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Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for parts of southern Ontario starting Thursday, with temperatures expected to reach up to 35 C. The weather agency says a stretch of the province bordering Lake Ontario, from St. Catharines, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA — Peel police say one person is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Mississauga, Ont., Wednesday morning. The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. near Cawthra Road and Dundas Street East.

TORONTO — Ben Rice's ninth-inning home run helped the New York Yankees salvage a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Jazz Chisholm Jr.

TORONTO — Ten years ago, a dead raccoon on a downtown Toronto street sparked an impromptu sidewalk shrine as passersby laid flowers, candles and cigarettes around the critter.

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country's premiers downplayed the importance of a looming Aug. 1 deadline in trade talks with the U.S. on Tuesday, saying the objective is to get the best possible deal for Canadians.

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO — British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions to boost trade and labour mobility, a day after a similar deal with Ontario was announced. B.C.

TORONTO — Police say a Burlington, Ont., man has been sentenced to life in prison following the 2023 murder of his wife.

TORONTO — Local health officials are ending weekly measles reports for a southern Ontario hot spot that had led the country in infections. Southwestern Public Health announced the change Tuesday, adding that doesn't mean the outbreak is over.

TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and defensive back Destin Talbert of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were the top players in the CFL's weekly honour roll Tuesday.

The federal privacy watchdog says it has discontinued the investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, citing its satisfaction with the company's response and commitment to added security measur