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No impact to Toronto's green standard under new Ontario law, city staff says

No impact to Toronto's green standard under new Ontario law, city staff says

TORONTO — A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets, despite concerns those powers could be undercut by a recent Ontario law.
Ron Taylor, a former major-league pitcher and longtime Blue Jays doctor, dead at 87

Ron Taylor, a former major-league pitcher and longtime Blue Jays doctor, dead at 87

TORONTO — Dr. Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series-winning pitcher and longtime Toronto Blue Jays team physician, has died. He was 87. The Blue Jays confirmed Taylor's death in a statement Monday. A cause of death was not provided.
Ring of Fire road to bring prosperity to First Nation, problems for caribou: report

Ring of Fire road to bring prosperity to First Nation, problems for caribou: report

TORONTO — A proposed road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire in northern Ontario will bring economic prosperity to Webequie First Nation, though it may endanger caribou in the region, a newly released assessment finds.
Drop in Canadian tourists hurting U.S., say northeast governors

Drop in Canadian tourists hurting U.S., say northeast governors

FREDERICTON — New England governors say tariffs and rhetoric by the United States government toward Canada is taking a bite out of tourism. The governors made the comments in Boston, following a meeting with a group of Canadian premiers.
Veteran horseman Tim Drake says bringing a new life into the world never gets old

Veteran horseman Tim Drake says bringing a new life into the world never gets old

KING CITY — From February through June, after a long day's work, Tim Drake might be found overnighting in a room the size of a closet at the end of the barn at Silver Duck Stable.
Man, 19, charged in shooting that left 40-year-old woman dead in Sudbury, Ont.

Man, 19, charged in shooting that left 40-year-old woman dead in Sudbury, Ont.

Police say a 19-year-old man has been charged with several offences including murder after a shooting that left a woman dead and a man injured on Friday in Sudbury, Ont.
Buy Canadian moment creates opportunity for Roots and its domestic leather business

Buy Canadian moment creates opportunity for Roots and its domestic leather business

TORONTO — Rifling through the Roots Corp. product archives on a recent Thursday morning, CEO Meghan Roach is surrounded by the kind of heritage “most consumer brands would die to have.
Ontario police say $50k reward offered for info on 2008 Belleville cold case

Ontario police say $50k reward offered for info on 2008 Belleville cold case

Ontario Provincial Police say a $50,000 reward is being offered for information that can help solve a 2008 cold case murder in the Belleville area.
Criminal network tied to towing industry dismantled, 18 people charged: Peel police

Criminal network tied to towing industry dismantled, 18 people charged: Peel police

Police in the Greater Toronto Area say they have dismantled an organized criminal network linked to the towing industry and seized tow trucks, stolen vehicles and weapons after an investigation into several extortion incidents.
Shawn Levy, Our Lady Peace among new inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame

Shawn Levy, Our Lady Peace among new inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame

TORONTO — Filmmaker Shawn Levy said his recognition on Canada's Walk of Fame is a tribute to how his Canadian roots are an ongoing part of his career.