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TORONTO — The jury that found Mark Smich guilty of helping his once-close friend Dellen Millard murder an ex-lover was not properly told how to balance the evidence against him, his lawyer argued before Ontario’s highest court Monday.

Toronto police are ending extra patrols on city transit that had been introduced after several high-profile cases of violence in the system, with the force saying it would "remain flexible" to respond to the public's safety concerns.

A man at the centre of an armed standoff in London, Ont., is accused of fatally stabbing a man he knew before shooting and injuring two officers at an apartment building over the weekend, police said Monday.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. has rolled out a new fee-based subscription tier as part of its Triangle Rewards loyalty program.

A 10-year-old child has died after an early morning fire on a First Nation in southwestern Ontario. Haldimand County OPP said emergency crews responded to a fire in the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation just before 2 a.m. on Monday. Const.

Ottawa police have charged a 35-year-old woman with second-degree murder in the 2021 death of her seven-week-old baby.

TORONTO — Telefilm Canada has named Julie Roy as its new executive director and CEO. Roy currently serves as director general and programming chief officer at the National Film Board of Canada, but will step into the role at Telefilm on April 3.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario is proposing to strengthen rules around mass layoffs to include greater protections for employees who work remotely. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton made the announcement Monday in Kitchener, Ont.

TORONTO — McCain Foods says it will spend $600 million to double the size of its potato processing facility in southern Alberta.

TORONTO — Drake has announced his 2023 North American tour with 21 Savage. The "It's All a Blur" tour comes with a 29-date arena run this summer with two Canadian stops in Montreal and Vancouver. It follows Drake and 21 Savage's 2022 album "Her Loss.