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TORONTO — Increased demand for child-care spaces in Ontario due to the national $10-a-day program will leave the province short more than 220,000 spots under current expansion plans, the financial accountability officer said in a report.

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister said it's a "personal choice" to wear a mask Tuesday, one day after the province's top doctor urged everyone to do so in all indoor spaces.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,994.78, up 72.97 points): Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN). Utilities. Down 27 cents, or 2.55 per cent, to $10.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Tuesday, while U.S. markets were also up, though indexes on both sides of the border closed down slightly from late-morning highs. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 72.97 points at 19,994.78.

TORONTO — Policy changes to address knife crimes are needed to prevent violence in schools like the stabbing of a Grade 12 Toronto student on Monday, an expert says.

TORONTO — Drugsare smuggled into an eastern Ontario inside the body cavities of inmates and in the mail they receive, a deputy superintendent at the facility jail told a coroner's inquest on Tuesday.

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TORONTO — Regina-born actress Tatiana Maslany is joining this year's crop of inductees in Canada’s Walk of Fame.

TORONTO — A plea by health officials to resume masking in Ontario and Quebec is a tall order that is unlikely to take hold without a significant culture shift, say observers who point to pandemic fatigue, mixed messages and divisive politics as likel

Environment Canada is issuing its first winter weather travel advisory of the season for much of southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area.