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Doug Ford muses about making Americans pay more for Ontario's electricity amid tariff threat
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford highlighted the renewed threat of U.S. tariffs Tuesday to hammer home the central message of his campaign in the final days of the snap election. Ford mused Tuesday about making Americans pay more for the electricity Ontario sends to the United States in response to any levies.
Teen stabbed homeless Toronto man twice during swarming, Crown tells murder trial
Prosecutors are expected to make their final submissions this afternoon at the trial of a teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless man in Toronto two years ago.
Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal swarming of homeless Toronto man
One of the two girls on trial in the death of a homeless Toronto man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday after prosecutors said they had reassessed the strength of the evidence for second-degree murder in her case.
Girl accused in fatal swarming of Toronto man dropped marker, not knife: defence
Defence lawyers for a teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless man in Toronto two years ago argued Monday that an item seen falling out of her pocket after the incident was not a knife but a marker.
Kenneth Lee was stabbed in heart, died from blood loss, pathologist testifies at trial
A homeless Toronto man who was allegedly swarmed by a group of teens two years ago died due to blood loss after he was stabbed in the heart, the trial of two girls accused in his death has heard.
Girl accused in death of homeless man was seen holding sharp object, Crown alleges
Prosecutors allege a teen girl accused in the death of a homeless Toronto man can be seen holding a sharp object in surveillance footage of the incident.
Teen girls' murder trial watches video of alleged fatal swarming of Toronto man
The trial of two teen girls charged in an alleged group attack on a homeless man began Monday with both teens pleading not guilty to second-degree murder. The two girls, who are among eight accused in the death of Kenneth Lee, have chosen a trial by judge alone.
2 girls who pleaded guilty in alleged fatal swarming sentenced to probation
Two girls who pleaded guilty in the alleged fatal swarming of a homeless man in Toronto will not face further time in custody after an Ontario judge found Tuesday that the strip searches they underwent while detained violated their right to privacy.
Defence seeks probation for teen who pleaded guilty to assault in alleged Toronto swarming
A teen who pleaded guilty to assault in the alleged swarming of a homeless Toronto man has taken responsibility for her role in the deadly incident and is working to get her life back on track, her lawyer told a sentencing hearing Wednesday.
Tobacco giants' creditors approve proposed $32.5B deal for health-care costs, recompense to smokers
A proposed deal that would see three tobacco giants pay out billions to provinces and territories, as well as smokers across Canada, has been approved by the companies' creditors, a lawyer representing some of the creditors says.