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Toronto is set to get a new area code this weekend as the region is expected to run out of new phone numbers by next year. The Telecommunications Alliance says 942 will be added for the region that currently uses area codes 416, 437 and 647.

Two people accused of murder in the 2022 death of a provincial police officer intentionally killed the constable and fled from the scene in a stolen vehicle because they had "dwindling options" to avoid arrest, the Crown argued Tuesday in its closing

TORONTO — Ontario is introducing a new program to stabilize physician staffing in rural emergency departments and putting more money toward helping people in underserved communities get access to primary care.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government has been ordered to keep its hands off three major Toronto bike lanes until a judge can decide whether a plan to remove them is unconstitutional.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay has ended commission pay for workers as the company liquidates most of its stores.

TORONTO — A 16-year-old boy shot by Toronto police during a traffic stop has died in hospital, Ontario's police watchdog said Tuesday. The Special Investigations Unit said the teen is from Toronto but did not release his name.

TORONTO — Ontario says it will invest $750 million to boost funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at colleges and universities across the province.

TORONTO — The University of Toronto is launching a new climate institute with the help of a $60-million gift.

Harsimrat Randhawa came to Canada two years ago in search of a better life, her family said, but it was cut short by a stray bullet in Hamilton.

Canadians are reacting to Pope Francis's death on Easter Monday, which came more than two months after he was hospitalized for a respiratory infection. Here's what some notable Canadians have to say.