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Dozens of Shake Shack locations are coming to Canada

Shake Shack’s infamous crinkle-cut fries are coming to Canada.

Ontario couple en route to India forced to turn back due to document issue

An Ontario couple's trip to India was cut short over an issue with their visa documents.

Pamela Nazareth and her family are seen in this image. (Supplied)

Premier Ford to make announcement in Oakville, Ont.

Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement in Oakville, Ont. Wednesday morning.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford looks on as the legislature resumes at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

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Ontario couple en route to India forced to turn back due to document issue

An Ontario couple's trip to India was cut short over an issue with their visa documents.

Worst place in Canada for bed bugs has been revealed

A Canadian city has just been named the worst in the country for bed bugs for the third year in a row.

Bed bugs can be found almost anywhere there is fabric or wood from department stores to movie theatres to hospitals. (Orkin LLC)

'Cheap quality': Ontario woman says dresses she ordered online look completely different in real life

An Ontario woman wanted to order dresses online for her and her mother to attend her daughter’s baptism.

An Ontario woman said the dresses she ordered online looked nothing like the photos when they arrived. (Supplied)

Liquidation sale at Nordstrom's Ontario stores could begin as soon as tomorrow

A liquidation sale at six Nordstrom locations across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) could begin as soon as tomorrow.

Woman suing Tim Hortons for $500K after hot tea spill left her 'disfigured'

An Ontario woman has launched a lawsuit seeking $500,000 from Tim Hortons after she suffered major burns from an alleged ‘superheated’ tea. The company has denied all allegations and said she was ‘the author of her own misfortune.'

Man gets $85 fine for trespassing picking up family at Toronto Pearson

An Ontario man was shocked to get a notice for an $85 fine for trespassing after picking up a relative at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Ontario families still struggling with cost of baby formula. Here's why

An Ontario mother said was shocked when she saw the cost of baby formula jump by five to 10 dollars a case each month.

Ontario man told he owes $82,000 after his rental vehicle is stolen

A man from Brampton, Ont. was told he had to pay $82,000 after his rental truck was stolen from his home in November.

Queen's Park

CSIS briefed Ontario premier's office on potential Chinese interference: Ford

Canada's national security agency briefed the Ontario premier's chief of staff after allegations of election interference by China were tied to a member of his caucus, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens to members of the media during a press conference in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

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VIDEO | Doug Ford sports new look after miscommunication with barber at Walmart

Doug Ford said a misunderstanding with a barber led to the shortest haircut he's ever had.

Ontario’s 'responsible' budget will help province face uncertain times, finance minister says

Ontario’s 2023 budget will help the province address 'uncertain economic times,' according to the finance minister.

Crime & Courts

$10M worth of stolen cars seized after Ont. police bust 'prolific auto theft group'

Police recovered 78 vehicles allegedly en route to the Middle East after a months-long investigation into an auto theft ring in southern Ontario.

One of the alleged stolen Range Rovers recovered from Project R&R. (Peel Regional Police)

1 dead after triple shooting at Fairview Mall parking lot in Toronto

One person is dead and two others are injured following a daylight shooting in the parking lot of Fairview Mall on Monday afternoon.

Police tape in the parking lot at Fairview Mall after a deadly shooting on March 20, 2023 (CTV News Toronto/ Beth Macdonell).

Judge dismisses Dellen Millard's appeal in father's murder

Ontario's highest court dismissed multiple murderer Dellen Millard's conviction appeal for his father's murder Friday.

Dellen Millard is seen in this undated file photo. (Supplied)

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Canadian film on the theft of Einstein's brain among Hot Doc world premieres

A documentary about the posthumous theft of Einstein's brain directed by award-winning journalist Michelle Shephard is among the films coming to Hot Docs.

FILE - This June, 1954, file photo shows renowned physicist Albert Einstein in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo, File)

Ontario's summer forecast has been revealed. What to expect from June to September

The Farmers' Almanac has released its 2023 summer forecast, and, according to the long-range forecaster, Ontario could be in for some 'hot and soggy' summer months.

A couple relaxes on a dock on Pigeon Lake near Bobcaygeon, Ont., Friday, July 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill

Worst place in Canada for bed bugs has been revealed

A Canadian city has just been named the worst in the country for bed bugs for the third year in a row.

Microphone malfunction causes Maple Leaf fans to jump in and sing U.S. national anthem

Toronto Maple Leafs fans proved they know how to sing the American national anthem just as well as the Canadian one after a microphone malfunction at Monday night's game.

You can meet Toronto Maple Leafs 'legends' downtown this weekend. Here's how

Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs can meet team legends at a public event hosted downtown this weekend.

AGO reveals what its major expansion will look like

The Art Gallery of Ontario released renderings this week of a major expansion that will add 40,000 square feet to the museum.

Busy Toronto streetcar to shut down for 20 months starting in May

A busy streetcar in the heart of downtown Toronto could be shut down for about 20 months starting right before the summer.

Baggage found in Toronto street tracked to owner with help of Air Canada flight attendant, delivery driver

A delivery driver spotted two pieces of luggage sitting in the middle of the street in downtown Toronto with Air Canada baggage tags. Instead of ignoring the lost luggage, he decided to do something about it.

Toronto Maple Leafs players spotted taking public transit to outdoor practice

Players for the Toronto Maple Leafs were spotted taking public transit Sunday morning on their way to the team’s annual outdoor practice at Nathan Phillips Square.

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China and Russia: A long, complicated friendship

Chinese leader Xi Jinping just concluded a three-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a warm affair in which the two men praised each other and spoke of a profound friendship. It's a high point in a complicated, centuries-long relationship.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, delivers his speech as Chinese President Xi Jinping listens to him during their dinner at The Palace of the Facets in the Moscow Kremlin, March 21, 2023. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

'I'm a Canadian': MP named in foreign interference report speaks out, refutes claims

The Liberal MP who allegedly benefitted from Chinese election interference is speaking out against the report, categorically stating the foreign government did not help him in his nomination campaign.

Liberal MP for Don Valley North Han Dong.

Doctors expected to testify in Gwyneth Paltrow's ski trial

More witnesses are expected to testify on Wednesday in a trial about a 2016 ski crash between Gwyneth Paltrow and a retired Utah man suing her and claiming her recklessness left him with lasting injuries and brain damage.

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow looks on as she sits in the courtroom on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow's trial over a 2016 ski collision began in the Utah ski resort town of Park City, where she is accused of crashing into a skier at Deer Valley Resort. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

So many doctors are being driven away by Idaho abortion ban that this hospital can't deliver babies anymore

An Idaho hospital has announced that it will no longer be able to deliver babies because the state’s near-total abortion ban — one of the most extreme in the U.S. — has driven so many doctors away.

Calgary doctor performs spine surgery on conscious patient

Last month, Dr. Michael Yang, a spine surgeon at Foothills Medical Centre, performed a discectomy to remove the damaged part of a herniated disc in the spine, on a patient who was wide awake.

Don't assume U.S. minds are made up about Safe Third Country treaty: Canada's envoy

President Joe Biden's administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, says Canada's ambassador to the U.S.

Shake Shack to come to Canada in 2024 with first location set for Toronto

Canadians with a hankering for Shake Shack's juicy burgers soon won't have to cross the border to satisfy their cravings. Toronto-based private investment firms Osmington Inc. and Harlo Entertainment Inc. announced plans Wednesday to bring the U.S. fast food giant to Canada.