February 2, 2026 1:11 pm EST EST

‘Tracking a Killer: The Cold Case Files’: Margaret McWilliam

The Toronto Police Service Homicide Unit has been highly successful in solving murders in the city. The service says overall, clearance rates have averaged near 80 per cent from 1921 until now, but…

February 2, 2026 6:52 pm EST EST

Snow contractors see road salt shortage for second time in less than a year

Private snow removal companies are sounding the alarm about a shortage of road salt after they say rationing started before this winter season even arrived this year. “It’s a tough winter we’re…

January 6, 2026 8:52 pm EST EST

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TTC changing several bus routes on Feb. 8 with launch of Line 5 Eglinton LRT

The TTC will be introducing six new routes and 14 routes will now have connections to Line 5 Eglinton when it launches on Feb. 8.

February 3, 2026 7:02 pm EST EST

Have a street parking permit? You may have to move your vehicle for snow removal, or get towed

The City of Toronto is giving residents with street parking permits a heads-up that they may have to move their vehicles to accommodate snow removal, or face possible fines or potential towing. In an…

January 28, 2026 3:33 pm EST EST

Private organization now responsible for Greater Toronto Area residential recycling collection

Under the Ontario government’s direction, residential recycling collection will be done by Circular Materials as of Jan. 1, 2026.

January 2, 2026 11:57 am EST EST

Will Canada’s health-care system survive the World Cup?

Toronto and Vancouver are set to see one of their busiest summers yet with the arrival of the World Cup. And as hundreds of thousands prepare to make memories and have fun, city and provincial officials…

January 20, 2026 7:52 am EST EST

How Canada can regain its measles elimination status

TORONTO — Infectious disease experts say Canada’s loss of measles elimination status shows how badly investment is needed in public health, rebuilding vaccine confidence and solving the primary care…

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