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Police say a youth has died after being towed on a sled behind a pickup truck earlier this month in Vaughan, Ont.

Police say one person was found dead and two others were injured after a home caught fire in Sandy Lake First Nation earlier this week.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Douglas Dean will wear the Maple Leaf for the first time at the world wheelchair curling championship. The 60-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., is also the first curler from Northern Ontario to play for Canada in the event.

TORONTO — Toronto says nearly all of its recreation centres and all 39 city-operated child care centres will close if workers strike next week. The city says cancellations would include March break camps run out of city rec centres.

TORONTO — Radio stations across several parts of the country will set their tune to Canada this weekend as tensions mount with the U.S. over tariffs.

Police say an Oakville man is facing multiple charges after allegedly robbing 14 banks and two retail businesses this month in several cities across southern Ontario, including Toronto, Hamilton and Guelph.

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $21.7 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

TORONTO — Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives chugged to a third majority government Thursday, propelled by his visible crusade against economic uncertainty emanating from the U.S., though falling short of the increased majority he urged.

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are poised to form a third majority government after a $189-million snap winter election that centred on economic security.