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Toronto school board, firefighters warn of 'dangerous' social-media trends

Toronto school board, firefighters warn of 'dangerous' social-media trends

TORONTO — The Toronto Catholic District School Board, along with some emergency responders, are warning parents about "dangerous" social-media challenges that are trending among students in Ontario schools.
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CFL, nine member clubs donate over $4.5 million to grassroots football programs

CFL, nine member clubs donate over $4.5 million to grassroots football programs

TORONTO — The CFL and its nine member clubs invested over $4.5 million into amateur football last year.
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Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences

Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences

TORONTO — Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locations across the province.
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Rent-free months and gift cards: How Toronto-area landlords are vying for tenants

Rent-free months and gift cards: How Toronto-area landlords are vying for tenants

TORONTO — Toronto landlords are trying to lure in tenants with rent-free months, complimentary Wi-Fi and $500 gift cards amid an unprecedented supply of condos and lower rents.
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Police arrest 13-year-old after fatal attack on elderly woman in Pickering, Ont.

Police arrest 13-year-old after fatal attack on elderly woman in Pickering, Ont.

PICKERING — A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in what police called a "sadistic," unprovoked fatal attack on an elderly woman outside her home in Pickering, Ont.
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Offence Awakens: Blue Jays belt four homers in 12-0 rout of Athletics

Offence Awakens: Blue Jays belt four homers in 12-0 rout of Athletics

TORONTO — Any lingering thoughts of the offensive woes that hampered the Toronto Blue Jays on their recent six-game road trip vanished over an inning to remember on Thursday night.
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Almost 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: poll

Almost 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: poll

A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations, but at least one public health official says she's uncomfortable with the idea of forcing parents to immunize their kids.
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'Prove people wrong': Austin Elliott backstops Knights at Memorial Cup after WHL snub

'Prove people wrong': Austin Elliott backstops Knights at Memorial Cup after WHL snub

RIMOUSKI — Austin Elliott couldn’t have imagined suiting up for the London Knights in the Memorial Cup earlier this season. Back in October, the overage goaltender was manning the crease for a different junior team — in another league.
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'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic

'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic

When David Bennett decided to escape Canada's icy winter with a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, he never imagined he'd be fighting to get back on Canadian soil for more than two months. Bennett has finally returned to his Burlington, Ont.
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Conservative Senate leader criticizes $330K rebrand of high-speed rail project

Conservative Senate leader criticizes $330K rebrand of high-speed rail project

MONTREAL — The Senate Opposition leader says it was "irresponsible" for a federal Crown corporation to spend $330,000 on a rebranding exercise for a high-speed rail line. During Senate question period on Wednesday, Conservative Sen.
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