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Ontario legislature keffiyeh ban loosened, but not overturned

Ontario legislature keffiyeh ban loosened, but not overturned

TORONTO — The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is allowing politicians, staff and visitors to enter the building while wearing a keffiyeh, loosening what had amounted to a ban on the scarf, while maintaining a prohibition inside the legislative chamb
Doug Ford says pro-Palestinian university encampments 'need to move'

Doug Ford says pro-Palestinian university encampments 'need to move'

TORONTO — Ontario's premier called for pro-Palestinian protest encampments to move off university campuses Monday even as one Toronto university suggested it was making progress in its talks with demonstrators.
No. 12 Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood added to RBC Canadian Open field

No. 12 Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood added to RBC Canadian Open field

ANCASTER, Ont. — Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood have been added to the field at the RBC Canadian Open. Lowry is ranked No. 12 on the PGA Tour following his win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on April 28.
'Yintah' wins $50K Rogers Audience Award for best Canadian film at Hot Docs festival

'Yintah' wins $50K Rogers Audience Award for best Canadian film at Hot Docs festival

TORONTO — A documentary chronicling the Wet’suwet’en people's resistance to pipeline construction on their ancestral lands has won the $50,000 Rogers Audience Award for best Canadian documentary at the Hot Docs film festival.
Bestselling author Carley Fortune studied what makes a good romance novel

Bestselling author Carley Fortune studied what makes a good romance novel

TORONTO — Carley Fortune's books are written with an editor's eye for detail.
Canadian companies' AI policies aim to balance risk with rewards

Canadian companies' AI policies aim to balance risk with rewards

TORONTO — When talent search platform Plum noticed ChatGPT sending ripples through the tech world and beyond, it decided to turn right to the source to lay out how staff could and couldn't use the generative artificial intelligence chatbot.

Natalie Spooner leads Toronto to 5-2 win over Ottawa in regular-season finale

TORONTO (AP) — Natalie Spooner scored twice in Toronto’s 5-2 win over Ottawa in the league's regular-season finale on Sunday night.
Spooner leads Toronto to 5-2 win over Ottawa in PWHL regular-season finale

Spooner leads Toronto to 5-2 win over Ottawa in PWHL regular-season finale

TORONTO — Sarah Nurse said Toronto wanted to send a message Sunday night, and the team sent it loud and clear.
Hundreds strike at Nestle chocolate plant in Toronto, Unifor says

Hundreds strike at Nestle chocolate plant in Toronto, Unifor says

TORONTO — Hundreds of Nestle workers walked off the job in Toronto on Sunday after rejecting a tentative agreement the union reached with the chocolate maker.
Father in agony following wrong-way crash that killed his son and parents

Father in agony following wrong-way crash that killed his son and parents

TORONTO — The father of a three-month-old boy who died alongside his grandparents in a wrong-way highway crash last week says his grief is agonizing.