Toronto Star News

A first-year running back at the University of Waterloo has received a three-year ban from football after becoming the first North American athlete to test positive for human growth hormone.

A lack of pain management training for doctors is contributing to the narcotics crisis, says a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario report.

After more than 30 years as mayor of Mississauga, Hazel McCallion owes it to voters to step aside.

Google has introduced a search feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their request.

The number of cars vandalized with a baseball bat overnight continues to grow as officers now put the count at 23 bashed cars, up from the 19 counted earlier on Wednesday.

A parking enforcement officer is recuperating after being attacked while handing out a parking ticket.

Norwegian “green packaging” start-up company devising tech solution to wasted and spoiled food.

Arthur Smitherman, an older brother of mayoral candidate George, is running in Ward 8 and backing Rob Ford for mayor.

Maple Leafs defenceman Tomas Kaberle broke his silence regarding his supposed feud with coach Ron Wilson long enough to say he really doesn’t have a problem.

Rob Ford says it’s time to stop Toronto’s “war on cars” and build subways instead of streetcar lines.

A British journalist turned talent show judge will have his own CNN talk show.

A man is recovering from a gruesome assault that has left him without a chunk of his ear after he was attacked in an Oshawa home on Monday.

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CNE general manager David Bednar says he expects attendance for this year to be down, but the Ex appears to have gotten a big boost from the success of the debut of deep-fried butter.

The Bank of Canada today raised its trend-setting interest rate for the third consecutive time—to 1 per cent.

The Canadian Diabetes Association says the disease is costing Ontario $4.9 billion per year. If nothing is done, by 2020, that figure is expected to hit $7 billion.

York Regional Police have charged an elderly former life insurance agent after other seniors were allegedly defrauded of more than $200,000.

U.S. federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavoured beverages.

BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States’ worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs.

McGill tops all other Canadian Universities in the quality of education it provides, and is listed 19th in the latest QS World University Rankings.