Around Ontario

TORONTO — A Toronto bylaw banning tents and camping in city parks should be declared unconstitutional given the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of homeless people and activist organizations argue in a new court application.

TORONTO — Spike Lee's filmed version of musician David Byrne's Broadway show "American Utopia" will help kick off this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

TORONTO — "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says if his current treatment for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer doesn't work, he'll probably stop pursuing medical intervention. In his touching new memoir, "The Answer Is...

HAMILTON — A 17-year-old boy from Hamilton is facing a murder charge after a fight between two large groups of people allegedly turned violent on Sunday morning. Hamilton police say the incident began at 1 a.m.

BURLINGTON, Ont.

TORONTO — The future of the Toronto Wolfpack was thrown in doubt Monday with news the transatlantic rugby league team will sit out the rest of the 2020 Super League season.

TORONTO — More regions of Ontario will move into the third stage of the province's COVID-19 recovery plan later his week, the premier announced Monday as municipal leaders signalled they would support more stringent rules for some of the businesses c

MONTREAL — The COVID-19 situation in Quebec remains stable despite outbreaks at four bars and a health-care facility, deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault said Monday.

Jackson Tomlinson was enthralled when Canadian speedskater Charles Hamelin won gold in the men's 500-metre final and raced over to embrace his then-girlfriend Marianne St-Gelais in one of the most memorable moments of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

TORONTO — Police have arrested one woman and are searching for a man in connection with an alleged homicide at an east-Toronto shopping mall.