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Home sales up 25% from last year, but supply remains low: Toronto real estate board

Home sales up 25% from last year, but supply remains low: Toronto real estate board

TORONTO — The slowdown in Toronto's housing market continued to slip away last month as home sales came in higher than they were a year ago and prices edged closer to pandemic highs.
Off-duty constable charged with assault in Toronto: Windsor police

Off-duty constable charged with assault in Toronto: Windsor police

TORONTO — Windsor police say a constable has been charged with assault causing bodily harm in an altercation that took place while he was off-duty in Toronto. Windsor police announced the charge today in connection with the April 30 altercation.
Ontario to launch strategy to identify and plug abandoned oil and gas wells

Ontario to launch strategy to identify and plug abandoned oil and gas wells

Ontario is investing millions of dollars on a provincewide strategy to identify and plug abandoned oil and gas wells. It is also giving $2.
Vehicle sales rise in May, showing hope for strong summer: DesRosiers

Vehicle sales rise in May, showing hope for strong summer: DesRosiers

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says May brought hope after several years of disrupted sales patterns, as vehicle sales rose. The consultancy firm says total light vehicle sales in May were up 13.
Ticats one of many CFL teams that will have different starter in 2023

Ticats one of many CFL teams that will have different starter in 2023

TORONTO — Bo Levi Mitchell tops the changing quarterback landscape in the CFL this season. The veteran quarterback enters his ninth season as a league starter but first with Hamilton.
Blue Jays starting pitchers bond over meals together on the road

Blue Jays starting pitchers bond over meals together on the road

TORONTO — As the Toronto Blue Jays prepared for a three-game interleague series in New York against the Mets this weekend their starting rotation did some additional research: looking for the best restaurants.
'Good news': Nixing Canadian experience rule spells opportunity for foreign engineers

'Good news': Nixing Canadian experience rule spells opportunity for foreign engineers

Dmytro Zaitsev had more than a decade of experience working as an electrical and solar engineer in Ukraine before he fled the war in that country for Ottawa.
Man arrested after threats to Toronto mayoral candidates cause debate cancellation

Man arrested after threats to Toronto mayoral candidates cause debate cancellation

Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect after a man allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates, which prompted a debate to be cancelled and some leading contenders to pause their campaigns.
Quarterbacks Adams, Crum lead Redblacks to 34-23 exhibition win over Argonauts

Quarterbacks Adams, Crum lead Redblacks to 34-23 exhibition win over Argonauts

GUELPH, Ont. — Now comes the hard part for Bob Dyce. Quarterbacks Tyrie Adams and Dustin Crum both threw TD passes and ran for another to lead Ottawa to a 34-23 in CFL exhibition win over the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday night.

TTC investigating after reports of fireworks/firecrackers being set off on buses

TORONTO — A teenage boy has been charged in two separate incidents involving a firecracker being set off on a Toronto public bus.