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TORONTO — Three former Toronto mayors have asked the city to reconsider its decision to rename Dundas Street, questioning the "practicality" of the move and the research supporting it.

TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario's English Catholic system will be holding strike votes Oct. 18 and 19.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expanding so-called strong mayor powers to a total of 49 communities across the province and is offering $1.2 billion in incentives for cities and towns to meet housing targets.

Previous infection with an Omicron variant of COVID-19 did not protect seniors in long-term care and retirement homes from getting reinfected within a few months, a new study published Monday has found.

LONDON, Ont. — A 24-year-old man who allegedly stabbed two strangers after asking them for directions in London, Ont., is facing criminal charges. Police say officers responded to the area of Ridout Street North and York Street at 11 p.m.

TORONTO — Back-to-school prep for Toronto mom Valerie Tih involves homework she’s assigned to herself — a crash course in artificial intelligence tools that she expects her sons may encounter this school year.

TORONTO — A man is dead after an early morning shooting at a major intersection in downtown Toronto. Toronto police say officers responded to a shooting in the area of Spadina Avenue and College Street just before 5 a.m. Monday.

Toronto police say a suspect has been arrested in connection with an attack that left a man dead earlier this week.

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — A small northern Ontario First Nation has come together in its annual summer festival to both celebrate and rejuvenate its community.

TORONTO — Days after runoff from an industrial fire in west Toronto contaminated two nearby creeks, workers at the Toronto Wildlife Centre rub, scrub and massage soap into nearly 90 ducks one by one in sudsy tubs.