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Home insurance rate transparency needed as extreme weather costs rise: complaint

Home insurance rate transparency needed as extreme weather costs rise: complaint

TORONTO — Ontario's financial services regulator should be more active on the issue of rising home insurance rates because of extreme weather, says a complaint filed Thursday.
Man arrested in alleged sexual assault of 62-year-old woman in Toronto's High Park

Man arrested in alleged sexual assault of 62-year-old woman in Toronto's High Park

Toronto police have arrested a suspect in an alleged sexual assault of a 62-year-old woman last month in a west-end park. The woman was approached from behind while she was walking in High Park around 10:40 p.m.
Weak tornado touched down in southwestern Ontario on Monday: researchers

Weak tornado touched down in southwestern Ontario on Monday: researchers

LUCAN, ONTARIO — Severe weather researchers say a weak tornado touched down in a community north of London, Ont., on Monday afternoon. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado in Lucan, Ont., started around 3:20 p.m.
One person dead after North York encampment fire: Toronto fire chief

One person dead after North York encampment fire: Toronto fire chief

One person is dead after a fire at an encampment site in the city's north end early Thursday morning, officials said.
Toronto police investigating after two men found dead in Scarborough

Toronto police investigating after two men found dead in Scarborough

Toronto police are investigating after two men were found dead in the city's east end Wednesday night. Police say they were called to an address near Birchmount Road and Chelwood Road in Scarborough just before 6:30 p.m.

Daily contact, a Ford phone call: docs reveal Ontario government’s close relationship with Enbridge

In early October 2023, a senior bureaucrat in the Ontario Energy Ministry emailed an Enbridge official with a “sort of urgent” request.
Blue Jays pull away late after squandering big lead to defeat Yankees 11-9

Blue Jays pull away late after squandering big lead to defeat Yankees 11-9

TORONTO — A wild pitch from New York Yankees reliever Devin Williams scored George Springer and Addison Barger followed with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a wild 11-9 win on Wednesday.
Highway 11 closure during manhunt posed safety risks, stranded commuter says

Highway 11 closure during manhunt posed safety risks, stranded commuter says

A driver who was stuck on a major highway in Ontario's cottage country on Canada Day as police searched for suspects in a home invasion says the situation put stranded commuters at risk.
Live Nation 'making adjustments' at Toronto's Rogers Stadium after fan complaints

Live Nation 'making adjustments' at Toronto's Rogers Stadium after fan complaints

TORONTO — The operators of Toronto's new Rogers Stadium say they are "already making adjustments" after concertgoers voiced concerns about crowd management at the outdoor venue's inaugural show on Sunday.
Sign at Ontario's popular Sauble Beach changed to reflect First Nation land ownership

Sign at Ontario's popular Sauble Beach changed to reflect First Nation land ownership

A landmark sign at a popular Ontario beach was changed just before the arrival of Canada Day visitors to reflect a First Nation's ownership of the land.