Around Ontario

TORONTO — Baseball's sounds of summer jolted an eerily quiet Rogers Centre on Thursday night as the Toronto Blue Jays played an intrasquad game at training camp in preparation for a regular season that's only two weeks away.

Toronto FC rookie midfielder/forward Ifunanyachi Achara has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee.

Toronto police allege one of their officers received a more than $800,000 payout after submitting a fraudulent will. Police say Const.

LEVIS, Que. — Quebec provincial police have issued an Amber Alert to locate two young girls and their 44-year-old father who police believe were in a car crash Wednesday night and left the scene on foot. Police issued the alert at around 3 p.m.

TORONTO — Ontario's effort to scrap an educational practice that has historically discriminated against students from marginalized communities will get underway next fall, the province's education minister said Thursday.

DRYDEN, Ont. — As a heat wave grips much of Ontario, dozens of forest fires are burning across the province's north.

MONTREAL — Bars across Quebec will have to operate at half-capacity and close earlier than usual starting Friday, the province has announced as it seeks to prevent potential COVID-19 outbreaks.

TORONTO — Millions of Ontario students could return to schools this September if it's safe to do so, Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Thursday, acknowledging that shrinking COVID-19 case counts might make the resumption of in-class learning poss

Toronto must find a new way to deal with people in mental health crisis and root out racism within its police force, concerned citizens said Thursday at a virtual town hall about police reform.

TORONTO — Wayne Moore has had no trouble staying busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty surrounding the 2020 CFL season has allowed the B.C. Lions running back to devote more time to painting.