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Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is moving ahead with its plan to create so-called special economic zones to push forward projects it deems important, and is considering including "moon shot" ideas to qualify. The power to designate parts of the province as special economic zones was created in the controversial Bill 5, a law the government says is necessary to speed up construction of large infrastructure projects, particularly mines, in a time of global economic uncertainty.

"I think with our team, especially like the type of attention that guys like RJ [Barrett], Scottie [Barnes], BI [Brandon Ingram] are going to get, I think I can get ten. And I think a lot of them will probably be more catch-and-shoot. Probably more than the last two years, this past two years, a lot of them been off the dribble. But I think more of them will probably be catch-and-shoot, you know, on the move."

Dr. Goodall was not only a pioneering scientist and one of the world's most influential conservation leaders, but also a tireless advocate for animal welfare and stronger protection for wildlife here in Canada and around the world,

Peel police say they arrested and charged a former union branch representative for allegedly misappropriating more than $100,000 in union funds. Mark Babcook, the former branch president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 228, was charged with fraud over $5000 and possession of property obtained by crime, police said in a news release Wednesday. Babcook, 41, was arrested on Sept. 19. The arrest came after OPSEU conducted its own internal investigation and contacted Peel Regional Police with evidence that led to a criminal investigation, police said.

I know we can all agree that juries play a vital role in our justice system. And I, for one, am very grateful when ordinary citizens from all walks of life answer the call and participate in the judicial process,

Service between several Line 2 and on Line 1 subway stations in Toronto are temporarily shut down Tuesday morning due to a fire at Bloor-Yonge station, said the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) on social media. Shuttle buses will be running between St George and Broadview stations on Line 2 and Rosedale and College on Line 1, said the TTC. It said shuttle buses will not be stopping at Bloor-Yonge Station.

Lately, the Sharks have been one of the main teams that the Leafs like to deal with and make trades with. Most recently, Toronto sent out Ryan Reaves to San Jose in return for young defenseman Henry Thrun, who could make the team as a seventh blueliner. And a little further back, in a somewhat similar type of deal to what we could expect a Robertson trade to look like, the Leafs send former first-round pick Timothy Liljegren to the Sharks, as well.

"I've never been a horrible defender, so I was kinda confused on that, but I've gotten better and i want to continue to get better and be a two way player, thats kind of my calling card so I want to continue to embrace that"A common theme during media day thus far has been defense, and Toronto's focus on it this season and throughout the summer.

The "Let Kids Be Kids" rally, organized by the Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA), called for an end to gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy and genital surgery some of which isn't currently available for people under 18 in Canada. "We believe we need to let kids be, to grow and develop naturally without medical gender transitions," said Daniel Zekveld, a policy analyst with ARPA.

More than any other veteran player on the Toronto Maple Leafs, Scott Laughton needs this preseason to go well. After being a trade deadline acquisition and then failing to meet the high-end price that the Leafs paid for him, Laughton is ready to put that behind him. And he did exactly that in the first period Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens.

That streak gave them the biggest lead they had all season in the fight for the AL East title and it felt like, since the Blue Jays had just beaten the Tigers in three straight one-run games (including two walk-offs at Exhibition Stadium) that they had finally pulled away from everyone else and would be going into the postseason on a hot streak.

The Blue Jays are going to place right-hander José Berríos on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation.

Crown attorneys are reviewing assault charges laid by police against a Lindsay, Ont., man accused of attacking a home invader last month after an overnight break-in. A prosecutor on Thursday told Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay part of the city of Kawartha Lakes the Crown is reviewing evidence and still needs to "make its determinations about how the matter will proceed."