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TORONTO — French sporting goods retailer Decathlon says it is closing its five Greater Toronto Area stores this summer. The locations slated for shutdown are in Brampton, Burlington, Markham, Scarborough and Vaughan.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the first quarter. The average asking price in B.C.

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman is urging the province to address a "growing crisis" in correctional facilities, pointing to a record number of complaints about facilities in the last year as well as deteriorating conditions.

TORONTO — National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced the government is pouring $14 billion into a new hospital in Mississauga that the province says is set to become the largest teaching hospital in Canada.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a Peel Region police officer shot and seriously injured a man Wednesday morning, officials said. Police said they were called to the area of Malta Avenue and Ray Lawson Boulevard in Brampton, Ont.

Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan has called 42 players into camp in Edmonton ahead of July test matches against Belgium and Spain.

Provincial police are urging residents of an eastern Ontario community to keep a close eye on their small children after a suspected animal attack left a young child with serious injuries.

HAMILTON — TD Bank Group has signed a multi-year deal for the naming rights for Oak View Group's arena project in Hamilton, Ont., that is expected to open later this year. The 18,000-seat sports and entertainment venue will be called TD Coliseum.

TORONTO — Seventy-two people have fallen ill after eating salami recalled due to possible salmonella contamination.