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ORILLIA, Ont. — Close friends and family of Gordon Lightfoot came together for a small, private funeral on Monday held at the Orillia, Ont. church where he was once a choir boy. A group of roughly 50 people assembled inside St.

LONDON, Ont. — An Ontario man who threw gravel at Justin Trudeau during an election campaign rally was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest on Monday, with a judge denouncing the 2021 assault as an "expression of mob mentality.

TORONTO — The football won't have to be handled in order for a single to be awarded on a kickoff starting this CFL season.

TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. says a regulatory issue with one of its foreign subsidiaries could hold up a proposed management buyout of the firm.

TORONTO — A film about a young carpenter who built shelters for the homeless won top prize at Toronto's Hot Docs film festival Sunday.

ORILLIA, Ont. — Over 2,400 fans attended a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot's hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter. In the pouring rain, a line stretched down the street outside St.

Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental harm and bring economic rewards.

SARNIA, Ont. — The visiting London Knights spotted the Sarnia Sting a 1-0 lead then stormed back with five unanswered goals to post a 5-1 victory and win the Ontario Hockey League's Western Conference final series in six games.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Metro investor day Grocer Metro Inc. will hold its 2023 investor day on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Upon learning that a threatened Hollywood writers strike had indeed become reality, Vancouver costume designer Patti Henderson gave her department bracing advice: “Please don't go out and buy new cars. … No new clothes.